Background
Scholtz is the son of Calla Scholtz, a former rugby player who represented Western Province in South Africa"s domestic competition, the Currie Cup, from 1982 to 1989 (a total of 116 matches).
Scholtz is the son of Calla Scholtz, a former rugby player who represented Western Province in South Africa"s domestic competition, the Currie Cup, from 1982 to 1989 (a total of 116 matches).
Nicolaas qualified for the 2011 Société Anonyme Tennis Open. He faced world number fifteen, Milos Raonic, in his first and only match. Considering his own ranking (which is outside of the top 500) and that of Raonic (15th), he more than held his own, though ultimately losing 5-7, 4-6, 5-7.
South Africa lost the tie 3-1.
After spending his childhood in Greyton, a small town in the Boland, Western Cape, Nicolaas" family moved to Caledon and he attended Paarl Boys High School. He is currently studying at the University of Mississippi in the United States.