March 5, 2008
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Discussion Includes:
University of Virginia wins Men's Team Indoor with 4-1 victory over Ohio State
Somdev Devvarman named Most Outstanding Player
Georgia Tech loses to Georgia in women's dual action, Northwestern retakes No. 1 spot in rankings.
ITA Men's Hall of Fame inductees announced:
Steve Denton of Texas
Jim Pugh of UCLA
Don Johnson of North Carolina
Patrick McEnroe of Stanford
Robbie Weiss of Pepperdine
Chris Woodruff of Tennessee
David DiLucia of Notre Dame
Coach Jerry Noyce of Minnesota
Tom Jacobs of Kansas will be inducted as a contributor.
Melanie Oudin reaches semifinals in $25K Pro Circuit tournament in Clearwater. Qualifies in $25K in Ft. Walton Beach the following week and reaches final, losing third set tiebreaker to No. 2 seed Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of Czech Republic
Wild cards Madison Brengle, Asia Muhammad and Coco Vandeweghe win in first round at $50K Las Vegas event
Brengle def. Sesil Karatantcheva in three sets,
Vandeweghe def. No. 1 seed and No. 53 ranked Arazane Rezai in three sets; Muhammad def. Czink ranked 149 in straight sets
Petra Kvitova upsets Venus Williams in Memphis
No Grade 1s or Grade As in ITF Junior tennis in February.
South American Clay season begins now with a couple of Grade 1s and the Grade A Copa Gerdau in Brazil
Next major U.S. junior event:
Spring Championships for 18s boys and girls in Mobile
Website of the month:
Racquet Club of Columbus
http://www.racquetclub1.com/parent's_guide_to_junior_tennis.htm
Duration: 37min, 40sec