A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: March 10. All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, campus correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Jennifer Brooks, student correspondent; Mae Nguyen, special contributor; Siulan Thomas, special contributor; Amy Lenhart, special contributor; Nick Young, photographer; layout by public relations.
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Tennis teams prepare for spring tourneys
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| The 2006 Mens & Womens tennis teams |
Going into this new season, the Collin men’s and women’s tennis squads have an opportunity to serve up some national honors.
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| Tobias Virdhage |
The men’s team is ranked No. 3 nationally in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the women are ranked No. 9. On top of that, the men’s team has the No. 1 ranked player nationally, Tobias Virdhage. The women’s squad will feature Irene George, a 22-year-old from the Soloman Islands.
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| Irene George |
“I am extremely excited about this bunch of young men and women,” Head Coach Marty Berryman said. “I think we will be one of the teams that can make it to the finals at nationals.”
According to Berryman, the success of the teams depend on how well conditioned the team is and how they are able to avoid injuries and the players are currently working out to get ready for the season, which started with the 17th annual CCCC Open Feb. 10-11. After the season opening, Collin hosted the CCCC Quad Feb. 17-18 and the CCCC Super Six Feb. 24-25. Both events featured four- and two-year schools.
For more information about the tennis season or the tennis players, visit www.ccccd.edu/athletics/tennis.htm
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Collin Tennis Schedule
March 3-4
Lee Open (women)
Baytown, Texas
TBA
March 7
Temple
Temple, Texas
2 p.m.
March 19
Bethel College
Plano
9 a.m.
March 22
NCTC (women)
Gainesville, Texas
2:30 p.m.
March 23
Emporia State
Plano
noon
March 24
Laredo (men)
San Antonio
9 a.m.
March 25
St. Mary’s (men)
San Antonio
1 p.m.
March 28
Tyler
Tyler, Texas
2 p.m.
March 31
ECU Classic
Ada, Okla.
TBA
April 1
ECU Classic
Ada, Okla.
TBA
April 7-8
JUCO State
Temple, Texas
TBA
April 13
University of Texas at Dallas
Plano
3 p.m.
April 14
Incarnate Word
Plano
3 p.m.
March 21-22
Region V
Plano
TBA
May 7-11
NJCAA Women’s
Tucson, Ariz.
TBA
May 15-19
NJCAA Men’s
Plano
TBA
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