2009 ITA/USTWA Writing Contests

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** ITA/USTWA Writing Competition Finalists **

STUDENTS

1st

"Confessions of a Sad Serve and Volleyer"

By Paul Mariet, MacAlester College, Minnesota

2nd

"Game, Set and Match"

By Leland Buttle, Chapman University, California

3rd

"Tennis Lessons"

By Harry King, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, New York

Finalists

"The Person In Our Opponents"
By Dunja Antunovia, DePaul University

"Big Things Come In Small Packages"
By Rocky Hearst, University of Evansville

"Clemson: Ani Mijacika"
By Vickie Long, Clemson University

"The Mindset of a Tennis Player"
By Alyssa Morrison, Williamette University

"Head Liquidmetal Prestige"
By Stephanie Zilberman, Columbia University



 

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1st

"Record Breaking Trio Rewrites Women's Tennis Record Book"

By Matt Holmes, Western Michigan University

2nd

"To Wii, or not to Wii"

By Hans Romer, Southern Maine University

3rd

"Fifteen Years and Counting for Vanderbilt's Longest-Tenured Coach"

By Ryan Schulz, Vanderbilt University

Finalists

"Woyahn Represents US in Deaflympics"
By Demetrius Kylce, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

"Fallon's Story"
By Mark Reinhiller, Cal Poly Pomona University

"Coaching Tennis a Family Affair for Boykins"
By Ryan Rose, UNC-Charlotte

"Ditty Making A Name For Herself On The Tour"
By Ryan Schulz, Vanderbilt University

"Reynolds Finds Continued Success on Tour"
By Ryan Schulz, Vanderbilt University



A big thank you to the USTWA and to all the participants for making this
Inaugural Writing Competition a huge success. 
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