Excitement in the doubles as Brit pairing of Toby Samuel/Connor Thomson (South Carolina) were pitted against Cleeve Harper/Eliot Spizzirri (Texas). Samuel/Thomson looked in focused form as they found themselves with a first set lead after a 6-2 performance. Having only lost one set on their way to the semifinal matchup, Samuel/Thomson looked to keep it that way as they managed to hold on to their break and lead in the second set. South Carolina would hold for the set at 5-4 and book their trip to the Finals with a 6-4 second set victory.
Maxs run comes to an end:
In singles, we saw Georgia send two of the remaining four players into the semifinal matches, Philip Henning against Brit Max Basing (Stanford). The match started off in tight fashion with 7-5 first set victory going to Basing. Philip Henning, the Georgia senior, had not lost the first set of his main draw matches all tournament until today, but he did not let that hold him back. Henning would go on to win the second set with 2 straight games at 4-4. In the third and decisive set, Henning would race out to a quick 5-1 lead, eventually taking the match with a final set score of 6-3.
Huge congrats to @DorsetLTA @TennisSmart student athlete Toby Samuel. National Champion with Connor Thomson of @Game****MTennis. Incredible achievement by both of you. @ITA_Tennis pathway
Huge congrats to @DorsetLTA @TennisSmart student athlete Toby Samuel. National Champion with Connor Thomson of @Game****MTennis. Incredible achievement by both of you. @ITA_Tennis pathway
Well done them - wasnt Toby Samuel doing well in some of our domestic futures events in the summer, I seem to recall he did well to win the Roehampton M25 on grass.
Amelia Rajecki & Nell Miller take the win 6-1 6-2 In the ITA Womens Doubles Final for North Carolina State
This means that Nell has done a championship doubles double with 2 different partners - partnered Jaeda Daniel (a US player who looks like she's hanging out in Europe at the moment, trying out the lower levels of the pro tour) in the NCAA Div 1 Championships to wrap up the summer season in style. That's a great achievement for Nell
Amelia Rajecki & Nell Miller take the win 6-1 6-2 In the ITA Womens Doubles Final for North Carolina State
This means that Nell has done a championship doubles double with 2 different partners - partnered Jaeda Daniel (a US player who looks like she's hanging out in Europe at the moment, trying out the lower levels of the pro tour) in the NCAA Div 1 Championships to wrap up the summer season in style. That's a great achievement for Nell
Marvellous for Amelia and Nell! Doubles domination!
Its the start of the ITA D1 regional championships In Division I, regional doubles champions and regional singles champions and finalists qualify for the season-ending ITA National Fall Championships. Lets hope our recent success can continue
Dont follow D2, but this popped up on social media and I recognised a few of the players:
Huge congrats & best of luck to the LTA - Tennis For Britain student-athletes who are competing at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association - ITA Cup this week. Massive achievement by all of you to win your region.
Featuring over 250 student-athletes from across the country, the ITA Cup serves as the only individual championship for the Division II and NAIA levels, and has a rich history that dates back to 1986 when the event was called the National Small College Championships.
Wayne State University Men's Tennis
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ITA regionals - more doubles success as Brit Sally Pethybridge +1 from Portland Uni is runner up in the NW region finals and will qualify for the Fall Nationals held in Nov
Singles Semifinals- tough match for freshman Roan who had to take on his team mate in the semis
Alabamas Enzo Aguiard vs Roan Jones for a spot in the championship match. Aguiard won 6-3, 6-1 which snapped a 10-match winning streak by the Alabama freshman