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2005

(June 14) Jesse Ferlianto has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team. This is the first Academic All-America honor for Ferlianto. He was chosen for the Academic All-District first team last month.

Ferlianto was among the 15 student-athletes, four of whom were tennis players, selected nationwide for the Academic All-America first team. He was chosen from a pool of nominees in the at-large sports, which consists of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. Also selected from Emory were diver John Sutter (second team) and swimmer Brandon Burke (third team), making Emory the only school with three honorees.

Ferlianto had a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average with a double major in business administration and economics. The junior has a career singles record of 53-10. His current career singles win percentage (.841) puts him on pace for second place on the school's all-time list.

Ferlianto is the 11th Emory men's tennis player, all since 1992, to make the Academic All-America team.

Voting for the Academic All-America team is conducted by a national committee of members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The Academic All-America program is sponsored by ESPN The Magazine. To be eligible, a nominee must be at least a sophomore with a 3.2 GPA and a starter or key reserve on their team.

(May 26) Jesse Ferlianto has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first team. His name will be placed on the national ballot for the Academic All-America team to be announced in June.

Ferlianto was among the 10 student-athletes selected to the first team for at-large sports which consists of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. Also selected from Emory were swimmer Brandon Burke and diver John Sutter, making Emory the only school with three honorees.

This is the first time Ferlianto has made the Academic All-District team. He is the 13th Emory men's tennis player since 1994 to be so honored.

Voting for the Academic All-District team is conducted by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. To be eligible, a nominee must be at least a sophomore with a 3.2 GPA and a starter or key reserve on their team. Emory nominees are placed in the "college division" category, which is composed of all NCAA Division II and III and NAIA schools.

(May 21) Yoji Masuoka and Mark Odgers were eliminated in the NCAA Division III national singles championship.

Masuoka fell in the round of 16, losing to Evan Tindell of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Masuoka won his opening match (round of 32) against Michael Malvitz of Kalamazoo (Mich.), 6-0, 6-4. Masuoka was the eighth seed in this tournament.

This is the first time Masuoka, a sophomore, has competed in the NCAA singles tournament. Tindell eliminated Emory's Tyson Ramsay in the round of 16 of the NCAA singles tournament in 2003. Tindell is the No. 2 ranked singles player in the East region according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).

Odgers lost in the opening round, 6-4, 6-2, to Michael Thoeresz of Redlands (Calif.). Thoeresz is the No. 2 ranked singles player in the West region according to the ITA. Odgers was the top seed in the tournament thus ensuring him singles All-America honors for the fourth time and a school-record eight All-America citations in his career.

Odgers and Alex Jacobs lost their opening match (round of 16) in the NCAA doubles championship.They fell 6-2, 6-4 to Matt Brunner and Matt Seeberger of California-Santa Cruz. This was a matchup of the top ranked doubles pairing in the South and West regions. Odgers and Jacobs were the No. 2 seed in this NCAA tournament.

(May 20) Mark Odgers has been named the national Senior Player of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Earlier this month, he was honored as the regional winner.

Odgers is the first Emory player ever to win this national award. He has a 17-4 record in singles this season and 22-5 in doubles.

He is competing in the NCAA singles and doubles championships this week. Odgers is in position to become the first Emory player to earn All-America honors all four years in both singles and doubles.

He is ranked 17th in the nation among Division III singles players and fifth among doubles pairings with teammate Alex Jacobs.

Odgers is first in school history for most career doubles wins and second in career doubles win percentage. He is 10th all-time at Emory for career singles wins and 20th for career singles win percentage.

(May 20) Emory University finished third at the NCAA Division III national championship by beating Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.), 4-1.

This is the second consecutive year Emory finished third and its fourth consecutive year in the national final four. This is the seventh time the Eagles have placed in the top four nationally, which places them fifth in Division III history.

The Eagles end with a 21-3 record, their second consecutive 20-win season. This is their first back-to-back 20-win seasons since a streak from 1981 to 1984.

The team's .875 winning percentage this season is the second highest in school history behind last year's squad which had a .923 winning percentage (24-2).

