Says his Dad is a 3 time Olympic swimming champion and he , Giacomo attended Eton, so he must have some money behind him to afford to pay for a US education without any scholarship.
ITA Div 1 Regional Women's Championship concluded today - all finalists qualify for the National Fall Championships
Here goes..
NORTHWEST REGIONAL
This region was well represented re Brits, with the last women standing in the regionals:
Erin Richardson + Canadian freshman Jessica Alsola (Cal) seeded 3 lost 7-8(7) to Angelica Blake + US freshman Connie Ma (Stanford) seeded 1 in the dubs SF
Angelica is down as representing UK on the WTA & ITF sites, but US on the college sites. Erin lost out to Angelica in the singles R16 and then Jessica avenged in the singles SF
Lillian Mould (Oregon) and Sally Pethybridge (Portland) each had a couple of wins in singles and dubs, Tiegen Aitken (Gonzaga) won through one round of singles, whilst Olivia Rook (St Mary's College) lost out in singles but got a win in dubs
SOUTHWEST
Kira Reuter (Santa Barbara) got 2 singles and 1 dubs win, whilst Grace Piper (USC) got 1 singles and 2 dubs
CENTRAL
Indianna Spink (Arkansas) made it to singles QF, and Morgan Cross (Arkansas) to R16. Both went out in dubs QF (with different partners). Lily Hutchings (Tulsa) won one R1 singles, and two rounds in dubs
OHIO
Holly Staff ((Vandy) made it to R16 in singles and dubs, overcoming Hannah Davies (recent graduate transfer to Miami) along the way in both singles and dubs
Martina Paladini-Jennings (Austin Peay) and Alisha Reayer (Memphis) went out in 1st round singles and dubs Esther Adeshina (Tennessee) won 2 rounds of singles, but lost out in dubs
ATLANTIC
Sofia Johnson (Old Dominion) got through to the QF of dubs, and JoJo Bach (Maryland) made it to the dubs SF
CAROLINA
Megan Hopton (Coastal Carolina) came through qualies and won main draw match in singles, and one dubs; Amelia Rajecki (North Carolina State) won one round singles and two rounds dubs Erika Dodridge (Appalachian State, prev Iowa) went out in singles and won 1 round dubs; Elizabeth Massey (Wofford) and Julie Ball (Elon) went out in 1st round of singles and dubs
All omissions and errors are all my own..
-- Edited by Tennpar on Tuesday 26th of October 2021 08:05:24 PM
The 2021 ITA National Fall Championships will take place November 4-7, 2021 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, California.
The ITA National Fall Championships feature 64 of the nations top collegiate singles players (32 men and 32 women) and 64 doubles teams (32 mens team and 32 womens teams). The event is in its fifth year, having replaced the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships.
Ben Stride only ever got a little ATP ranking, but with only average A levels, his US college scholarship allowed him to go to a top uni, save fees, get accepted for a PhD at a top uni in the UK and he's now thinking of becoming an environmental consultant.
Ben Stride only ever got a little ATP ranking, but with only average A levels, his US college scholarship allowed him to go to a top uni, save fees, get accepted for a PhD at a top uni in the UK and he's now thinking of becoming an environmental consultant.
Well done to him !
Plus the life experience of living and studying in the States for a few years.
Ben Stride only ever got a little ATP ranking, but with only average A levels, his US college scholarship allowed him to go to a top uni, save fees, get accepted for a PhD at a top uni in the UK and he's now thinking of becoming an environmental consultant.
Well done to him !
Interesting. Thought interesting to do a 'Where are they now?' for the 2017 signees
Men 2017 Signings
Jack Beuttell-Triggs - Maryville (Div 2)
Joseph Blakely - St Bonaventure: Tore ACL playing intra mural soccer end 2018. Played 2021
Nick Brookes Northwestern: graduated 2021 Economics degree
James Caddies - Alabama-Huntsville (Div 2) Management & Marketing degree. AH closed mens tennis this year.
