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1. Men's Tennis Athlete of the Year

Tennis (M) :: Amerigo Contini :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11

Amerigo Contini | Sophomore | Parma, Italy The Virginia Tech men’s tennis program made the NCAA Championship for the eighth consecutive year, and while the Hokies used the talents of a lot of good players to make NCAA play thi…

2. News & Notes

Tennis (M) :: News & Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 10

Wolff and staff add two more Tech women’s basketball coach Dennis Wolff and his staff signed two prospects to letters-of-intent during the spring signing period, adding 6-foot-3 forward Regan Magarity and 6-3 forward Dominique Pow…

3. Men's Tennis Athlete of the Year

Tennis (M) :: Amerigo Contini :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

Amerigo Contini | Freshman | Parma, Italy Becoming the first Tech player invited to the NCAA Singles Tennis Championship as a freshman and just the 14th overall made selecting Amerigo Contini to be the men’s tennis athlete of the ye…

4. Tech's top ten of the past year

Tennis (M) :: 2012-13 Edition :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

Here are the top 10 moments of the 2012-13 academic year as compiled by the magazine staff, with help from several in the athletics communications office: 1. Ziegler, Kruzliak claim national titles Alexander Ziegler and Tomas Kruzli…

5. The 2012-13 athletics year ranks as one of the best ever for Tech

Tennis (M) :: From the Editor's Desk :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships marked the end of the 2012-13 sports year for Virginia Tech athletics, and it rounded out arguably the greatest athletics year in the history of the university. That may seem like…

6. News & Notes

Tennis (M) :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 8

Tech to use online system for 2013 football seat changes and parking choices For the first time, Virginia Tech football season ticket holders will be required to make changes to their seat locations and to pick their parking locations e…

7. Loving his sport

Tennis (M) :: Where Are They Now? :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 6

Former Tech tennis player Tom Hood co-authored a book about Richmond’s rich tennis history and is doing his best to promote the sport he loves Before he got involved with the Richmond Tennis Association and all of its events and prog…

8. Men's Tennis Athlete of the Year

Tennis (M) :: Luka Somen :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Luke Somen | Senior | Karlovac, Croatia Luka Somen’s terrific tennis career came to an end at the NCAA Championships, and those in the know about the sport of tennis realize that he will be missed. Somen capped his career at Tech …

9. Tech's Top 10 of the Past Year

Tennis (M) :: 2011-2012 Edition :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Here are the top 10 moments of the 2011-12 school year as compiled by the magazine staff, with help from several in the athletics communications office: 1. Thomas rallies Tech past Miami In a football game that featured 73 points a…

10. Sense of Adventure

Tennis (M) :: Men's Tennis Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 10

Corrado Degl’ Incerti Tocci grew up in Italy, but came to Tech to play tennis and has been traveling ever since Moving off to college is a life-altering event on so many levels. For most, it is often the first time a person is…

11. Athlete of the Year - Queen Harrison

Tennis (M) :: Sport-by-sport Athletes of the year :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 11

QUEEN HARRISON - Overall Athlete of the Year Senior, Hurdler, Women's Track and Field, Richmond, Virginia Queen Harrison For all her crowning glory during her first three years at Virginia Tech – from school records to ACC champio…

12. Word of mouth - Virginia Tech's strong reputation among former players keeps the Hokies stocked with talent

Tennis (M) :: Men's Tennis Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 9

Luka Somen Italy, Chile, Canada, Ecuador, Croatia. The list reads like Anthony Bourdain’s flight itinerary for his show No Reservations on the Travel Channel. But it’s actually the list of countries from which the members of the V…

13. Six to be inducted into the Tech Sports Hall of Fame

Tennis (M) :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 2

Six to be inducted into the Tech Sports Hall of Fame A former head coach and former student-athletes from five different sports make up the 2009 class selected for the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. The six inductees include: …

14. Marcel Lomnicky is Virginia Tech's Athlete of the Year

Tennis (M) :: Athlete of the Year :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 11

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Marcel Lomnicky (men's track and field) Nitra, Slovakia Freshman - Thrower Marcel Lomnicky has recorded a career’s worth of accomplishments in less than six months. The freshman from Slovakia enrolle…

15. Track and field squads highlight 'championship month' for Hokies

Tennis (M) :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 10

April was unofficially ‘championship month’ in the Atlantic Coast Conference, with league titles up for grabs in the sports of men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’ tennis, golf and lacrosse. Here’s a look at …

16. Yoann Re's unique path to Tech has translated into an attention-grabbing season

Tennis (M) :: Men's Tennis Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 9

In a way, you can credit Canada’s love of hockey for the Virginia Tech men’s tennis team’s success this year. One thing always leads to another, and when you look at it, life is essentially a bunch of seemingly random events tha…

17. Men's swimming and diving places fifth at ACC Championships

Tennis (M) :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 8

SWIMMING AND DIVING We already touched on the women’s team’s success in the piece about Sara Smith, but the H2Okie men fared pretty well at the ACC Championships, taking fifth place in the meet that ended on February 28. Tech b…

18. Tech student-athletes remain active in local communities

Tennis (M) :: Student Life :: :: Vol. 1 Iss. 7

This past fall, members of the men’s basketball team read to children at local elementary schools. Practice, class, rehabilitating injuries, film review, training room, study hall and tutoring sessions – it’s all in a day’s wo…

19. New Year's Resolutions

Tennis (M) :: New Years Resolution :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 6

My New Year’s Resolution is … To have my best year ever academically and baseball-wise. Also, to win the ACC Championship. - Rhett Ballard, Baseball To learn how to dance. - Martha Blakely, Women’s Tennis To become an a…

20. Tech AD provides answers on a wide array of topics

Tennis (M) :: Jim Weaver Q&A :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 1

Virginia Tech is entering its fifth season in the ACC and there is a lot of going on within the athletics program. We sat down with Jim Weaver, director of athletics, as part of our annual Q&A to get his thoughts on a wide range of topic…