USD Men's Tennis 2003-2004

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MEET THE TOREROS

MIRZAKORISTOVIC 6'1" Sophomore - Oslo, Norway Mirza is in his second year with the USD Toreros ... wi II play at No. 5 singles and team with Robbie Blair at No. 3 doubles ... he turned in a solid 2003 Fall season with some impressive wins - he won the conso lation draw a the Bulldog Classic in Fresno, and at the Western Regi onal reached the semifi –

nals ... hi s on ly 3 losses during the Fall were to ranked players ... last season he finished I0- 13 overall in singles (9-11 at No. 5) and played with three different teammates in doubles at the No. 3 spot ... during the 2002 Fall campaign he was 2-5 in singles, earn ing back-to-back wins at the San Diego All -College Tournament over UC Rivers ide's Caesar Regaliza and LMU's Michael Chan ... he dropped hi s quarterfinal match at the San Diego Al l-College to Arizona's Daniel Andrus in a three-setter ... also recruited by the Un ivers ity of Loui sv ille and Stetson ... chose USD for its great tennis program and coaching staff ... played tenni s at Treider High School. Major: Business. Coach Hagedorn on Mirza: "A sopho111ore with a lot oftalent. Has rounded out his ga111e. Has nu111erous weapons and is still getting better. He is known as the Oslo Express. Shows up for work every– day and works hard. "

NIC SCHAFFNER 6'0" Jr. - Geneva, Switzerland Nicolas begins hi s third year with the USD Toreros .. . thi s season Nie will compete for playing time in the lower half of the singles lineup ... last season he fin– ished 4-5 in singl es (4-3 at No. 6) ... during the 2002 Fal l campaign he went 6-6 in singles play, earning key victories over USC's Daniel Tontz at the Wathen/ Hancock Bu lldog Classic, Oregon's Chris King at the San Diego All-College, and Aaron Bert of UC Irvine

and Michael Frick of UC Santa Barbara at the Omni Hotels Southern Califor– nia Region Championships ... last season saw limited playing time, finishing 0-2 at No. 6 singles ... attended Gymnase Auguste Piccard ... played tennis for Versoix interclub (LNB) ... chose USD for good studies, tenni s program and small school atmosphere ... also recruited by Arizona State, New Mexico, South Carolina, Georgia Tech and Florida State. Major: Business Adminis– tration . Coach Hagedorn on Nie: "Helped the Toreros get to the NCM's last year and will be in the hunt to play this year. Has good groundstrokes with a big forehand'"