Tuesday, September 25, 2012

HBCU National Tennis Championships

It's Classic Week in Atlanta,and for fans and supporters of HBCU sports that means parades, parties and football. Before you head to the Georgia Dome for FAMU vs Southern or the AU Center for Morehouse vs CAU, why not checkout some HBCU tennis. The 12 annual HBCU National Tennis Championships are set for the Clayton County Tennis Center in Jonesboro, September 27-29. Players from 15 HBCUs will be participating in the 3 day event.Therewill be an Old School Mixer and College Pro-Am on Friday. Saturday is Kids Day, with a Round Robin for Jrs. This Round Robin is a an opportunity for college exposure, as the coaches of the participating schools will be there. If you are the coach or parent of a high school age tennis player who wants to play college tennis it might be worth your while to go and connect with these coaches.

Monday, September 24, 2012

UGA's Pasha Wins Napa Valley

ST. HELENA, Calif.----University of Georgia sophomore Nathan Pasha won four matches on Sunday to claim the Audi Napa Valley Tennis Classic title.


Pasha first defeated Stanford’s No. 81-ranked Matt Kandath, 6-3, 6-2, to win Group 2 of pool play with a 3-0 record and advance to the shootout round. The field was divided into eight pools, with each winner advancing to the PlayBrave USTA Wild Card Shootout, a single-elimination, 10-point tiebreak tournament.


In his quarterfinal match Pasha downed Lloyd Glasspool of Texas, 10-8, then defeated his USTA junior opponent, 10-7, to reach the final. Pasha topped Texas’ Soren Hess-Olesen, 16-14, to win the title and earn a USTA-sponsored wild card into a pro circuit event to be determined.


Bulldog freshman Ben Wagland won Group 4 with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Harvard’s Shaun Chaudhuri. He reached the semifinals of shootout competition with a 10-4 win over California’s Mads Engstedt, then was edged by Hess-Olesen in the semis, 10-8.


Pasha also won the tournament’s Minor Sportsmanship Award and was named the Most Outstanding Player.

Next up for the Bulldogs is the ITA All-American Championships Oct. 1-6 in Tulsa, Okla.
 
 
Courtesy: UGA