Today, Emory dropped the doubles point for the sixth time this season, fourth against a Division III opponent. For the third time in four tries, Emory rallied to win the match after losing the doubles point. The only time they missed was yesterday in the semifinals against Santa Cruz.

Emory won at No. 2, 3, 4, and 5 singles. The other two singles matches were halted once the outcome was decided.

This is the second time that Emory beat Gustavus this season. Emory won the other encounter, 4-3, at Gustavus in the semifinals of the ITA indoor national championship Feb. 26.

This marks the collegiate tennis farewell for seniors Alex Jacobs, Mark Odgers, Tyson Ramsay, and Josh Rubens. The quartet contributed to one national championship, one national runner-up finish and two third-place finishes at the NCAA national tournament. Their four-year team record of 79-14 (.849) is the most successful four-year span in school history, based on winning percentage.

Odgers, Jacobs and Yoji Masuoka will compete in the NCAA individual championships starting Saturday.

(May 19) Emory University lost in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III national championship, 4-1 to the host school, University of California-Santa Cruz. Emory plays for third place Friday against Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.).

Emory won the other two meetings between these schools this season. Emory beat Santa Cruz, 5-2, in the finals of the ITA Indoor National Championships Feb. 27. Emory beat Santa Cruz, 4-3, on the latter's home court April 9.

This is the fifth time these two schools have squared off in the NCAA national team tournament. Emory's lone win was 4-3 in the third-place match last year.

This is Emory's first loss in 12 matches this season against national top-25 Division III teams. Santa Cruz is ranked No. 3 nationally by the ITA while Emory is No. 2.

Emory dropped the doubles point for the fifth time this season. Two of those were in losses to Division I schools. The other two were to Division III schools, but Emory rallied to beat Kalamazoo (Mich.) March 25 and Santa Cruz April 9.

Mark Odgers won at No. 1 singles by knocking off the No. 1 ranked singles player in the West region, Matt Seeberger, in three sets, 6-1, 1-6, 7-6.

Emory was in the third set of two singles matches with a chance to tie the match score, when Patrick Redmond dropped his match at No. 5 singles, 7-5, 7-6 (6).

(May 18) Emory University advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III national championships with a 4-1 win against Williams College (Mass.).

This is the fourth consecutive year that the Eagles (20-2) have reached the national semifinals. This is Emory's seventh overall appearance in the semifinals. The Eagles also got that far in 1995, 1996, and 1998.

Emory took a 2-1 lead after the doubles. Mark Odgers (No. 1), Yoji Masuoka (No. 3), and Josh Rubens (No. 6) won their singles matches to clinch the team victory.

This is Emory's second win ever against Williams in an NCAA national tournament. The two teams have squared off six times, all since 1997. The other time Emory beat Williams was in 2003 on the way to the first national championship in school history.

With the win over Williams, ranked No. 6 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Emory is now 11-0 this season against national top-25 Division III teams.

Emory finished third at the NCAA championships last season, first in 2003, and second in 2002.

(May 10) Three Emory University players have been selected for the NCAA Division III national individual championships.

Mark Odgers and Yoji Masuoka are among the 32 entrants for the singles championships. Odgers and Alex Jacobs are one of 16 pairings chosen for the doubles championship.

Odgers, a senior, becomes the sixth person in school history to be selected for the NCAA singles tournament all four years. The others are Brett Kaplan, Todd Kennedy, Gavin O'Connell, Ed Rhein, and Jimmy Strauss.

Odgers has a 15-4 singles record this season. He is ranked 17th in the nation in singles by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Odgers advanced to the NCAA singles quarterfinals, his best finish, in 2002 and 2003.

This is the first NCAA individual berth for Masuoka, a sophomore. He finished third at the ITA national singles championship last fall after winning the regional singles title. Masuoka is ranked third in the national singles rankings compiled by the ITA. He has a season singles record of 19-9 overall, 7-3 against opponents from national top-25 teams.

This is the fourth time Odgers and Jacobs, also a senior, have been chosen for the NCAA doubles tournament. Their best finish is the semifinals in 2003. The two have combined for a 20-3 record this season. They are ranked fifth in the nation by the ITA.

