Men's Tennis Begins Fall Play
Sept. 20, 2001
CORAL GABLES, Fla.-The Miami men’s tennis team will kick off the fall portion of their 2001-02 season hosting the University of Miami Fall Classic Tournament beginning Friday, Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
The three-day event will feature host-school Miami, Alabama and Florida Atlantic. There will only be individual competition with each team fielding eight singles players and four doubles teams.
Tournament Schedule
Friday, Sept. 21 at 11 a.m.
Florida Atlantic vs. Alabama
Saturday, Sept. 22 at 11 a.m.
Miami vs. Alabama
Sunday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m.
Miami vs. Florida Atlantic
2000-01 Season Review
The Hurricanes are coming out of an impressive 2000-01 season as they captured their seventh BIG EAST Championship title, hosted their first-ever NCAA Regional and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen Tournament in Athens, Georgia.
Head Coach Jay Berger earned BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors for the second consecutive season after leading the Hurricanes to back-to-back conference titles.
Senior Michael Lang garnered BIG EAST Player of the Year and competed in the singles portion of the NCAA Tournament.
Miami finished the season with a record of 21-4 ranked No.11 in the nation.
Where they rank
Miami newcomer Todd Widom (Coral Springs, Fla.) is ranked the No. 100 singles player in the nation, announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) national fall rankings.
The freshman out of J.P. Taravella High School was ranked No. 3 in the nation in Boys’ 18.
Widom and senior Tomas Smid are ranked No. 36 in the nation in doubles play without ever playing a collegiate match together.
Smid was instrumental last year in guiding the Hurricanes to their seventh conference title as he finished the 2000-01 season with a 19-12 record in doubles action with Peter Hoffman.
