2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster
Ratiu, Niels
Niels Ratiu
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Liège, Belgium
- High School:
- Athénée Royal Marguerite Bervoets
Bio
Current Rankings (05/01/25):
- Doubles: No. 38 (with Freddy Blaydes)
- Matched his best start in singles play this spring (10-5) with his win over Matthieu Chambonniere (Ole Miss).
- First off the courts in singles during the Bulldog's ranked win over No. 16 Mississippi State
- Named the SEC Player of the Week for matches played between Jan. 15-21 due to his performances against Mercer and Presbyterian
- Selected as the first alternate for the NCAA Doubles Championships in Waco, Texas
- Featured in the doubles competition alongside Blaydes at the ITA South Sectional hosted by Florida State University
- Recorded 1-1 record in singles play during the ITA Southeast Regional; won four doubles matches and advanced to the final with Blaydes
- Went 1-1 in singles play during the 2024 ITA All-American Championships; reached the semifinals of the doubles main draw consolation stage
- Grabbed wins over No. 32 and No. 47-ranked duos at the ITA Men's All-American Championships
- Won the doubles red draw with Blaydes at the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships, picked up four wins en route to the finals
- Grabbed two singles wins in the black draw before facing Maxwell Smith (Clemson) in the finals
- Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week on March 27
- Finished with 23 doubles wins, most of anyone in the SEC
- Has team-best 13 dual match singles wins
- Defeated Texas’ No. 48 Gilles-Arnaud Bailly, former ITF World No. 1 player, in straight sets, which also set his highest-ranked win
- Ended regular season ranking fourth among SEC freshman for singles wins
- Won red draw doubles title with Ryan Colby at 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships
- Advanced to doubles main draw quarterfinals with Ryan Colby at the ITA Southeast Regional
- Recipient of the Leighton Ballew Men's Tennis Scholarship
- Career-high ITF Juniors ranking of No. 109
- UTR was 12.56 at the time he committed
- Member of the Belgium National Team for the 2023 Summer Cup
- Went 21-3 during 2023 juniors season
- Ranked No. 4 U18 player in Belguim
- Won a pair of both singles and doubles titles on the ITF Tour, including the J200 St. Poelten Tournament in Austria in May 2023
- Son of Lo Fatim and Ratiu Loan
- Has a sister named Louise, who is a rising sophomore on the women's tennis team at Tennessee Tech, and a brother named Joaquin Teva
- Born on July 25, 2005
- Majoring in Economics
- Chose to attend Georgia because of its culture, the bonds between the players, having best facility in the country and the amazing coaching staff
- Favorite tennis memory was playing his last international junior tournament in Belgium at the J300 Charleroi-Marcinelle in front of his home crowd. He saved four match points in the first round and finished in the quarters capping off a great run with high-level wins
- Favorite professional athletes are Lionel Messi and Damian Lillard
- Go-to prematch hype-up songs are “Ready” by Lil Baby and “No Flocking” by Kodak Black
- When asked about what makes this team unique, he said the young team that they have makes it so exciting, and everyone is super motivated and working really hard to reach their goals and are ready to attack this season
| Singles | ||||||||||
| Year | Overall | Dual | SEC | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Ranked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 21-15 | 13-8 | 7-5 | - | 3-0 | 7-5 | 3-3 | - | - | 3-4 |
| 2024-25 | 20-13 | 14-8 | 6-5 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-4 | 7-4 | - | 1-1 |
| Career | 41-28 | 27-16 | 13-10 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 8-5 | 6-7 | 7-4 | - | 3-5 |
| Doubles | |||||||
| Year | Overall | Dual | SEC | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | Ranked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24-12 | 13-9 | 6-6 | 10-5 | 3-4 | - | 8-5 |
| 2024-25 | 21-18 | 11-13 | 3-8 | 9-8 | 1-4 | - | 7-9 |
| Career | 45-30 | 24-22 | 9-14 | 19-13 | 3-7 | - | 15-14 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Stat | Overall |
|---|---|
| Career-high singles ranking | - |
| Career-high doubles ranking | No. 2 with Freddy Blaydes (08/27/24) |
| Highest ranked singles win | No. 48 Gilles-Arnaud Bailly (Texas), 03/14/24 |
| Highest ranked doubles win | No. 19 Krish Arora/Christophe Clement (Georgia Tech on 02/04/25) with Miguel Perez Peña |
| Career match-clinching wins | Three (Last: 02/09/25, Alabama State) |
| Career point-clinching wins | Ten (Last: 02/24/25, The Citadel) |
Georgia Men's Tennis NCAA Round 2 vs NC State - Postmatch Interview - Coach Hunt
Sunday, May 04
Georgia Men's Tennis NCAA Round 1 vs UNCW - Video Recap
Saturday, May 03
Georgia Men's Tennis SEC Tournament vs Oklahoma Post-match Interview - Coach Hunt
Thursday, April 17
Georgia Men's Tennis Feature - Lifelong Bond: Miguel Perez Peña and Oscar Pinto Sansano
Tuesday, April 15
