US College Signings and General College Chat 2022/23

Elegant Point · Satellite level

US College Signings 2022/23

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Nice summary from JonH on the mens page - I have just highlighted our college grads/players

In the 3 weeks of GB ITF action in 2022, we have 4 college grads, Dan Cox, Charlie Broom, Ryan Peniston, and now Alastair Gray as finalists.

Here are the players wins totals (main draw) over those 3 events

7 Alistair Gray - grad TCU
6 Dan Cox
6 Jan Choinski - Cambridge?
5 Billy Harris
5 Felix Gill
4 Aidan McHugh
4 Charlie Broom - grad Dartmouth/Baylor
4 Harry Wendelken
4 Ryan Peniston - grad Memphis
4 Stuart Parker
3 Anton Matusevich
3 Dan Little - grad Utah
3 Paul Jubb - grad Uni S. Carolina
2 Ben Jones - grad Bath
2 Jack Pinnington-Jones
2 Mark Whitehouse
2 Oliver Tarvet - San Diego State Fall 2022
1 Henry Patten - grad UNC Asheville
1 Julian Cash - grad Oklahoma state
1 Phoenix Weir
1 Ryan Storrie
1 Toby Martin

Also confused as to where we are posting now its 2022 - not know as the air fairy in our family for nothing lol

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

Elegant Point wrote:
Nice summary from JonH on the mens page - I have just highlighted our college grads/players

In the 3 weeks of GB ITF action in 2022, we have 4 college grads, Dan Cox, Charlie Broom, Ryan Peniston, and now Alastair Gray as finalists.

Here are the players wins totals (main draw) over those 3 events

7 Alistair Gray - grad TCU
6 Dan Cox
6 Jan Choinski - Cambridge?
5 Billy Harris
5 Felix Gill
4 Aidan McHugh
4 Charlie Broom - grad Dartmouth/Baylor
4 Harry Wendelken
4 Ryan Peniston - grad Memphis
4 Stuart Parker
3 Anton Matusevich
3 Dan Little - grad Utah
3 Paul Jubb - grad Uni S. Carolina
2 Ben Jones - grad Bath
2 Jack Pinnington-Jones
2 Mark Whitehouse
2 Oliver Tarvet - San Diego State Fall 2022
1 Henry Patten - grad UNC Asheville
1 Julian Cash - grad Oklahoma state
1 Phoenix Weir
1 Ryan Storrie
1 Toby Martin

Also confused as to where we are posting now its 2022 - not know as the air fairy in our family for nothing lol

Help!

EP, I'm equally and easily confused confuse since both the US college streams have 2022 dates - I've been posting in the 'other one'. I'm not gonna say what I'm known as in my family for similar sorts of happenings... biggrin

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Makes sense to me, Tennpar. I'd have said that all current US college tennis should be in the 2021/22 thread, no?

Because that's the student year/academic year we're in.

And the 2022/23 thread is for signings for the academic year to come, not for actual tennis in this year.

But I just go with the flow too

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Tennpar wrote:
Help!
EP, I'm equally and easily confused since both the US college streams have 2022 dates - I've been posting in the 'other one'. I'm not gonna say what I'm known as in my family for similar sorts of happenings...

Lol smile

CD has qualified this thread for signings 2022/23 and the other thread for the 2022 chat

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Dont think I have seen this on the thread.

Update on Ollie Okonkwo who was going to transfer to Drake when Iowa stopped mens tennis, but changed his mind - I am currently a student athlete at the University of Iowa studying biochemistry as my major. Despite the men's tennis team being discontinued after this semester, I will be staying to graduate from the University of Iowa and then transfer to continue my education.

Allegedly Ollie also underwent knee surgery, so hoping that went well and wishing him all the best when he transfers to Illinois Fall 2022.

https://fightingillini.com/news/2021/11/12/mens-tennis-okonkwo-and-bowers-sign-with-illini.aspx

cya · Strong Club Player

Some recent signings / commitments added to the list on page 1

cya · Strong Club Player

Millie Bisset has verbally committed to Florida State University for Fall 2022. Joining fellow Brit, Victoria Allen who is in her junior year.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lambda posted a very interesting point in the British tournaments thread, pointing out that the highest ranked US college player (men and women) who sign in, and providing they're in the top 100, will now be awarded a WC to the Wimbly qualis play-off event.

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Top Mens and Womens recruiting classes 2022 with Brits joining their rosters (posted here as recruiting)

The Tennis Recruiting Network has again enlisted the aid of junior tennis experts to determine the top classes. Reporters, national and international tournament directors, referees, ranking chairmen, and writers from across the country have donated their time and talents to vote on these top classes.