For Odgers, this gives him eight total NCAA championship berths as an individual, tying him for the school record with Kennedy (1989-92). Behind them with seven NCAA berths are O'Connell (1988-91) and Rhein (1980-83).

(May 10) Mark Odgers has been honored as the regional Senior Player of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Odgers becomes one of four finalists for the national Senior Player of the Year award to be announced May 20.

Odgers is playing No. 1 singles for Emory for the fourth consecutive year. He has compiled a 15-4 record this season. He is ranked 17th in the nation among Division III singles players. For his career, Odgers has a 67-33 record, placing him 11th in school history for career singles wins.

Odgers has teamed up with Alex Jacobs at No. 1 doubles all four years. He has 91 career doubles wins, a school record, shattering the old mark of 79. The duo are ranked fifth nationally.

Odgers is a seven-time All-American--four in doubles and three in singles--making him the most decorated player in Emory history. He could make it eight, based on his performance at the upcoming NCAA singles championship.

He has helped Emory to a NCAA national team championship (2003), a second-place finish (2002) and third place (2004).

(May 8) Emory University advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III national tournament for the 14th consecutive year with a 4-0 win over Washington & Lee University (Va.).

The Eagles were ranked No. 2 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association while W&L was ranked 13th.

Emory improves its season record to 19-2 overall, 14-0 against Division III teams and 10-0 against national top-25 Division III teams.

Emory won the doubles point for the 12th time in 14 matches against Division III teams. Mark Odgers and Alex Jacobs, the No. 5 ranked pairing in the nation, were 8-1 winners at No. 1 doubles.

Yoji Masuoka, ranked No. 3 in the nation in singles, won at No. 3 singles. Patrick Redmond, ranked 34th nationally, won at No. 5 singles, as did Josh Rubens, ranked 44th, at No. 6 singles.

Emory finished third at the NCAA championships last season after winning the national title in 2003.

Selections for the NCAA individual championships will be announced next Monday.

(May 2) Emory University has been selected for the NCAA Division III national tournament for the 16th consecutive year. The Eagles are ranked No. 2 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

Emory competes in an NCAA regional tournament this weekend in Lexington, Va. The Eagles received a first-round bye and will play Sunday against the winner of the Washington & Lee (Va.)-Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) match.

If Emory wins Sunday, it advances to the national quarterfinals for the 14th consecutive year. Emory finished third at the NCAA championships last season after winning the national title in 2003.

The Eagles have a record of 18-2 overall, 13-0 against Division III teams and 9-0 against national top-25 Division III teams.

Emory won the ITA indoor national championship earlier this spring, which included a 6-1 win against Washington & Lee. Emory won the conference title for the 16th straight year, competing in the same conference as Carnegie Mellon.

Selections for the NCAA individual championships will be announced next Monday.

(April 25) Emory University claimed all-University Athletic Association honors at every singles and doubles position, including first-team honors at four singles positions and all three doubles positions.

In singles, Patrick Redmond (No. 3), Yoji Masuoka (No. 4), Jesse Ferliano (No. 5), Josh Rubens (No. 6) earned first-team singles honors, while Mark Odgers and Alex Jacobs were honored on the second team at the first and second singles positions, respectively.

This is the first career all-conference honor for Masuoka and the first time Redmond and Ferlianto have made the first team.

On the first team in doubles were the pairings of Odgers-Jacobs (No. 1), Ferlianto-Redmond (No. 2), and Tyson Ramsay-Rubens (No. 3). This is the third consecutive year Odgers and Jacobs have made the first team in the No. 1 doubles position.

Odgers has earned all-conference honors in both singles and doubles all four years of his career. Jacobs leads current Emory players with five career first-team selections.

The Eagles had first-team selections at seven positions tying for fourth most in school history. This is the third time that the Eagles have earned all-conference honors at all nine singles and doubles positions.

(April 23) Emory University closed out its regular season undefeated against Division III teams with a 6-1 win over Piedmont College (Ga.).

The Eagles, ranked No. 2 in the nation, won the doubles point with wins in the second and third positions. Jesse Ferlianto and Patrick Redmond won their fifth consecutive match as a pair.

