North Carolina A&T

He is an outstanding in-state recruit for N.C. A&T men’s tennis coach William Crutchfield’s program … Has tremendous skills on the court, and he is a very smart tennis player … Crutchfield describes him as fun to coach … Has a bright future with the men’s tennis program and looks to be a key player as the Aggies transition to the Big South Conference … Has already earned key wins over players from Duke, Bethune-Cookman and Davidson College.
 
2020 Season: Season was ended early because of the COVID-19 pandemic … before the season ended, he played in eight singles matches and four doubles matches … He posted a 3-5 record at a singles player and an 0-3 record with a doubles partner with one of those matches going unfinished … Seven of his nine singles matches came at No. 6 singles and three of his doubles matches came at No. 3 doubles … Earned his career signature win at Duke on Jan. 18 when he defeated Samir Agadi 7-6, 6-4 … Defeated Liberty’s William Barker 6-4, 7-5 at Liberty on Jan. 26 … Had a 6-2, 6-1 win over King University’s Robby Mayher on Feb. 23 … Played doubles with teammate Mark Puric twice and with Pablo Carranza and Jessie Simpson one time apiece.
 
2019 Season: Played in 17 singles matches and 14 doubles matches as a freshman at N.C. A&T … Went 3-14 as a singles player and 2-12 as a doubles player … Went 1-3 in singles play in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and 1-3 in doubles play in the conference … Won all three of his matches as the No. 6 singles player for the Aggies … Played five times at No. 5 singles … Won both of his doubles matches at the No. 3 doubles spot … Played twice at the No. 2 doubles spot … Teamed with Jordan Lawrence for all 14 doubles matches … Earned his first collegiate win on Feb. 16 when he traveled to Davidson College and defeated Matthew Rose 7-5, 6-2 … Earned a win in the MEAC when defeated Bethune-Cookman’s Jonathan Thomas 6-0, 6-0 … Also had a win over King University’s Jorge Rojas 6-3, 6-3 on Feb. 24 … On the same day, he teamed with Lawrence to defeat the King duo of Sebastian Lieflaende and Charles Jabaley 7-6 … Their other doubles win came against B-CU’s Victor Castro and Thomas 6-0.
 
High School: Attended and played high school tennis at Jay M. Robinson … He posted a 75-5 record as a high school standout qualified for the regional and state tournaments all four years of his career … As a senior, Martino advanced to the regional tournament before advancing all the way to the semifinals of the state tournament … Received offers from Methodist College, Brevard College and S.C. State.
 
 
Personal: Full name is Nolan Michael Martino… He is the son of Pamela and Terrence Martino…He has one sibling, Myles… He was born on August 13, 2000, and is majoring in business management…His interest is in music and loves to write music… His father played collegiate tennis at S.C. State.