Coaching Staff Attends ITA Convention and Recruiting Showcase

   
     Coach Luteran and Coach Schreiner just returned from the 29th annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Coaches Convention and Recruiting Showcase in Naples, Florida. More than 300 college coaches from NCAA, NAIA and Junior College teams were in attendance.

    The ITA Coaches Convention is one of the best professional development opportunities for collegiate tennis coaches today, and provided coaches with the opportunity to receive continuing education, participate in important association business meetings and serve as leaders in promoting the growth of varsity college tennis.

    The Convention kicked off on Friday with the USTA Junior Showcase, a tennis tournament held on the clay courts of the Waldorf Astoria Naples. The Showcase featured some of Florida's most talented junior players hoping to catch the eyes of the attending coaches.

     Throughout the weekend, coaches were treated to workshops led by some of the biggest names in the sport. Among the featured clinic presenters were world-class coach and player developer Nick Bollettieri plus 2013 Wilson/ITA National Division I Coaches of the Year Jenny Mainz (Alabama women) and Sam Winterbotham (Tennessee men).

    In addition to offering clinics, panel discussions, an awards banquet, a trade show and a chance to exchange ideas, the ITA Coaches Convention is also the venue for the association's annual meetings, which includes ITA Operating Committee, Divisional Roundtable and General Membership sessions. Roger Crawford, the 2013 ITA Achievement Award winner, spoke at the General Membership meeting on Saturday morning. Crawford is a highly sought after motivational speaker and best-selling author.

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Tennis Team Wins Talent Show!

Allegheny Tennis wins the SAAC All Athlete Talent Show for the 2nd time in 4 years!

Players Volunteer at Second Harvest Food Drive

   
Amadeus Nunaley-Connor, Alex Hurtuk, Patrick Cole, Kevin Snyder, and Thomas Manning from the men's team and Laura Steele, Haley Meekhof, Andrea Brush, and Michaela Thompson from the women's team volunteered at the Second Harvest Food Drive of Northwest Pennsylvania on November 13. The food drive was held at the Meadville Tribune building and the event raised over 6,000 pounds of food for families all over the northwestern region of Pennsylvania.

Cole, Triolo Earn Top-10 Regional Ranking to Close Fall

MEADVILLE, Pa. – The top-flight doubles pairing of senior Patrick Cole and sophomore Tyler Triolo concluded the fall season with the highest regional doubles ranking in program history, as the duo will enter the spring season ranked No. 10 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III Men's Central Regional Rankings, announced last week by the ITA.

The Allegheny men's tennis squad concludes the fall season ranked No. 20 in the region, as Cole used a 11-3 record in singles play to earn a No. 16 regional ranking in singles.

"Our men had a great fall campaign and they should all feel good heading into the spring conference season," commented Allegheny head coach Jared Luteran.  "I know they are already working hard in the off season."

Cole and Triolo dominated the court in doubles during the fall season, posting an 11-3 overall record, including a 9-1 mark in tournament play.  The pair won the "A Doubles" bracket at the 2013 Kenyon Invitational, eventually earning the No. 2 seed at the ITA Tournament in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Allegheny closed the fall campaign with a 3-1 record, opening the season with a 9-0 win over Grove City before falling to perennial national power Carnegie Mellon in the championship of the Nancy J. Heath Invitational.  The Gators would respond with their seventh consecutive victory, 7-2, over Division II Mercyhurst before closing out the dual match schedule with a dominating, 9-0 win over John Carroll.

The Gators will start the spring season on Feb. 15, as they will travel to Erie, Pa. to take on North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) member Denison.