The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) announced the hiring of Dann Nelson as the Vaqueros new men's tennis coach. Nelson comes to Edinburg after spending the last 11 seasons in Carbondale as head coach of Southern Illinois. Nelson led SIU to a share of the regular season conference championship last season despite the program spending most of the season on the chopping block due to the state of Illinois's budget woes. SIU got a one-year reprieve and will be back this fall but Nelson probably made a wise decision to secure his future for many years to come.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Director of Athletics David Blackburn announced the hiring of Chad Camper as the Mocs new women's tennis coach. Camper had been the women's head coach at Louisiana Tech for the last three seasons going 36-25 (.590). Camper replaces Jeff Clark who resigned after nine seasons to become the head of the tennis program at Chattanooga's McCallie School.
Recently hired South Florida men's head coach Ashley Fisher named Jimmy Arias as the Bulls new assistant coach. Arias played professionally for a number of years achieving a career high ranking of #5 back in 1984 and he has been a television and radio commentator for years.
Minnesota women's coach Chuck Merzbacher announced the hiring of Nick Kavelaris as the Gophers new assistant coach. Kavalaris spent the last three seasons in the assistant role at Marquette.
2016 Minnesota graduate Julia Courter was named as the new men's and women's head coach at D3's Hamline University (St. Paul, MN). Courter left Minnesota with the tenth most singles wins in school history and will dive into the coaching world with both feet first.
Former South Dakota State head coach Michael Engdahl was announced as the new women's coach at D3's College of Saint Benedict (St. Joseph, MN). Engdahl, who is a St. Cloud native, returns home after spending the last five seasons at South Dakota State as the men's and women's coach.
Arizona State men's head coach Matt Hill announced that Benjamin Hannestad will be the program's first signee for the re-inaugural 2017-18 season. Hannestad will enroll this January and redshirt and then be eligible for ASU's first action in the fall. Hannestad was a South Florida commit but he elected to follow Hill to Tempe instead of going to Tampa.
Decatur Futures Round of 16 Results:
Jared Hiltzik (Illinois '16) def. Dominik Koepfer (Tulane '16) 6-2, 6-0
Marc Polmans def. Rhyne Williams (Tennessee '11) 6-4, 7-6(3)
Evan King (Michigan '13) def. Gonzales Austin (Vanderbilt '15) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Gonzalo Escobar (Texas Tech '12) def. Aleksandar Vukic (Illinois Rising Jr) 6-3, 6-1
Tennys Sandgren (Tennessee '11) def. George Goldhoff (Texas Rising Sr) 6-3, 6-1
Tom Fawcett (Stanford Rising Jr) def. Alfredo Perez (Florida Rising Soph) 6-4, 6-4
Roberto Quiroz (USC '15) def. Strong Kirchheimer (Northwestern Rising Sr) 7-5, 6-4
Quarterfinal Matches
#761 Jared Hiltzik (Illinois '16) vs. #410 Marc Polmans
#371 Evan King (Michigan '13) vs. #421 Omar Jasika
#289 Tennys Sandgren (Tennessee '11) vs. #393 Gonzalo Escobar (Texas Tech '12)
#445 Roberto Quiroz (USC '15) vs. #1400 Tom Fawcett (Stanford Rising Jr)
Doubles Semifinals
N Pasha (UGA '15)/D Webb (Okla '15) def. A Lawson (ND '16)/D Koepfer 2-6, 7-6(4), 1-0 (2)
Jared Hiltzik/Rhyne Williams vs. [2] Gonzalo Escobar/Alejandro Gomez ('Kentucky '14)
Doubles Finals
Nathan Pasha (UGA '15)/Dane Webb (Okla '15) vs. TBD
Welcome to the RGV coach Nelson! We can't wait to get the season started. https://t.co/xxw2ss93Jl— UTRGVTENNIS (@utrgvmenstennis) August 4, 2016
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Director of Athletics David Blackburn announced the hiring of Chad Camper as the Mocs new women's tennis coach. Camper had been the women's head coach at Louisiana Tech for the last three seasons going 36-25 (.590). Camper replaces Jeff Clark who resigned after nine seasons to become the head of the tennis program at Chattanooga's McCallie School.
Pleased to welcome Chad Camper as the new @GoMocsWTEN head coach - https://t.co/uVKYDQ6Vju #GoMocs pic.twitter.com/NYJbb2R05D— David Blackburn (@DBlackburnUTC) August 4, 2016
Recently hired South Florida men's head coach Ashley Fisher named Jimmy Arias as the Bulls new assistant coach. Arias played professionally for a number of years achieving a career high ranking of #5 back in 1984 and he has been a television and radio commentator for years.
The Bulls are primed for greatness as we've added Jimmy Arias as an assistant coach! https://t.co/TS4E9i0JVh pic.twitter.com/iY1fhIqVHx— USF Men's Tennis (@USFMTEN) August 4, 2016
Minnesota women's coach Chuck Merzbacher announced the hiring of Nick Kavelaris as the Gophers new assistant coach. Kavalaris spent the last three seasons in the assistant role at Marquette.