In singles play, Emory won five of six matches falling only at the No. 2 position. Yoji Masuoka, playing in the No. 1 singles match for the first time since February, beat the sixth ranked player in the region. In the third singles, Jesse Ferlianto won his 12th consecutive match.

Josh Rubens picked up his 15th win in 16 matches playing in the No. 4 singles position. At No. 5 and 6 singles, Hardy Ehlers and Lee Friedman, respectively, both picked up their second dual-match win of the year. Emory players in the No. 4-6 singles positions are 21-0 in the last seven matches.

The Eagles have won 17 consecutive matches and are 13-0 against Division III teams. They will be in action next in early may at the sub-regionals of the NCAA national tournament.

The Eagles have finished in the top three in the nation for three consecutive years including a third-place finish last year and a national championship in 2003.

(April 18) Emory University defeated three teams this weekend losing only one point to capture the University Athletic Association championship for the 16th straight year.

The Eagles defeated host school Brandeis (Mass.) 6-1 in the opening round and Chicago (Ill.) in the semi-final, 7-0. The Eagles faced Rochester (N.Y.) in the finals and won 7-0.

The Eagles swept the doubles matches in all three matches and have done so nine times this season. Mark Odgers and Alex Jacobs, the fifth ranked pair in the nation, defeated a pair ranked No. 20 in the nation playing in the first doubles position against Rochester.

In singles play, Patrick Redmond, Yoji Masuoka, and Jesse Ferlianto did not drop a set the whole weekend. Ferlianto has won 11 matches in a row. Mark Odgers, ranked No. 17 in the nation, defeated the 14th ranked player in the nation in the match against Chicago. Josh Rubens, who won all three matches, has won 14 of his last 15 matches dating back to February 19.

In beating Rochester, who was ranked No. 24 in the nation, the Eagles improved to 12-0 this season against NCAA Division III teams, including nine wins over ranked opponents.

The Eagles are ranked No. 2 in the nation, according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, and have a 17-2 record.

(April 14) Emory University did not drop a set in its 7-0 victory over University of the South (Tenn.).

The Eagles opened the match by sweeping the doubles matches for the sixth time this season.

The Eagles then won all six singles matches in straight sets.

Emory's No. 4, 5, and 6 singles players--Patrick Redmond, Jesse Ferlianto, and Josh Rubens--are 24-2 since February 27. The only two losses came when an injury forced Redmond to retire, and when Rubens played in the No. 1 singles position against an NCAA Division II team. Ferlianto has won eight straight in that stretch.

The Eagles remain undefeated in dual matches against Division III opponents. They have won 12 consecutive matches dating back to February 19 of this year.

(April 11) Emory University earned wins last weekend over a NCAA Division I opponent and a highly ranked Division III team.

The Eagles faced UC Santa Cruz, the team ranked No. 4 in the nation in Division III. After dropping the doubles point the Eagles earned wins in the third, fifth and sixth singles positions included a 6-2, 6-4 win by Alex Jacobs over the No. 15 player in the nation.

With the matched tied at 3-3, Patrick Redmond, ranked No. 34 in the nation, faced the No. 19 player in the nation in the No. 4 singles match. The two fought to a tie in the third set with Redmond winning the tiebreaker and taking the match, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5).

The win clinched the 4-3 win in the match for Emory keeping the Eagles undefeated by Division III opponents. This is the second time the Eagles, who are ranked third in Division III, have defeated UC Santa Cruz this season, the first being at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association indoor championships.

The following day the Eagles faced the University of San Francisco, an NCAA Division I squad.
The Eagles captured the doubles point winning the No. 1 and 2 positions. They then won in the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth singles positions to take the match, 5-2.

Jesse Ferlianto's two wins in the No. 5 singles position stretched his streak to seven consecutive wins. Winning in both matches in the sixth singles position, Josh Rubens, ranked No. 44 in the nation, has now won 10 of the last 11 matches he's played and he continues to be undefeated in Division III dual match play with a record of 8-0.

The Eagles are 13-2 on the season including three wins over Division I teams. The Eagles have won 12 consecutive matches dating back to February 19.