James Capeling-Lee - McPherson College (NAIA) Tried to set up his own tennis placement company, did some modelling and now coaching
Alex Chan - Illinois-Springfield (Div 2) : Graduated with a degree in Psychology
William Cooke-Wharton Monmouth. Graduated with a degree in Biology
Lewis Cox - Nicholls State: Left after Freshman year? Studying for a degree in Exercise Science at Uni Exeter
Adrian Crastes Bucknell: Degree Mathematics. 2021-2024 studying ISFA
Will Davies Iowa. Grad transfer to San Diego. Iowa closed mens tennis at end Spring term 2021
James Davis Oklahoma? . Denver extra year eligibility ( Corona) at Denver
Ben Draper California. Extra year eligibility ( Corona) grad transfer at Wake Forest
Chris Edge - Middle State Tennessee. Extra year eligibility ( Corona) grad student at MST
Joe Ellis - North Florida. Redshirted Sophomore 2019-20 & 2020-21. Communications graduate. Still on roster as Redshirted Junior 2021-22 along with fellow Brit Matt Carroll.
Ryan Gaskin - North Georgia (Div 2)
Freddie Grant - Grand Canyon. Grad student Grand Cannon extra year eligibility ( Corona)
Alex Hagon - Cypress College (California Community Colleges)
Luke Hammond - Oklahoma State. Fifth year at Oklahoma extra year eligibility ( Corona)
Millen Hurion - Gardner Webb Transferred Kentucky 2019. Currently playing ITF
Tim Kiehl - North Georgia (Div 2)
Ben Lakeman - Charleston (Div 2)
Douglas Macintosh Davidson. Grad transfer - Master Economics at Duke 2021-23
Henry Masters - Concordia-New York (Div 2)
Jack Molloy California. Graduate transfer MSc financial Economics Oxford (UK)
Louis Newman - William and Mary. Bath (UK) 2018-2021
Oliver Palmer - North Carolina-Greensboro. Grad Transfer Old Dom extra year eligibility ( Corona)
Alexander Parker - Tyler (NJCAA)
Freddie Powell Drake. Grad 2021. Drake coach was in news as being sued by Belgium twins over reneging on scholarship promises.
Julian Robinson Marquette. Grad degree Mathematical Economics.Aug 2021 Associate trader Gilson Capital Offshore Fund
Damian Rodriguez - Princeton
Tristan Rudolph - Trinity-Texas(Div 3)
Hamish Stewart Tulane. Grad Transfer Georgia extra year eligibility ( Corona)
Max Stewart - Oklahoma (January 18)
Matthew Summers Denver Grad student Denver
Jacob Turley - McPherson College (NAIA)
Joe Tyler - Iowa Closed mens tennis 2021. Grad transfer San Diego extra year eligibility (Corona)
Marcus Walters - Tyler (JUCO)
Jake Williams - Southern Utah Degree in Communications Journalism Looking for a role in Journalism
Thomas Wright - Arizona State (going in January) 2018-2019 Recurring injury. Transferred to Auburn 2019. Degree in Criminology. Tad Maclean & Finn Murgett also at Auburn
-- Edited by Elegant Point on Wednesday 3rd of November 2021 05:09:27 PM
EP - I'll try do similar for the women. Will take a while..
Thank you - no pressure though!! For those I knew nothing about, LinkedIn was a really easy way to track them by including the College they attended in the search
Brits James Davis (Denver) and Arthur Fery (Stanford) in the singles. James Davis/Matt Summer (Denver), Arthur Fery +1 and Max Basing +1 (Stanford), Lui Maxted +1 (TCU), Matthew Hollingsworth +1 (Gonzaga), Finn Bass+1 (Baylor) in the doubles
Follow along: Live scoring (coming soon via Tennis Ticker) Live streaming (coming soon via Track Tennis)
Women's Selections - I couldnt see any Brits, but not that familiar with the College women https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S_GCn_5B7jFnr0ZrM7kRQ4sfWPxZrXyPUxglAUz8oUI/edit#gid=774954186
All omissions and errors are all my own..(appropriated from TP) but any typos are the fault of the iPad
Brits James Davis (Denver) and Arthur Fery (Stanford) in the singles. James Davis/Matt Summer (Denver), Arthur Fery +1 and Max Basing +1 (Stanford), Lui Maxted +1 (TCU), Matthew Hollingsworth +1 (Gonzaga), Finn Bass+1 (Baylor) in the doubles
Follow along: Live scoring (coming soon via Tennis Ticker) Live streaming (coming soon via Track Tennis)
