Bio

2010-11 (Senior): Went 7-9 overall as a senior ... Was 6-6 in dual matches for teh Bulldogs including 3-4 at No. 5 singles and 2-1 at No. 6 singles ... Was 4-3 in doubles play with Peter Hart Callahan including 2-0 against NEC doubles opponents ... 2009-10 (Junior): Posted a 3-9 overall record and 2-5 mark at No. 6 singles for the Bulldogs ... Teamed with Dan Cournoyer to post a 2-0 record at No. 3 doubles and went 2-1 with Juan Martin Paredes in doubles play including a 1-1 mark at No. 1 doubles ... Picked up singles wins over Spencer Withington of Roger Williams, JJ Gramatica of St. Peter's, Greg Donabeida of Georg Mason, Ashok Mukerjee of Kutztown, Dave Yovanoff of Brandeis ... One of the biggest wins of teh year came against Brendon Wong of Boston College, 6-3, 6-1 ... Earlier in the spring, had a three-set win over UConn's Dave Adams. 

Hill, a native of Ontario, Canada, spent the summer of 2009 serving as the head junior instructor at Ottawa's Rockcliffe Lawn Tennis Club. There he taught youth the game of tennis while staying in shape in preparation for the upcoming Bulldog season.

One of his students at the club happened to be Ben Harper, the son of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.  Not too long ago, Ben picked up the game of tennis while playing with his father and enjoyed it so much, he got a membership where he could play every day. 

Looking to sharpen his skills, Harper signed up his son to take lessons from the junior instructor, Bryant's very own Nicholai Hill.

For the rest of the summer, Hill worked with Ben daily, teaching the finer aspects of tennis.  Things went so well that near the end of summer, Stephen Harper, the leader of Canada's Conservative Party, inquired about receiving lessons himself.

Amid the presence of tight security, Hill offered the eldest Harper three private lessons in the sport of tennis. While most of his classmates will return to campus with stories of travels and summer vacations, Hill will certainly top them all with his special tennis lessons.

"It's a pleasure to coach individuals such as Nicholai, who are not just talented players on the court, but men with outstanding character," said Bryant coach Ron Gendron. 

"Thanks to the work of Brenda Doran in admissions, we  have some outstanding transfers such as Tom Nowak, Jose Rodriguez, Nick Raho, Peter Hart Callahan, Juan-Martin Parades, and of course, Nicholai. They have all come to Bryant for different reasons and have all excelled on the court and are outstanding community members."