ITA Announces Staff Changes for 2011-12
SKILLMAN, N.J. - The ITA announced the departure of Jason Berney, Media/Web Manager, and Alli Berney, Manager of Promotions and Membership, as well as the arrival of three new staff members: Joshua Rey and Nick Snow, who will each serve as Manager of Communications, and Ellah Nze, who will take on the role of Events and Project Management Intern.
Joshua Rey
arrives at the ITA from Miami, Fla., where his first beat in tennis
communications came as a student at Florida International University.
While studying journalism, Rey managed to obtain significantly more
coverage of FIU's women's tennis team in the school newspaper and on
FIUSports.com. Since graduating in 2007, Rey has covered tennis at all
levels: from writing incoming freshman profiles on TennisRecruiting.net
to serving as the sport information specialist for tennis at the 2010
Asian Games and 2011 Universiade in China. He has also worked as a
freelancer for the USTA at the US Open, Dunlop Orange Bowl and Dow
Corning Tennis Classic. This summer, Rey worked for WTT and the
Washington Kastles in a media support role.
Nick
Snow, a native of Trussville, Ala., comes to the ITA after spending
three years working with the University of Alabama Athletic Media
Relations Department. While assisting with media relations efforts in
several sports, he worked most closely with the Alabama men's and
women's tennis teams. Some of his duties included running live scoring
during home matches, writing match previews and recaps, and nominating
players for conference and national awards. Nick graduated from the
University of Alabama in May 2009 with a degree in Telecommunications
and Film. He also received his Master of Arts in Human Performance with
an emphasis in Sport Management from Alabama in December 2010.
Ellah
Nze comes to the ITA with an extensive playing background in
competitive tennis. Since picking up a racquet at age 5, she has
competed at all levels of the sport, ranging from national/international
junior tournaments to USTA pro circuit events. Most recently, Nze
finished her tennis career at Duke University where she was a two-time
ITA All-American and member of the 2009 NCAA Division I Women's
Championship squad. As a new member of the ITA staff, she is excited
about the opportunity to remain involved with college tennis and gain
valuable hands-on administrative experience.
As the
governing body of collegiate tennis, the ITA promotes both the athletic
and academic achievements of the collegiate tennis community. The ITA,
which is comprised of nearly 1,700 men's and women's varsity coaches
representing over 1,200 institutions, administers numerous regional and
national championships and the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings for
over 20,000 college varsity student-athletes at the NCAA Divisions I, II
and III, NAIA and Junior College levels. The ITA also has a
comprehensive awards program for players and coaches to honor excellence
in academics, leadership and sportsmanship. The official ITA web site
is www.itatennis.com.
