Cal Berkeley's Peter Wright Gets Some Ink
<10/11 update: here's the link to the dates and details on the "Peter Wright Tennis Tour.">
Cal's head coach Peter Wright was in Tulsa most of the week with player Pierre Mouillon, who qualified, then had the misfortune of drawing top seed John Isner in the first round. But Wright didn't go home, because Mouillon won three consolation matches, and I had an opportunity to speak with him briefly Saturday afternoon. I learned he was a regular reader of zootennis, which I appreciate, and I got from him a brief description of the program he's just started to get local juniors, pros and college players together for a day of tennis on Sundays this fall. (If you're a junior in the Bay Area, I'm sure he'd love to hear from you.) It sounds like a simple enough concept, but NCAA regulations are a complex maze--just ask Wright and the Cal compliance officer. He promised to put me on his mailing list, so I'll try to keep up with what's happening in his pilot program.
The ink I'm referring to is a story that local Tulsa World sportwriter John Ferguson did on Wright. Ferguson was at the Case Tennis Center writing primarily about Tulsa player Arnau Brugues of course, but he was enthusiastic about all the high-quality tennis the new facility has allowed him to cover in the past five years.
3 comments:
Hey Colette, great story, do you know any sites that are doing media coverage of the tulsa junior tournament, or doing any coverage? thanks for your help
Thank you for writing about Cal's Coach Wright. He is such a positive, forward thinker!
The college campus' across the country have the potential to be great, local, junior developement facilities. It appears that the USTA and the NCAA are finally finding a way to make use of this asset for juniors.
It's a unique and fun day for the juniors who participate, playing against Wayne Ferriera and team members of a top 20 Men's college!
I would encourage all Sections to pass the "Peter Wright Tour" idea on to the Universities in their area. Details are on the Cal website: http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/cal-m-tennis-body.html
From a NorCal Parent
I've provided an active link at the top of this story to the Cal website with details on the Peter Wright Tour.
As for the ITF B1 junior event in Tulsa, I don't know if anyone is covering it. Maybe next year, I'll try to figure out a way to afford staying on for that event.
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