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Lambda · Top national player

Kai-Luca Ampaw. He's in his 2nd year transferring from Gonzaga in the summer. I don't know anything about him.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
Kai-Luca Ampaw. He's in his 2nd year transferring from Gonzaga in the summer. I don't know anything about him.

Not a name Id ever seen in juniors! The rest of the men and women you name are all very familiar names, his stands out!

LordBrownof · Challenger qualifying

Kai-Luca didn't have a particularly successful junior career but did have a couple of results at the J100 level and did come through Wimbledon Qs in 2024.

Elegant Point · Futures qualifying

Kai-Lucas older sister India also went the college tennis route -

India's path to Coppin State University was marked by prior academic and tennis experiences. Before joining Coppin as a grad student, she attended Samford University in Alabama during her freshman and sophomore years, earning recognition on the SoCon All-Academic Team. She then continued her academic and tennis journey at the University of South Dakota during her junior and senior years, where she was named to the Summit League All-Academic Team.
Her commitment to tennis began well before college, as she participated in junior tennis tournaments and achieved a Top 60 ranking in the UK.

goyotes.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/indy-ampaw/11406

Lambda · Top national player

Weekly awards

Luca Bluett (with John Kim) - Santa Clara - Sophomore - Men's Doubles Team of the week - West Coast Conference
Luca (and John) defeated the No 2 and No 12 ranked doubles teams over the weekend

Hannah Read (with Anni Moll) - San Diego - Sophomore - Women's Doubles Team of the week - West Coast Conference
Hannah Read and Anni Moll registered a pair of dominant 6-2 wins in doubles to contribute to two doubles points clinched for USD in its 6-1 and 5-2 wins over BYU and Cal Poly.

Theo Coats (with Connor Robb-Wilcox) - Denver - Sophomore - Doubles Team of the week - Summit League

Anjali Kotecha - Florida Gulf Coast - Sophomore - Player of the Week - Atlantic Sun Conference
Kotecha went 5-1 overall last week, including 3-0 in doubles with partner Nora Svensson.

Savannah Dada-Mascoll - Appalachian State - Senior - Player of the Week - Sun Belt Conference
App State's Savannah Dada-Mascoll defeated her opponent from Virginia Tech in a matchup featuring a pair of All-Americans.

Zech Hamrouni (with Piet Steveker) - Old Dominion - Sophomore - Doubles Team of the Week - Sun Belt Conference
The No. 3 doubles team from Old Dominion featuring Piet Steveker and Zech Hamrouni finished the weekend 2-0.

Calum Jessett - Fairfield - Junior - Player of the week - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Calum Jessett went 2-0 to start the spring season, earning wins in singles and doubles on Saturday at Boston University.

Flora Johnson - Ohio State - Freshman - Freshman of the week - Big Ten
In her collegiate [dual match] debut, Johnson clinched the Buckeyes' win over Iowa to send Ohio State to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships