Baltazar Wiger-Nordas

Mens Tennis Media Day on Sept. 25, 2024 in Missoula, Montana.

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bergen, Norway

2024-25 (Jr.): Had one of the best fall tournament seasons in program history with two tournament titles… Advanced to the final round of the consolation round doubles at Air Force’s Bedford Cup… Won the singles title at the Peak Club Fall Championship… Followed that up with a win at Gonzaga’s Bulldog Invitational with singles wins over opponents from Portland State, Idaho, and two from Boise State.
Fall Singles: 10-2
Fall Doubles: 5-5

2023-24 (So.):
• Second Team All-Big Sky Doubles
• co-Recipient of the UM President’s Award
• ITA Scholar Athlete
• Academic All-Big Sky
Elevated to a more prominent role in the lineup, went 9-10 overall singles and 5-3 in Big Sky singles, with a 6-4 record on court two… Excelled in doubles with a 12-10 overall record and a 4-4 record in Big Sky doubles, with a 10-6 mark record on court three… Was the co-recipient of the UM President’s Award for the top individual GPA in Grizzly Athletics, carrying a perfect 4.0.

2022-23 (Fr.)
• ITA Scholar Athlete
• Academic All-Big Sky
Went 9-3 in overall singles and 1-1 in Big Sky singles with a 4-2 record on court six… Went 1-2 overall in doubles in his first year at Montana.

High School: One of the top overall players in Norway… Is a three-time national team champion with Paradis Tennis Club in 2019, 2020, and 2021... Won a Norwegian singles and mixed doubles championship in 2021 and a doubles championship in 2020… In ITF junior competition, he won a singles and doubles title in Stavanger in 2021 as well.

Personal: Father is Pär Wiger and mother is Vibeke Nordås of Bergen. An avid chess player, he is in the top 99 percent of online players on chess.com. He is named after one of the three kings in the Bible and has five siblings.