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USTA/MID-ATLANTIC’S TENNIS ON CAMPUS NEWSLETTER SPRING 2012 Mid-Atlantic Section TOC Championship Green Spring Racquet Club, Lutherville, MD February 11-12, 2012 Despite the freezing temperatures, the tennis at Green Spring Racquet Club in Lutherville, Maryland was just starting to heat up. On the weekend of February 11th and 12th, the club played host to the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Tennis On Campus Section Championship. 15 club tennis teams from colleges and universities across the section gathered in Maryland to compete for a chance to earn a trip to this year’s Tennis On Campus National Championship in Cary, North Carolina. Saturday’s action kicked off with pool play. The 15 team field was divided into 3 pools of 4 and one pool of 3. Pool winners were the College of William & Mary, James Madison University, Old Dominion University, and the University of Virginia. Joining these teams in the gold bracket were Johns Hopkins University, George Washington University, Georgetown University and the University of Maryland. On Sunday, a win in the first round would guarantee a trip to nationals. After UVA, James Madison, and Maryland advanced out of the quarter finals comfortably, one match proved to be a nail bitter. The William and Mary team was leading going into the mixed doubles set and a quick break by George Washington had the Tribe on edge. But thanks to a few clutch forehands by both William and Mary players, the match was over and the Tribe was moving on with a 25-22 victory. Because UVA won the fall invitational and already secured a bid to nationals, an extra bid went to the winner of the back draw. After two pressure packed semi-final matches, the finals would be determined by a single 6 game mixed doubles pro set between Georgetown and Old Dominion. After converting on an early break point chance, Georgetown never looked back winning the bid to nationals with a 6-3 victory. The gold semi- finals saw defending champion pitted against 1st time semi-finalist James Madison. JMU fought hard especially at men’s singles, the only court they would win, but the talent and experience of the UVA players proved to be too much in the end. UVA secured their spot in the finals with a 27-15 victory. In the 2nd semi-final, the University of Maryland faced off against William and Mary. Maryland was able to sweep all courts in rout to the final. The finals set up a rematch between the two pool D titans. UVA got off to an early lead by winning both doubles sets. They found continued success on both singles courts but Maryland managed to keep the score close heading into mixed doubles. The Terps were down 9 games going into the final set. After posting a 6-3 win, they were down 6 games. After making up 3 games in overtime, UVA finally won a game and ended the come-back run, winning the match 28-24. RESULTS 1. University Of Pennsylvania Duel in the District 2. University of Virginia Georgetown University, DC 3. University of Maryland March 17 & 18, 2012 3. Northeastern On the weekend of March 17-18, Georgetown University hosted its annual Duel University in the District tournament in honor of Michael Jurist (F '07). Participants from eight visiting schools benefited from unseasonably warm weather. In attendance were teams from Northeastern, University of Pennsylvania (which brought two teams), University of Virginia, University of Maryland, Virginia Commonwealth University, Rutgers, Johns Hopkins, Old Dominion, and, of course, Georgetown. After pool play on Saturday, teams advanced to single-elimination bracket play on Sunday. UPenn's A-squad took home the first place trophy, beating UVA 26-20 in the final. Meanwhile, UMD and Northeastern tied for third place. In the silver bracket, Johns Hopkins took first place, defeating Georgetown in the final. 2012 USTA TOC Nationals, Cary NC April 12-15, 2012 The 2012 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship may have been the most competitive tournament from top to bottom in the program’s history. For the first time in 12 years, no at large bids were given meaning that every team present earned their way into the tournament through their respective section championship. The Mid-Atlantic sent six teams to Nationals this year thanks to the University of Virginia winning the Fall Invitational and the University of Maryland winning the National Team of the Year Award. In addition to the aforementioned teams, the section was represented by the College of William and Mary, Georgetown University, James Madison University and Old Dominion University. Day one of the three day event consisted of pool play. The 64 teams present were broken up into 16 pools of four to determine which bracket – gold, silver, bronze or copper – they would be placed in. Old Dominion was placed in pool B along with the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, and Southern Methodist University. The Monarchs fell short against Central Florida and Southern Methodist before pulling out a win against Cincinnati sending them into the bronze bracket. Pool H was home to the University of Virginia who won all three of their matches and booked a spot in the gold bracket. James Madison University competed against three tough opponents in the University of Southern California, Northeastern University, and the University of Missouri. The Dukes were unable to win a match in pool play sending them into the copper bracket. The College of William and Mary were also unable to secure a win in pool play as they faced off against last year’s gold bracket finalist University of Florida, Arizona State University, and Lone Star College – CyFair, sending them to the copper bracket. The University of Maryland started off pool play with a win against the University of California – San Diego but was unable to keep the momentum going against the University of South Florida and the University of Oklahoma. With a one and three record, the Terrapins were headed for the bronze bracket. Georgetown University faced off against Stanford University, Brown University and the University of South Carolina. The Hoyas were unable to secure a victory in pool play and were sent to the copper bracket. Bracket play began on day two. Three Mid-Atlantic teams were fighting to win the copper bracket. Both Georgetown and William and Mary won their first round matches setting up a clash between familiar opponents. James Madison lost their first round match against Michigan State and began their quest to the back draw finals. William and Mary capitalized on their win against Georgetown and rode the momentum to the finals of the copper bracket, beating the University of California – Irvine in the semi-final and setting up a match against Purdue University. Georgetown regrouped after their loss and made it to the match for fifth place before falling to the University of California – San Diego. James Madison played a close match against Columbia University in the back draw but a loss sent them into the draw for twelfth place. The Dukes fell to the University of Iowa by one game and played Stony Brook University on the final day for fifteenth place but were unable to secure the win. The bronze bracket was home to two teams from the Mid-Atlantic. The University of Maryland won their first round match against Ohio State University but lost in the second round to eventual bronze bracket winner, the University of Alabama. The Terrapins won their next match against Oregon setting up a match against Texas Tech for fifth place. The Red Raiders squeaked out a victory by two games. Old Dominion lost their opening match to Texas Tech and its second match to Villanova. The Monarchs were able to regroup against South Carolina but fell short to Missouri in the match for twelfth place. The University of Virginia was the only team to advance to the gold bracket and made the most of their opportunity by making it all the way to the finals. The Cavalier recorded wins against Penn State University, the University of Central Florida, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. In the finals they faced off against the 2010 National Champions University of California – Berkeley. UVA managed to keep the match close despite early loses in the men’s and women’s doubles events and the men’s singles event. The momentum began to swing in the Cavalier’s favor during the women’s singles set. After a 6-2 win by Natalie Kirchner, the team was trailing by only three games. The mixed doubles team of Riley Blanks and Adam Vagner got off to a strong start, winning the first three games and evening up the score. After a substitution by Cal, the match turned into a tightly contested affair. After securing a break late in the set, UVA was a game away from its first National Championship. With the score at 40-30 the Cavaliers were unable to convert on two championship points. The Cal Bears responded with a break taking the lead in the overall score but would lose the set sending the match into overtime. With Virginia down one, their mixed doubles teams needed to hold serve to send the match to a super tiebreaker. In a match living up to its hype, the championship would be decided by one point. Cal Berkeley survived after a late surge by the Cavaliers and reclaimed the title they won in 2010. After the match, awards were given to the winners of each bracket, the winner of the leader and team of the year award and the sportsmanship award.

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