Welcome Nick Kavelaris, the new assistant coach for #Gophers women's Tennis! ➡️ https://t.co/XJnrkFHHeH 〽️🎾 pic.twitter.com/gsSGDRqFul— Minnesota W Tennis (@GopherWTennis) August 4, 2016
2016 Minnesota graduate Julia Courter was named as the new men's and women's head coach at D3's Hamline University (St. Paul, MN). Courter left Minnesota with the tenth most singles wins in school history and will dive into the coaching world with both feet first.
Former South Dakota State head coach Michael Engdahl was announced as the new women's coach at D3's College of Saint Benedict (St. Joseph, MN). Engdahl, who is a St. Cloud native, returns home after spending the last five seasons at South Dakota State as the men's and women's coach.
Arizona State men's head coach Matt Hill announced that Benjamin Hannestad will be the program's first signee for the re-inaugural 2017-18 season. Hannestad will enroll this January and redshirt and then be eligible for ASU's first action in the fall. Hannestad was a South Florida commit but he elected to follow Hill to Tempe instead of going to Tampa.
Head Men's Tennis coach Matt Hill announces Benjamin Hannestad as his first signee! https://t.co/El4iyC7tRd pic.twitter.com/Rex9Y6tSDW— Sun Devil Athletics (@TheSunDevils) August 4, 2016
Decatur Futures Round of 16 Results:
Jared Hiltzik (Illinois '16) def. Dominik Koepfer (Tulane '16) 6-2, 6-0
Marc Polmans def. Rhyne Williams (Tennessee '11) 6-4, 7-6(3)
Evan King (Michigan '13) def. Gonzales Austin (Vanderbilt '15) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Gonzalo Escobar (Texas Tech '12) def. Aleksandar Vukic (Illinois Rising Jr) 6-3, 6-1
Tennys Sandgren (Tennessee '11) def. George Goldhoff (Texas Rising Sr) 6-3, 6-1
Tom Fawcett (Stanford Rising Jr) def. Alfredo Perez (Florida Rising Soph) 6-4, 6-4
Roberto Quiroz (USC '15) def. Strong Kirchheimer (Northwestern Rising Sr) 7-5, 6-4
Quarterfinal Matches
#761 Jared Hiltzik (Illinois '16) vs. #410 Marc Polmans
#371 Evan King (Michigan '13) vs. #421 Omar Jasika
#289 Tennys Sandgren (Tennessee '11) vs. #393 Gonzalo Escobar (Texas Tech '12)
#445 Roberto Quiroz (USC '15) vs. #1400 Tom Fawcett (Stanford Rising Jr)
Doubles Semifinals
N Pasha (UGA '15)/D Webb (Okla '15) def. A Lawson (ND '16)/D Koepfer 2-6, 7-6(4), 1-0 (2)
Jared Hiltzik/Rhyne Williams vs. [2] Gonzalo Escobar/Alejandro Gomez ('Kentucky '14)
Doubles Finals
Nathan Pasha (UGA '15)/Dane Webb (Okla '15) vs. TBD
8 comments:
Kerznezman and Harrison Richmond to UCF.
Bobby what happened to Jordan Cox. Dude made the final of 2009 Wimbledon juniors and won 16's Kalamazoo. How on earth did he end up at a community college. I refuse to believe he didn't receive full rides from top D1 schools.
He turned pro by signing with with IMG after winning Wimbledon Jrs which in turn made him no longer eligible at the NCAA level. He has been playing at Georgia Gwinnett (NAIA school) and the NAIA's rules are different than the NCAAs which is why he is able to play.
The fallacy continues - just fyi, no one gets a full ride from a top D1 school as a freshman unless that freshman can play 1, which is highly unlikely at a top D1 school because they have recruited the best every year before this new freshman, and those players are now older and at the top of the line-up.
*Noah Rubin
The D1 tennis scholarship system is not always very straightforward or transparent.
-Some schools offer full in state scholarships for academics. It's a state system but enables a tennis coach to have more scholarship money available than other schools.
-The Ivy League has rules where tuition is based on family income. If the player's family isn't showing a lot of income they can get an almost 100% scholarship.
-I've heard of player's getting "political hardship"scholarships if they come from a country experiencing political turmoil.
-I've heard of kids scoring so low on the ACT or SAT they can qualify for a 'special needs' academic scholarship, like for dyslexia.
Not judging, but there are definitely kids getting a lot of scholarship money in non standard ways.
We are talking D1 tennis scholarships not academic or financial aid cause of need, this isn't College Confidential. But as other poster points out, there are plenty of parents in tennis who love to say "little junior got a full ride scholarship cause they play tennis" to mislead others - when it is actually financial aid or some academic money and not a tennis scholarship. Wake Forest was not a top school which is one that would be considered a contender for the NCAA title. They were not ever in that race when Rubin signed on there and even then not until they changed the format. Sure a player can get a full ride by going in #1 in the lineup which means he is going in to a school well below his abilities. Rubin would not have played #1 on any school in the country. No way. There are plenty of schools that would not have given him a full ride - the ones that win the NCAAs.
Rubin was the best player in the country and quite possibly the best player to choose college in the last 10-20 years.
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