#9 Yale - Will Jansen
#13 Dartmouth - Miles Groom
Dartmouth seems to lack some of the lustre in their game seen in the halcyon days when Chris Drake was the mens coach. Chris seemed to recruit well, bit of a a British pipeline including Charlie Broom and Paul Midgley. Chris moved to become head coach at Yale in June 2019
#18 San Diego State - Ollie Tarvet

www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp

There were no Brits in the womens top recruiting classes

www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Spotted this on Twitter

Following her official visit last month, Millie Bissett (UTR 9.99) has verbally committed to @FSU_WTennis and will join the Noles in the fall of 2022. The 18-year-old has an ITF juniors career-high ranking of #66 and finished 2021 ranked #4 in Great Britain's U18 rankings.

and a few from Tennismart apologies if any duplicates

Tobey Lock commits to University of Delaware Fall 2022
Nicole Kells who commits to Weatherford College Fall 2022
Bethan Fothergill who commits to NC Wesleyan College Athletics Fall 2022.
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Fall 2022.
Zehra Canbaz who commits to Intercollegiate Tennis Association - ITA NCAA Division II Goldey-Beacom College Athletics Fall 2022
Amelia Dickson who commits to Saginaw Valley State University Fall 2022.
Ylva Frafjord Landa who commits to Tusculum Tennis Fall 2022.
Katarina Liedbeck who commits to Adelphi University Fall 2022.
Amber Young who commits to Weatherford College Fall 2022.
Christina Korakopoulou who commits to Cardinal Stritch University Fall 2022.
Ollie Dando who commits to Fullerton College Athletics Fall 2022.

-- Edited by Elegant Point on Tuesday 26th of April 2022 07:36:27 PM

cya · Strong Club Player

Some new signings

Connor Turner - St. Bonaventure
Will Huckell - Spring Hill College
Luke Tucker - Spring Hill College

Lily Winter - Henderson State

Natalie Wagner - Thomas Jefferson

Alex Kepa - Goldey-Beacom

Jessie Sanzo - Goldey-Beacom

Emily Syms - Weatherford College

Lara Bakhaya - University of Richmon

-- Edited by cya on Thursday 28th of April 2022 04:25:08 PM

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Updated Brits in the TRN Mens and Womens top recruiting classes 2022

Each panelists submitted his/her take on the Top 25 recruiting classes. Schools received 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 points for each second-place vote, on down to 1 point for each 25th-place vote. The panelists were told not to consider incoming transfer students in their voting - and also did not consider incoming freshmen who are competing this spring.

Top 25 Mens and Womens with UTR (for team and individuals UTR head to collegetennisranks, teams, then drop down menu)
#7 Florida Amelia Bisset, 10.07
#5 San Diego State Oliver Tarvet, 13.31
#7 Alabama Roan Jones, 12.51
#13 Yale Will Jansen, 12.47
#10 Penn, Matthew Rutter, 11.87
#22 Dartmouth Miles Groom, 11.84

Womens top 25 https://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=389132676
mens top 25 https://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=389132700

Top 25 mid majors
The mid-major rankings in tennis include all colleges in all divisions except for those in the five so-called "power" conferences in college football - the ACC, Big 10, Big 12, PAC-12, and SEC - as well as the Ivy League.

#25 Western Carolina, Daryl Osodova, 8.42
#1 San Diego State Oliver Tarvet, 13.31
#8 Raffelo Papajack, 12.0

https://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=389132712
https://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=389132733

http://collegetennisranks.com/

cya · Strong Club Player

According to Parsa Bombss twitter page, Jack Pinnington Jones (UTR 14.12) has signed with @TCUMensTennis and will join the Horned Frogs for fall of 2022. The 19-year-old Brit has an ITF juniors career-high ranking of #6 & an ATP singles ranking of #501. Has won 3 pro singles titles. A few Brits on the TCU men's roster currently - Jake Fearnley and Lui Maxted. Cam Norrie & Alastair Gray are alumni.

Destinee Martins also signed with the TCU women's team after finishing 2 years at Junior College

-- Edited by cya on Monday 4th of July 2022 11:48:42 PM

Strongbow · All-time great

Some links about Destinee

https://thismemento.com/perspectives-destinee

https://m.facebook.com/TJCTennis/photos/hey-there-destinee-destinee-martins-joined-tjctennis-in-the-fall-from-london-eng/4933811429993651/

https://www.apacheathletics.com/sports/wten/2021-22/bios/martins_destinee_s3g0

Must admit I'd forgotten about her despite reading here that she'd gone stateside disbelief