2007 CAMPUS TENNIS NOTES-FEBRUARY

Campus Notes
February 2007

The spring season has been an exciting one for Georgia Tech. The women started the season lending a hand at the 2007 Special Olympic State Winter Games. It was just a few weeks later that they snapped Stanford's three-year winning streak to win their first USTA/ITA National Indoor Championship. The win also put the team on the top of the rankings for the first time.

David North started the season out right for the men's Yellow Jacket team by winning the singles and doubles (with Jose Muguruza) titles at the J. Webb Horton Classic.

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Pepperdine's NCAA Championship win was named one of Southern California's best of 2006 at the Greatest Moments in Sports Awards Show, presented by the Los Angeles Sports Council. The award came just before Coach Adam Steinberg claimed his 100th victory.

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The 2nd Annual USTA Eastern Campus Sectional took place on February 18th with eight teams vying for a spot at the National Championships. It was an all-Cornell final with the "A" team over the "B" team, 82-38.

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Jesse Levine made at stop at the Delray Beach International Championships on his way to the University of Florida. The incoming freshman made his way through the Qualifying draw and earned a win in the main draw before embarking on his college tennis career.

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Freed-Hardeman University has targeted its men's and women's tennis programs for elimination. Please help save the programs by writing Dr. Milton Sewell, University President at msewell@fhu.edu. Copy dwilson@fhu.edu, lpressnell@fhu.edu and itanbreo@aol.com on all correspondence.

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The 25th ITA Men's Hall of Fame class will consist of Steve Bryan (Texas), Harry Likas, Jr. (San Francisco), Matt Lucena (California), Todd Martin (Northwestern), Allen Miller (Georgia), Alex O'Brien (Stanford), Al Parker, (Georgia), MaliVai Washington (Michigan), Coach Joe Cabri (Lander), Coach Tom Parham (Atlantic Christian/Barton, Elon) and Col. John L. Beaver (Georgia). The ceremony will take place on May 23rd during the NCAA Championships at the University of Georgia.

Guatavus Adolphus graduate Eric Butorac picked up his first Grand Slam event win at the Australian Open when he and partner Travis Parrott defeated Yves Allegro & Robert Lindstedt.

University of Georgia senior Natalie Frazier notched her 100th career win during the team's upset of Georgia Tech. The win came a few weeks after she and teammate Monika Dancevic were co-champions of the Georgia Invitational.

The Bulldog men prefaced their USTA/ITA Indoor Championship win with a great showing at the SEC Indoors where Travis Helgeson defeated John Isner in the singles final. In doubles play, John and Josh Varela fell in the final match to Danny Bryan & Colt Gason of LSU, 8-4.