For the primary time in program historical past, Arizona males’s tennis has a nationwide champion.
Senior Jay Buddy gained the ITA Males’s All-American singles championship on Sunday in Tulsa, Okla., defeating Ohio State’s Aidan Kim in a matchup of two of the highest gamers in faculty tennis.
Buddy, the No. 5 ranked participant nationally, defeated No. 7 Ozan Baris of Michigan State, No. 9 Dylan Dietrich of Virginia, and No. 4 Kim to take the crown.
“What Jay just accomplished is the pinnacle of college tennis — winning the All-American Championship, one of the most prestigious national titles in our sport,” Arizona coach Clancy Shields mentioned. “He capped off the event beating 3 top 10 opponents and became the first national champion in Arizona program history. I couldn’t be more proud of Jay, his process throughout the 8 day event, and the quality of his play the last couple days.”
Buddy defeated Kim with a convincing 6-2, 6-4 outcome Sunday, a day after beating Dietrich in a three-set tiebreaker.
Buddy will signify Arizona on the NCAA Particular person Championships Nov. 19–24 in Orlando, Fla.
The Tokyo native is coming a stellar summer time wherein he gained three gold medals on the FISU World College Video games.
By incomes the ITA championship, Buddy joins an illustrious group of previous ITA successful together with John Isner and Ben Shelton.
