tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-25345085117815707082008-05-06T17:47:00.008-04:002008-05-06T18:23:51.616-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_KqbhfYtP9gs/SCDZcNAPX9I/AAAAAAAABUQ/psAqOThAoZ8/s1600-h/BrengleDec07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_KqbhfYtP9gs/SCDZcNAPX9I/AAAAAAAABUQ/psAqOThAoZ8/s320/BrengleDec07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197393048535785426" /></a><br />Madison Brengle has won her fourth Grand Slam wild card, and third main draw one, defeating Ahsha Rolle last Saturday 6-3, 6-0 in the eight-player tournament held in Boca Raton. For complete results, see <a href="http://www.usta.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=1834413">usta.com</a>.<br /><br />Sally Milano of usta.com spoke with Chase Buchanan about his win Sunday in Vero Beach and posted <a href="http://www.usta.com/news/fullstory.sps?iType=921&inewsid=1884843">the conversation today</a>. Bonnie Ford has more on Alexis Gordon at <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3383152">espn.com</a>.<br /><br />The NCAA has posted the names of the schools and teams who are not meeting the requirements of the Academic Progress initiative. Tennis makes up a tiny number (the NCAA's list by sport is <a href="http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/Academics+and+Athletes/Education+and+Research/Academic+Reform/APR/2007-08+Teams+Subject+to+Penalties+by+Sport">here</a>) and unlike other sports, there are no high profile programs. The good news is there are many, many more tennis programs listed in the <a href="http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/Academics+and+Athletes/Education+and+Research/Academic+Reform/APR/2007-08_public_recognition_by_sport.html">Public Recognition Awards</a>, which honor high academic performance. <br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/college+tennis" rel="tag">college tennis</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/junior+tennis" rel="tag">junior tennis</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Madison+Brengle" rel="tag">Madison Brengle</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Chase+Buchanan" rel="tag">Chase Buchanan</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Alexis+Gordon" rel="tag">Alexis Gordon</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/NCAA+APR+rates" rel="tag">NCAA APR rates</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Colette+Lewis" rel="tag">Colette Lewis</a></span></div>Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com