Four Men's Tennis Players Ready for 2014 USTA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational
10/29/2014 11:03:00 AM | Men's Tennis
| 2014 USTA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational | |
| Date Venue Location Tournament Hub Social Hashtags |
Oct. 30 - Nov. 2 ESPN Wide World of Sports Orlando, Fla. 2014 USTA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational @GoColumbiaLions | @CU_WT #TurnItBlue | #LoveFL |
NEW YORK – Four members of the Columbia men's tennis team ready themselves for a visit to Orlando, Florida this weekend to compete at the 2014 USTA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational presented by VISIT FLORIDA at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. Juniors Eric Rubin and Mike Vermeer, sophomore Richard Pham and first-year Daniel Grunberger will represented the Lions at the tournament.
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Tune In
Fans can tune into select matches at the Wide World of Sports on Thursday on ESPN3 and the finals matches on Sunday.
Scene Setter
In addition to the Wide World of Sports, competitors will take the clay courts at Grand Cypress and Isleworth over the course of the four-day invite. Players from 16 different programs will compete in no-ad scoring on the singles and doubles court. Double matches prior to the finals will consist of an 8-game pro set, with the finals doubles matches consisting of two out of three sets.
| Schedule of Play | ||||
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Day |
Event Doubles Singles SIngles Doubles Singles Singles Doubles Doubles Singles Singles Consolations Doubles Doubles Singles |
Draws |
Round First First First Second Second|16|C QF|C QF SF QF|SF SF C SF|F F F |
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To Be the Best You Have to Beat the Best
The invitational will see 10 singles ranked players including the Lions' own Mike Vermeer who sits at No. 107.
| Name Leo Stakvosky Hunter Harrington Jonny Wang Max de Vroome Zack McCourt Benjmain Lock Cristian G. Mendez Mike Vermeer Daniel Leitner Eric Johnson |
School Penn State Clemson USC USC Princeton Florida St. Florida St. Columbia South Alabama USC |
Rank 29 30 39 47 71 79 103 107 115 124 |
Last Time Out
Winston Lin of the Columbia men's tennis team stood on top of the podium at the USTA/ITA Northeast Regional for the second straight year as the senior took down teammate Ashok Narayana in the finals at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center on Tuesday, Oct. 21
More Reading: Lin Repeats as USTA/ITA Northeast Regional Champion
Rank and File
Columbia received national recognition by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) in the preseason rankings as four Lions were recognized. Winston Lin begins his senior campaign ranked No. 8 in the nation in singles while junior Mike Vermeer and senior Ashok Narayana land No. 107 and No. 108, respectively. Columbia also had a pair on the doubles list as Narayana and senior Max Schnur come in at No. 6.
More Reading: Lin Headlines Men's Tennis ITA Preseason Rankings, All-American Championships Selection
All-Stars
Columbia men's tennis duo Ashok Narayana and Max Schnur were among a collection of the best collegiate tennis players from the 2013-14 season as the pair was named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association 2014 ITA All-Star Team. Narayana and Schur not only helped the Lions to a history book season with the deepest run in program history to the Sweet Sixteen and their 11th Ancient Eight crown, but won the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship, the first major title in Columbia history.
More Reading: Narayana, Schnur Garner ITA All-Star Team Honors
Hall of Famer
Columbia men's tennis saw its former standout and current associate head coach Howard Endelman '87CC and its 1987 squad inducted into the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame October 23.
More Reading: Hall of Fame Series: Howard Endelman '87CC and the 1987 Men's Tennis Team
What's Next
Winston Lin continues his fall play at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, Nov. 6-9 where the senior will vie for a singles national championship crown.
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