US College Signings and General College Chat 2021/22

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

US College Signings and General College Chat 2021/22

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks to Tennpar and EP for all the regular updates !

Lambda · Challenger level

In the Wimbledon play offs there is a wild card available for both men and women to the top ranked NCAA player to have signed in, provided they are in the top 100. Who is in line for them?

the addict · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
In the Wimbledon play offs there is a wild card available for both men and women to the top ranked NCAA player to have signed in, provided they are in the top 100. Who is in line for them?

Don't know the answer to that, but for anyone interested here is a link to the fact sheet about the play-offs

https://www.lta.org.uk/49526b/siteassets/compete/pro-players/lta-wimbledon-wild-card-play-offs-fact-sheet-2022.pdf

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

These seem to be the latest singles rankings, May 4th, presumably the June ones are due out this weekend or so?

www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/05/04/di-womens-rankings-for-may-4/

www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/05/04/di-mens-rankings-for-may-4/

In the mens, a reasonable number like Hamish Stewart, Jo Monday, Arthur Fery etc appear quite high up

Elegant Point · Satellite level

End of Season links for any die hard fans or those interested in finding out a bit more about college tennis

The ITA Collegiate Tennis Division I Mens Regional Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point were released for the 2022 spring season. The Regional Rankings include the Top-10 Teams, Top-20 Singles, and Top-10 Doubles for every region.

Fair number of Brits if anyone interested in clicking through the Regional links - jet lagged at the moment, so not sure my brain up to the task of listing them hmm

https://www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/06/08/division-i-mens-regional-rankings-june-8th/

2022 college tennis wrap up podcast: The G.O.A.T (Colette Lewis) and Cracked Racquets contributor John Parsons join Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to put a bow on the 2022 College Tennis season. They break down their standout performers in Champaign, offer their superlatives for the NCAA Tournament, discuss some storylines heading into the offseason, and so much more!!
https://www.crackedracquets.com/great-shot-podcast-220602/

A fans guide: As another exciting collegiate dual-match season comes to a close, its already time for teams to look toward next season as they participate in the 2022 ITA Mens and Womens Kickoff Weekend Draft.

What Is It?

The ITA Kickoff Weekend Draft is when teams from around the country get the opportunity to choose which host site they would prefer to play at during the 2023 ITA Kickoff Weekend. With many factors taken into consideration (travel, opponent, etc.), the Kickoff Weekend draft is always an exciting event that gives Coaches the power to choose where their team plays. With the 15 host sites already determined based on 2022 year-end rankings, the remaining teams will select where they play based on year-end finish starting with the No. 16 ranked team and running until all of the spots are filled.

https://www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/06/07/2022-ita-kickoff-weekend-draft/

https://twitter.com/ITA_Tennis

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I do love the way the US college tennis media channels are so active in supporting their players

We've got a lot of US college players involved at the moment and all the colleges with links to our guys are actively posting the good news about them - even those who are just alumni, like Henry Patten, not only active uni students

And Sarah Borwell is great at it too

It doesn't take that much effort and it seems to provide good publicity for the college, as well as support and a family feeling for the players

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Great to see so many of our current and former student athletes playing challengers, futures etc

Fantastic week for Memphis alumni Ryan Peniston!!!

www.atptour.com/en/news/peniston-feature-london-2022

twitter.com/UofMTennis%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Sadly college tennis doesnt work out for everyone. Allegedly Joel Pierleoni has left New Mexico(Alex Maggs a rising Junior) and has decided to drop tennis and Uni altogether hmm Last saw him play years ago, tall for his age and seemed a really nice guy. Wishing Joel all the best for the future

Also allegedly Fran Franchi has left Mercer and plans to attend Uni in the UK next year. Sounds like she plans to continue to play and hopefully will continue enjoy her tennis.

https://golobos.com/news/2021/02/22/mens-tennis-adds-joel-pierleoni/

https://mercerbears.com/news/2021/5/26/womens-tennis-adds-two-for-2021-22-season.aspx

Update CD reported on the Brit tours thread that Joel is playing at Paddington - my source is pretty reliable, so maybe hes changed his mind and will continue to play, which is great!

