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Mid-Atlantic Section Co-ed Tennis On-Campus Champion Georgetown, finalist Virginia Tech (VT) and third-place University of Virginia (UVA) advanced to the 2008 National Campus Tennis Championship to be held April 17-19 in Cary, NC. To qualify, the teams had to finish in the top three out of 13 college club teams, competing from DC, Maryland, and Virginia, at the Tennis On-Campus Mid-Atlantic Section Championships at the Boars Head Inn in Charlottesville, Va. The Campus Championships followed the World Team Tennis (WTT) Format: one set of women’s singles and doubles, one set of men’s singles and doubles, and one set of mixed doubles. The no-ad games were added up for the five sets to determine the winner. In the finals, Georgetown defeated VT 25-17, and in the semifinals nipped home-team UVA 25-23, while VT topped Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) 28-17 in the other semifinal. UVA earned third-place by defeating VCU 29-13 in the consolation match for the final national berth. Georgetown captain Will Grosswendt said UVA, the defending two-time national finalist, was the toughest team to beat. The Hoyas were up by four heading into the mixed doubles and they lost 6-3. So they are ahead by one game. If UVA wins one more game, the teams will go into a tiebreaker. Grosswendt was serving up 40-30 and needed to win the next point for the match. He got his first serve in and hit several volleys deep to force an error for the victory. “It is pretty tense,” said Grosswendt, who plays tennis for the competition. “If they would have won that last game, we would have gone to a tiebreaker.” The Hoyas won both singles matches decidedly, but lost all three doubles matches by close margins. They won by outdistancing UVA in games 25-23. “You can lose more matches but win more games,” he said. “When every game matters, it makes it more of a team effort.” Grosswendt will be making a return trip to nationals with the Hoyas, who went last year as an at-large team, falling to third-place Penn State. The Hawaii high-school grad said campus tennis is fun and competitive. “Some players can definitely play college tennis.” He added that the Hoyas had an overwhelming response for players this year. “It is the biggest club sport at Georgetown,” he said. “We have 120 people.” Grosswendt likes the WTT format. Only two matches are contested at once at adjoining courts. The players play men’s and women’s doubles first. Men’s and women’s singles are next. Then mixed doubles are last. “I like the excitement,” he added. “We have two matches going at once, and both teams get into cheering for their teammates.” 12 MID-ATLANTIC CO-ED TENNIS ON CAMPUS Georgetown Crowned Champions The Georgetown Hoyas were named the Tennis On-Campus Mid-Atlantic Champions after beating out 12 other co-ed non-varsity teams in Charlottesville, Va, and will advance to the national championship in North Carolina. Team members are (Front, L-R) Fernando Gentil, Morgan Breck, Sam Baxter, Andrea Pazmino, and captain Will Grosswendt. (Back) Nick Calta, Tedd Richardson, and Jay Sykes. The Hoyas (whose team members are Grosswendt, Jay Sykes, Alexandra Miller, Andrea Pazmino, Tedd Richardson, Nick Calta, Fernando Gentil, Samantha Baxter and Morgan Breck) sailed through the Gray Flight with an unbeaten 2- 0 record over second-place U.S. Naval Academy and third-place James Madison University. VT (whose team members are captain Henrique Lage, Brad Wakely, Russ Mammei, Mike Vaughn, Caroline Koch, Saki Kadotani, Jackie Holt, Lisa Kaiser, Kristy Lippard, and Russ Taylor) earned a semifinal berth by going undefeated and downing second-place University of Maryland (Baltimore County) and third-place Johns Hopkins University. Defending Mid-Atlantic Champion UVA (whose team members are captain Aaron Brownell, Rick Sherwood, Karl Blunder, Aaron Brownell, Krishna Balachander, Akeem Williams, Kristin Dunbar, Sara Heppe, Sabine Kronenburg, Katie Garrison, and Stephanie Macdisi) went unbeaten, winning the Red Flight to advance to the semifinals, followed by second-place University of Mary Washington, third-place George Washington University, and fourth-place Christopher Newport University. All the Green Flight teams finished with a 1-1 record. VCU earned the semifinal berth by having a .03 higher winning percentage than second-place William and Mary. The University of Maryland finished third. The three teams going to nationals will be joined by 37 other USTA Campus Championship placewinners, as well as 25 other teams entering the tournament through an at-large selection process. They are the best teams out of 500 college oncampus teams nationwide. Texas A&M is the four-time reigning national champion.
