York tennis player honored by Hall::Monterey County Herald
Monterey County Herald | 09/15/2005 | York tennis player honored by Hall~~~
It's the dog days of tennis right now, and very little to link to, but I thought this story was pretty cool. Taylor Matsumoto may be playing Division I college tennis once UC Davis completes its transition from Division II, but he's not an elite junior tennis player. However, going to the Hall of Fame and having Jim Courier, Yannick Noah and Bud Collins congratulate you for winning the Talbert award would be an honor hard to top. Heck, winning the Talbert award would rate high on anyone's list of tributes. And though I've never seen Matsumoto play, the other male recipient, Ashwin Kumar, now at Harvard, was very much admired for his game and conduct in Kalamazoo. He was the Wes Richards sportsmanship award recipient in 2004.
2 comments:
The Bill Talbert Award is based on sportsmanship more than results, so whether Taylor's rankings qualified him as "an elite player" is irrelevant. He made an outstanding contribution to the game which was recognized by the award!
Taylor Matsumoto is without a doubt an elite player. He has proven himself on numerous occasions including the defeat of an ATP ranked player earlier this year, while currently holding his own at the division 1 level. Anyone who has seen him play knows he is an amazing all court player.
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