-- Edited by Elegant Point on Tuesday 5th of July 2022 07:27:25 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

That's a real shame - Joel Pierleoni was really talented - one of my absolute favourite players

Elegant Point · Satellite level

College Alum Past and Present look to make a splash at Wimbledon 2022

Often debated is whether college tennis is a route to the Pros. Plenty of college players involved in Wimbledon 2022 and the list below is just the Brits.

Ali Gray - TCU
Arthur Fery - Stanford
Cam Norris - TCU
Charlie Broom - Dartmouth and Baylor
Henry Patten - UNC Asheville
Joe Salisbury- U Memphis
Jonny OMara- Stirling (British Uni)
julian Cash - Mississippi Stae transfer to Oklahoma State
Ken Skupski- LSU
Lloyd Glasspool - U Texas
Neal Skupski- LSU
Paul Jubb - Seth Carolina
Ryan Peniston - U Memphis

See college tennis ranks for a full list of ATP ranked former college players
www.google.co.uk/url%3A%2F%2Fcollegetennisranks.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw0x2Bxcy9li2mfFmHgqRf49

www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/06/21/2022-collegiate-alum-in-wimbledon-qualifiers/

www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/wimbledon/2022/cameron-norrie-says-he-is-no-longer-a-guy-who-came-out-of-college-as-he-targets-a-deep-run-at-wimble_sto9007157/story.shtml

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Wimbledon 2022
More than 60 current and former college tennis players will compete in this year's Wimbledon singles and doubles main draws.
Here's the list: ow.ly/4H2550JJFTP

www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/06/27/2022-wimbledon-main-draw-filled-with-college-alum/

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Former TCU tennis standout Cameron Norrie has advanced to the semifinals of the 2022 Wimbledon Mens Singles tournament where hell face the 1-seed and no. 3 ranked player in the world, Novak Djokovic.

Links to a couple of articles on Cam

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/norrie-wimbledon-2022-college-coach-roditi-feature

https://www.frogsowar.com/2022/7/6/23197628/former-frog-cam-norrie-advances-to-wimbledon-semifinals

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/20262055.norries-college-coach-tells-sacrifices-made-crossroad-moped-crash/

Other college news (original post by CD on Brit tours thread)

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Indy Spink (Arkansas) easily through to the quarters

Finn Murgett (Auburn) beat Alexis Canter easily

James Story Memphis then transferred to S Carolina (Toby Samuel and Connor Thompson on roster) def. Josh Paris

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Went along to Paddington this morning - all three college players mentioned above won

As did Lui Maxted

Was very impressed with the progress Story has made -I remember him as a decent junior but he's really made strides - so much more power and good movement too

Lui also was looking pretty good - excellent movement, although less outright power

Finn played three games and then his opponent (Mischker) retired so hard to say....

Indy Spink was never a player I really rated and nothing's changed - she has a wonderful physique for tennis and good technique (and won her match easily) but just hits it as hard as she can down the centre and then refuses to run if called upon

Semis later this afternoon......

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Great to hear James Story progressing well. Brother Matt played for Memphis and was a senior when James a Freshman. Allegedly James didnt like the coach and the completion of the new tennis facility was delayed, so James transferred to S Carolina (Paul Jubb alumni). James vs Lui (TCU) could be an interesting match today??

Allegedly Indy was tipped to go pro (trained full time at Gosling where mother Julie is a coach) and plans changed. Not seen her play for a few years, but somewhat formulaic, always same three shots to start the rally, then freestyle. She won SEC Freshman honours three weeks in a row, played #1 and #2 singles, but was allegedly injured for a while.

Wonder if the women benefit less from 4 years of college tennis than the men, as more able to go pro at 18?? The list of pro players who went to college much longer for the men. IMO Emily Arbuthnot had a more aggressive game and was a better player before she spent 5 years at Stanford, but she was super academic. Wonder how Fery and Basing will fare there?

hitthatline.com/spink-gets-third-sec-freshman-of-week-honors-this-week/