USTA/MARYLAND DISTRICT The remarkable growth in USTA/Maryland tennis this year gives us all reason to be proud. The number of youngsters participating in our USTA Junior Team Tennis championship program increased from 172 to more than 1200, and our USTA Leagues numbers grew overall by an average of 16%. We ended the year with more USTA organizational members – 182 – than ever, and individual membership grew to more than 13,300 juniors and adults. Volunteers from across the state working with our staff helped us achieve these successes. Our parks and recreation, and public schools partners also contributed significantly by joining with USTA Maryland to promote tennis as a healthy choice to combat obesity and as a means of developing important life skills in our youth. I would also like to share with you some of the 2007 events which highlight USTA Maryland’s involvement with our communities. The 26 th Annual Hispanic Festival promotes an awareness of Hispanic culture while offering a day of fun activities for families. Held at Lane Manor Park in Adelphi, it was attended by roughly 10,000 people. USTA/Maryland staff and volunteers hosted a booth featuring bilingual materials designed to educate families about the lifetime health benefits of tennis. We also provided information about local tennis classes and clinics. Visitors to the booth took turns rallying on a grass "minicourt" with foam balls. We also hosted a “Hit and Get” prize game on the park’s tennis courts. The Kids Being Healthy Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center was a first-ever national event bringing together more than 2,000 educators, nutritionists, policy makers, food manufacturers, government agencies, community organizations, and parents to explore how to help children make better food choices and appreciate the benefits of adopting a more active lifestyle. USTA/Maryland, in partnership with the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks and the Baltimore Tennis Patrons, distributed information about in-school and after school tennis programs in Maryland. We erected a mini-court on which attendees could rally and learn how tennis can be taught and played in a non-traditional space, such as a school gym or cafeteria, using foam balls and pop-up nets. During the 27 th Annual Kinderfest at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, USTA/Maryland offered tennis activities and partnered with the Prince George's Tennis and Education Foundation to provide information about local tennis opportunities and USTA membership. And at the Maryland Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA) annual convention in Ocean City, USTA/Maryland hosted an information booth providing hundreds of recreation and parks professionals with information about national and local resources for public tennis programs and facilities, including marketing, training, equipment, and funding. We can be proud as well that four Marylanders – Roy Van Brunt, Anne and Mark Geier, and Richey Reneberg – were selected in 2007 for induction into the Mid-Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame by the Mid-Atlantic Tennis & Education Foundation. My deepest thanks to all our volunteers and partners, to the Maryland Board of Directors and to the Maryland District Staff for a job well done. Christopher Reynolds Board of Directors President’s Message Maryland Board of Directors: (L-R) Jerome Countee, First Vice President; Jamie Peterson, Second Vice President; Dave Pullen, Treasurer; Gordon Mikkelson, MAS Delegate; Chris Reynolds, President; and Kristi Tredway, Secretary. Christopher Reynolds 2008 EVENTS May 1: Junior Indoor State Championships June 20: Mixed Doubles District Championships June 25: Maryland Men’s & Women’s 35, 45, 55, 65 Clay Court Championships July 11: Junior Team Tennis State Championships July 18: Adult League District Championships July 28: Men’s & Women’s Open Clay Court Championships Aug. 4: Senior Clay Court Championships Aug. 20: Junior Clay Court Championships Aug. 22: Senior League District Championships Sept. 26: Hard Court Singles Championships Oct. 3: Hard Court Doubles Championships Oct. 18: Combo League District Championships Nov. 1: USTA Maryland Annual Meeting & Awards Lunch, Chartwell Golf & Country Club, Severna Park 13
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