Cohen Named to USTA Summer Collegiate Team
June 27, 2006
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Miami’s Audra Cohen was one of 12 of the nation’s top men’s and women’s collegiate tennis players to be named to the 2006 USTA Summer Collegiate Team, administered by the USTA and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), it was announced Tuesday.
The USTA Summer Collegiate Team is an elite training program for the top American collegiate tennis players that began in 1996 and is funded by the USTA. It is designed to provide players with valuable exposure to the USTA Pro Circuit in a team-oriented environment during the summer months. This year’s team will be playing in USTA Pro Circuit events primarily during the month of July.
Cohen, a sophomore, finished the season ranked No. 1 in the final Fila/ITA National Singles Rankings. Among her many honors throughout the season, she was named the ITA National Player of the Year. Cohen joins Stanford’s Amber Liu and Georgia’s John Isner as the only repeat members on the team.
The women’s team will also include Georgia Tech’s Kristi Miller, who finished the season ranked No. 2 in singles. Stanford’s Liu and Anne Yelsey helped the Cardinal to its third straight NCAA title last month. Liu won back-to-back NCAA singles titles in 2003-04, and Yelsey finished at No. 1 in the Fila national doubles rankings this season. Rounding out the squad are USC’s Amanda Fink, the ITA National Rookie of the Year, and Lindsey Nelson, who advanced to last month’s NCAA singles final.
Notable players who have been named to the USTA Summer Collegiate Team in the past include: world No. 7 James Blake, Bob and Mike Bryan, the No. 1 doubles team in the world, Jill Craybas, Amer Delic, Justin Gimelstob, Paul Goldstein, Laura Granville, Jeff Morrison, Lilia Osterloh, Bobby Reynolds, Jeff Morrison and Jesse Witten.
2006 USTA Summer Collegiate Team
Women
Audra Cohen, Miami (Fla.) (SO, Plantation, Fla.)
Amanda Fink, Southern California (FR, Calabasas, Calif.)
Amber Liu, Stanford (SR, La Mesa, Calif.)
Kristi Miller, Georgia Tech (SO, Marysville, Mich.)
Lindsey Nelson, Southern California (SO, Villa Park, Calif.)
Anne Yelsey, Stanford (JR, Newport Beach, Calif.)
Men
Matt Bruch, Stanford (FR, Lake Forest, Ill.)
Travis Helgeson, Texas (SO, Overland Park, Kan.)
John Isner, Georgia (JR, Greensboro, N.C.)
Bryan Koniecko, Ohio State (FR, Long Island, N.Y.)
Sheeva Parbhu, Notre Dame (SO, Omaha, Neb.)
Todd Paul, Wake Forest (JR, Stamford, Conn.)
