2023 NCAA Doubles Finalist and UNC All-American Reese Brantmeier joins the show to discuss her journey back from injury, why she chose college tennis to help facilitate her development, goals for 2025, and so much more!!

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Getting back on court last weekend - 3:52

Recovering from injury - 5:05

What happened last season - 11:05

Tar Heels in 2025 - 13:08

Her thoughts on the new fall/WC event - 17:42

Thrown into the 2023 team - 20:46

Why UNC/college tennis - 28:01

Goals for 2025 - 29:45

Lawsuit - 36:18

NIL/Transfer Portal - 39:54

Carolina Family - 42:13

Goals for 2025 - 43:40

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5x All-American and Pepperdine Senior Savannah Broadus joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown her remarkable college career. She discusses her immense doubles success with Janice Tjen, share her thoughts on the newly formatted college fall, and SO much more!!

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Off-season - 3:30

Level of a Nakashima vs. college - 9:51

Bo5 sets: Mental vs. physical - 11:15

Pro Titles + ITA All-American Titles - 13:15

NCAA fall - 17:22

Ball change - 22:07

Why San Diego + College Tennis recruiting - 24:38

NIL + transfer portal + advice for others - 27:02

Ryan + Alex - 31:40

Monastir lifestyle - 35:48

Pacific - 39:06

This Spring - 43:39

Energy in college tennis to the pros - 49:30

Accelerator Program - 53:48

NCAAs fall - 55:48

Successful Spring - 59:12

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Ojai Valley Tennis Tournanment Social Media Manager Ian Mondul joins the show to offer insight into the 123rd Edition of the event. He shares details about the tournament's extensive history, discusses the broadness of the competitions available on-site, plus SO much more!!

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The Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament History - 3:37

The Ojai facility - 10:30

The week schedule/quality of the fields - 14:30

Building at the grassroots level - 19:30

Big Ten Championships are coming - 24:33

Growing the event - 27:43

Getting into Tennis Media - 29:30

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World #83 Ryan Seggerman joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown his rapid rise up the ATP Doubles Rankings. He offers insight into his title run to open the season in Canberra, his remarkable breakthrough 2023 season with Patrick Trhac, focusing on doubles, and so much more!!

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Title with Spiz - 3:35

Scheduling + finding a partner - 10:20

singles aspirations - 16:35

Partnering with Pat Trhac - 29:25

Difference in level - 36:50

offseason training look like (doubles vs. singles) - 40:09

Second Slam appearance - 49:13

college career: Billy Pate vs. Sam Paul - 51:50

college stuff (transferring, NIL, fall) - 54:30

college players in the pros - 58:30

Goals for 2025 - 1:03:27

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2024 ITA All-American Singles + Doubles Champion Oliver Tarvet joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss his busy offseason, why college tennis was perfect for his development, his San Diego team's prospects for 2025, and SO much more!!

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Off-season - 3:30

Level of a Nakashima vs. college - 9:51

Bo5 sets: Mental vs. physical - 11:15

Pro Titles + ITA All-American Titles - 13:15

NCAA fall - 17:22

Ball change - 22:07

Why San Diego + College Tennis recruiting - 24:38

NIL + transfer portal + advice for others - 27:02

Ryan + Alex - 31:40

Monastir lifestyle - 35:48

Pacific - 39:06

This Spring - 43:39

Energy in college tennis to the pros - 49:30

Accelerator Program - 53:48

NCAAs fall - 55:48

Successful Spring - 59:12

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2024 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Jack Pinnington Jones joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to explain his decision to return to TCU for the 2025 season, why college tennis was the perfect developmental pathway for him, and SO much more!!

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Is he coming back and why - 3:10

The TCU Coaching staff - 7:24

College guys having so much success in the pros - 10:38

Perception of college tennis + Accelerator Program - 13:38

Winning NCAAs - 17:30

2023 TCU vs. 2024 TCU - 27:50

British songs - 32:06

Freshman vs. Sophomore years - 33:59

His recruiting process - 38:09

His Game - 44:30

NIL + Transferring - 50:04

Fall National Championships - 55:25

Hat angle - 57:42

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Former Barry All-American Martin Gutierrez joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss becoming the first member of the Jacksonville Intennse Tennis Team, reflections on his college career, and so much more!!

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Former Stanford All-American and newest member of the Intennse Atlanta Team Michaela Gordon joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss her return to professional tennis, why Intennse was the right league for her, and SO much more!!

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Signing with Intennse - 2:35

Returning to Pro Tennis - 4:50

What you learned in your time away - 8:00

Why join Intennse? - 9:15

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2024 NCAA Fall Singles Champion Michael Zheng joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown his run to the title, how he's developed throughout his college career, thoughts on the new fall college tennis format.

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Run to the NCAA Singles Title/How his game has improved - 3:06

Thoughts on the Fall Format/New Tennis Balls - 16:00

Masters BNP - 20:31

Recruiting Process + NIL - 27:12

Goals for the Spring - 30:52

Next steps in his development - 32:05

Nishikori Final vs. Junior Wimbledon vs. NCAA Finals - 33:46

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2024 NCAA Singles/Doubles Champion and UGA All-American Senior Dasha Vidmanova joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown her remarkable 2024 season. They discuss her run to the 2024 NCAA Singles/Doubles Titles, transitioning to pro tennis, and so much more!!

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2024 NCAA Title Runs - 3:28

Growing into the #1 role - 16:00

Differences between College/Pro Levels - 20:30

Best/Worst parts of the Pro Life - 23:19

Summer of Pro Success - 26:31

Goals for Senior Season - 27:45

Rapid Fire - 31:00

Her game - 36:30

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Baylor Men’s Tennis Head Coach Michael Woodson joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to help preview the first-ever Fall NCAA Individual Championships. The guys offer their takes on Year 1 of the new format, the ever-changing college tennis landscape, and so much more!!

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