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[Tennis] Three Seminole State tennis players named ITA All-Americans

Brian Nelson — Fri, 31 May 2013 16:10:00 -0600

SKILLMAN, NJ (May 31) -- The ITA has announced the 2013 All-America Teams for NJCAA and CCCAA Men's and Women's Tennis. For NJCAA, ASA College and Collin College placed two student-athletes on both the men's and women's teams. On the CCCAA side, Ventura had the most men's All-Americans with four, while Santa Monica landed three on the women's team.

Tendai Tapfuma, a Freshman from Zimbabwe made the men's singles list after finishing ranked #4 in NJCAA. On the women's side, two more Freshman received the award as Shawnee-Ann Brelsford from Australia and Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff from Spain were named to the doubles list after finishing #5 in NJCAA this spring.

Link to list of 2013 ITA All-Americans

A player must meet any of the following criteria to earn ITA All-America honors:

Singles: Finish in the Top 10 of the final ITA College Tennis Rankings
Doubles: Finish in the Top 5 of the final ITA College Tennis Rankings

[Tennis] Seminole State Tennis to host USTA/ITA Campus Kids Day Feb. 8, 2013

Brian Nelson — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:55:00 -0600

The Seminole State College tennis program will host a USTA/ITA Campus Kids Day on February 8th, 2013.

CAMPUS KIDS' DAYS: What are they?

Campus Kids Days are designed to expose more junior players (and their parents and coaches) to college tennis varsity team matches.
College coaches will select a team match that junior players and tennis fans in the local community are encouraged to attend.
Food and refreshments will be provided for all attending.
Hosts will provide variety of promotional activities for fans such as raffles, exhibition matches, fast serve contests, autograph signings, etc.
Attendance, food, refreshments, and promotions are free for all attending juniors! Campus Kids' Days and any promotions are open to ALL attending (so that any attending prospects ARE NOT receiving extra benefits)

Benefits of these Events:

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Getting more junior players (the future college stars) on college campuses at a young age—exposing them to the fun and excitement of college tennis.
INCREASED FAN BASE: Filling stadiums and bleachers with juniors, their parents, and coaches.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ADVOCACY: Helping build stronger ties between college programs (coach and players), their USTA section, and the local tennis community.

http://www.itatennis.com/Events/USTA-ITA-Programs/Campus_Kids__Day.htm

[Tennis] SSC Tennis program to host USTA Campus Showdown Saturday November 10th, 2012

Brian Nelson — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:27:47 -0600

The Seminole State College Tennis program will host a USTA Campus Showdown this coming Saturday November 10th, 2012. For more information or to enter the tournament, please contact Head Coach Brian Nelson by email at b.nelson@sscok.edu or by phone at (405) 382-9609.

Campus Showdowns: What are they?

One day, short format tournaments open to juniors, college players, professionals and adults.
The tournaments are run on college campuses, with the college coach acting as tournament director. Both ITA Membership and USTA Organizational Membership are required
Draws are usually compass draws for both singles and doubles with matches being one set with a tiebreaker at 5-5, although format and scoring is at the discretion of the director.
Events can be men's, women's or coed.
Entry fees are kept low to provide access to full range of players. Generally, entry fees run $10 for singles, $5 for doubles and $15 for both.
No officials needed.
These tournaments are non-sanctioned, non-ranking events.