Women's Selections - I couldnt see any Brits, but not that familiar with the College women https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S_GCn_5B7jFnr0ZrM7kRQ4sfWPxZrXyPUxglAUz8oUI/edit#gid=774954186
All omissions and errors are all my own..(appropriated from TP) but any typos are the fault of the iPad
No Brits in Women's singles, you're right. Three in doubles
Emily Appleton - Vanderbilt Opted to become a Sky Scholar and go pro
Jodie Burrage - Florida Going the pro route too
Amelia Campbell - Tennessee-Martin Usually played No 1 singles & dubs. Graduated in Sports Management and now using the Covid xtra year doing an MBA at Tennessee
Stephanie Carter - Alabama-Huntsville (Div 2)
Millie Coombes - Philadelphia (Div 2) Degree in Economics 2021. Played at 4 in singles, 2 in dubs
Ellen Cramer-Todd - State College of Florida (NJCAA) Graduated from Junior College in 2018 and now a tennis coach at Sevenoaks Tennis Centre
Megan Davies - South Carolina 20-21 season playing 2 singles and 1 dubs. Majored in Advertising & now doing a masters in Mass Communication for xtra year
Worthy Goldman - Northern Arizona played in 2018
Tina Gwaze - Coppin State Graduated 2021
Katie Harris - Arkansas Tech (Div 2) was on 20-21 tennis roster
Lauryn John-Baptiste (Arizona State) Majored in Family & Human Development. Achieved NCAA No 1 dubs ranking, and played at 3 in singles for team
Ema Lazic - Duke Majored in Public Policy Analysis and currently doing masters at Northwestern in Communications
Louie McLelland - Old Dominion 2 years at Old Dominion then transferred to Florida Atlantic, continuing tennis and degree in history
Kate Merrick - Northern Iowa Transferred after 2 years to Rockhurst and degree in Sports Management. Now doing a masters in Sports Management Industry at Leeds Becket & part-time tennis coach
Ceire Mullins - Hillsborough Community College (NJCAA) (Went in January) Started at Georgia Gwinnett 2018
Natasha Munday - New Mexico Majored in Exercise Science. Played dubs with Bronte (see below). Graduate transfer to to Indianapolis and on tennis roster
Bronte Murgett - New Mexico Played No 1 & 2 in singles. Communications degree & currently at Missouri
Nina Nunukova - Emmanuel College (Div 2) (going in January) No obvious US results. Actor/model on social media
Sian Payne - Stephen F Austin (Went in January) transferred after 1yr to Cleveland State and degree in Biology
Jazzi Plews - Baylor (Went in Jan) Majored in PR & Entrepreneurship in 2020 and stayed as a Women's Tennis Student Assistant Coach(presumably while doing a masters). Now an Events Organiser
Harri Proudfoot - Northern Iowa Degree in Business Management & Finance. Currently at Newcastle doing a masters in Digital Business
Alisha Reayer - Memphis 5th year at Memphis and still on tennis roster
Eden Richardson - Louisiana State 2018 NCAA Doubles Champion. Debree in Sports Administration & now at Miami doing a masters, and actively playing on tennis team
Chelsea May Samways - State College of Florida (NJCAA) Prominent on social media in 2017 following a dalliance with Nick Kyrgios
Emily Sproston - Colorado State Degree in Business Admin & Management
Camille Verden-Anderson - Denver Majored in Business Admin. Now a Senior at Denver & on tennis roster
Georgie Walker -Furman Degree in French & Environmental Sciences. Now doing masters at Clare College, Cambridge in Environmental Policy
Hannah Watton - Northern Kentucky Majored in Chemistry
Megan Webb - Drake Degree in Accounting & Finance & now a graduate trainee accountant at Aviva
Alexandra Yeardley - Nova Southeastern (Div 2) Degree in Kinesiology & Exercise Science & working in Florida
Emily Young - Newman (Div 2) Graduated in 2021
-- Edited by Tennpar on Tuesday 2nd of November 2021 11:34:56 PM
Do you have any recall of Georgina Axon who I think was at Auburn or Old Dominion.
Still actively playing at Auburn as a senior - got wins at the fall All American Championships in dubs, and in singles and dubs in the recent Southern regionals