Local tennis standouts rolling in the NCAA tournament
Last week on the blog I mentioned how you could watch former Page standout John Isner play for Georgia in the NCAA tournament thanks to live webcams on www.georgiadogs.com. That will still be the case this weekend, because Isner and Co. advanced easily to the Round of 16 with wins over Fairleigh Dickinson and Auburn. Here's a link to the Georgia site's report on the Auburn win. (That's big John in the foreground of the photo, by the way). Georgia now plays Florida at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Tune in to your webcams.
But Isner's not the only local you can catch on the web. Another former Page great, Catherine Newman, will be down in Athens this weekend with her fellow Vanderbilt Commodores as her team takes on Stanford in the women's Round of 16. Vandy rolled over rival Tennessee last weekend, with Newman playing a big role in doubles. Vandy will play the Cardinal at noon on Friday. As long as they're on Cts 1-3 of the Dan Magill Tennis Center, we should be able to watch Newman via the Georgia website as well.
Isner (who'll be the subject of a Friday feature in the News & Record) and Georgia will be favored to advance, as they're the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Newman and No. 16 Vandy, though, have an uphill climb against No. 1 Stanford. Both players have also qualified for the NCAA singles tournament, which starts right after the team tournament and Isner is also playing in the doubles tournament.
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