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It’s here! The inaugural NCAA individual championships will be held this November at Baylor and the first of four qualifying events begins this weekend. We discuss how the NCAA arrived at the decision to split the event, the pathway for players to qualify, and if American winners will still earn a US Open wild card. 

• 1:20 - History behind why the NCAA decided to split the team and individual championships
• 9:10 - Breaking down the four qualifying tournaments and criteria
• 32:50 - Will American winners still earn a US Open wild card and other open questions

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Naming our top five players to watch this 2024 fall season! Who do we expect will make the biggest jump in level? Who intrigues us the most? Plus, we predict who will win the inaugural NCAA fall singles championship!

5:30 - Women's Players to Watch
29:00 - Men's Players to Watch
47:30 - NCAA Singles Predictions

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Columbia junior Michael Zheng had a banner summer. He became the first Columbia player to reach the NCAA singles final, won his first pro singles title, and competed in his second straight US Open qualifying. 

Michael joins the show to discuss the full circle moment of competing in US Open qualifying on the same courts he grew up on, why he chose Columbia, his runs in the NCAA and pro events this summer, and expectations for this upcoming season. 

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We cover the recent US Open results of former college tennis players, discuss the changes to this season's ITA rankings, the messy rollout and mistakes, and give our takeaways from the rankings. 

1:19 - US Open Storylines (Maya Joint, R16 singles success, doubles highlights)
13:20 - Changes to ITA preseason rankings, messy rollout, and mistakes
26:58 - Men's rankings deep-dive
34:52 - Women's rankings deep-dive

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Commonwealth allows anyone to buy shares and back an athlete's career, starting at just $50 a share. Last week, Commonwealth released its first tennis offering: recent Duke graduate Garrett Johns. 

Commonwealth CEO Brian Doxtator joins the show to discuss his mission to eliminate predatory investor deals in tennis, how you can easily invest in Johns' nascent pro career, and how Commonwealth can transform the tennis funding landscape.

You can download the Commonwealth App, by searching CMNWLTH in the App store.

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It's the first day of the US Open main draw! We discuss the top five most intriguing storylines surrounding the twenty-seven former college tennis players in the singles main draw. 

Who will make the deepest run? Who has the most momentum heading into the last slam of the year? Who could play the #1 seed on Arthur Ashe Stadium? 

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After a decorated five years in college, Oklahoma State's Tyler Zink is off to a remarkable start to his pro career. He recently captured his first pro singles title at the $15K in Huntsville, Alabama. Tyler joins the show to discuss:

• Differences between playing pro and college tennis
• What it's like to play Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon
• How he found his love for tennis at Oklahoma State
• His mindset and goals for his pro career

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Gretchen Rush was a 4x All-American at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. At Trinity, she won the NCAA doubles title in 1983, made two NCAA singles finals, and helped the Tigers make four straight NCAA semifinal appearances. Rush made two slam singles quarterfinals and competed for Team USA at the 1984 Olympics while enrolled at Trinity. Rush would later make the mixed doubles Wimbledon final in 1988 and the singles quarterfinal in 1989. 

Rush was one of the early pioneers for a women's college player in the NCAA era having success on tour so she joins the show to discuss balancing college and pro tennis, and provides her reflections on the sport that's given her so much. Topics include:

• Choosing pro vs. college route
• Why she chose Trinity and how a small school in Texas could compete against Stanford and UCLA
• Why she finished her four years at Trinity despite making the French Open quarterfinal in the same year she won the NCAA doubles title
• The transition from NAIAW to NCAA for women's tennis 
• Differences between college tennis in the 1980s vs. 2020s
• Playing on center court Wimbledon against Navratilova, and what it means to represent Team USA at the Olympics

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Rising Michigan fifth-year Gavin Young just won his first pro singles title at the $25K in Edwardsville, Illinois. Gavin discusses the special atmosphere in Edwardsville, his unexpected journey to Michigan, goals for his final year, and plans for a pro career. Plus, is he overlooked?! 

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It had been six years since Michaela Gordon last competed in an ITF pro tennis tournament until she showed up at the Monastir $15K this summer. The 4x All-American and 2x NCAA team champion at Stanford ('18, '19) had set up her life to move on from tennis. Those decisions included getting a masters degree from Stanford and beginning a career in venture capital. What changed?

Michaela joins the show to reflect on her Stanford career and share why she left her corporate job to pursue a pro tennis career. 

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