(March 26) Emory University, the nation's third ranked team, defeated DePauw University (Ind.) the No. 21 ranked team in the nation, 6-1. With the win the Eagles improved to 7-0 this season against NCAA Division III teams with all of those matches having been against ranked teams.

The Eagles swept all three doubles matches for the fifth time in thirteen matches this season to take a 1-0 lead in the match. The Eagles' No. 1 doubles pair, Mark Odgers and Alex Jacobs, who are ranked No. 5 in the nation, have won their last seven decisions.

The Eagles won in the No. 1 through No. 5 singles positions for the second straight match. Yoji Masuoka, the No. 3 ranked player in the nation, topped a player ranked No. 6 in the nation, 6-4, 6-2, playing in the No. 2 singles position. Junior Jesse Ferlianto won, 6-3, 6-1, in the No. 4 position earning his fifth singles victory in a row.

Odgers and Josh Rubens both won and are undefeated this season in singles play in Division III dual matches. They are both 7-0 in those matches and are ranked 17th and 44th in the nation, respectively.

With his win in the third singles position, Jacobs improved to 6-0 in singles dual matches this season, and has an 8-1 overall singles record. He is on pace to break the Emory record for career winning percentage with a .851 (63-11) percentage thus far. The current record is .792.

The Eagles have won 10 consecutive matches and will travel to Montgomery next weekend for the Small College Blue-Gray Classic.

(March 25) Emory University, ranked No. 3 in the nation, was a 5-2 winner against Kalamazoo College (Mich.), ranked 16th nationally.

The Eagles dropped the doubles point for the first time in a Division III dual match this season. But Emory's top doubles tandem of Mark Odgers and Alex Jacobs, ranked fifth nationally, beat the No. 1 ranked doubles pairing in the nation, 8-4.

Emory then won in the top five singles positions. Odgers and Masuoka, playing at No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, knocked off opponents ranked 28th and 41st in the nation.

(March 21) Emory University won all three of its matches on its spring trip to Hawaii defeating three ranked NCAA Division II and III teams.

The Eagles, the third-ranked team in the nation in Division III, earned wins against Division II opponents Hawaii Pacific University and Univerisity of Hawaii-Hilo and Division III opponent Bowdoin College (Maine).

The Eagles defeated Hawaii Pacific, who are ranked 32nd nationally in Division II, 5-2. Singles winners for Emory were Alex Jacobs, Patrick Redmond, Jesse Ferlianto, and Josh Rubens.

Emory defeated Bowdoin 6-1 to improve to 5-0 this season against Division III teams. Bowdoin is ranked No. 14 nationally. All of Emory's Division III wins have come against teams ranked in the top-20 in the nation, including three top-10 teams.

Against Bowdoin, Mark Odgers, ranked No. 17 nationally in Division III singles, defeated the No. 31 ranked player in the nation in Division III. Other singles winners were Yoji Masuoka, Jacobs, Ferlianto, and Rubens. The only loss for the Eagles came due to an injury to Patrick Redmond, who was leading 4-0 in the third set when a sprained ankle forced him to retire.

The Eagles ended the trip against Hawaii-Hilo winning 7-2 against the No. 29 ranked Division II team in the nation. Emory's singles winners were Tyson Ramsay, Andrew Watkins, Hardy Ehlers, and Lee Friedman.

The Eagles will be in action Friday and Saturday with two home matches against ranked Division III teams, Kalamazoo College (Mich.) and DePauw University (Ind.).

ITA Indoor National Champions

(Feb. 27) For the second consecutive year, Emory University won the ITA Indoor National Championship, this time with a 5-2 win over University of California-Santa Cruz.

This is the third straight year Emory advanced to the finals of the ITA indoor nationals. Last year, Emory beat host Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) in the finals.

All three doubles matches ended in 8-6 scores with Emory winning the No. 1 and 3 doubles.

In singles, Mark Odgers knocked off the No. 1 ranked singles player in the nation, Brian Casey, 6-1, 6-1. Odgers began the spring ranked No. 17 in the nation in singles. Odgers lost to Casey in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, on March 10, 2003, the only other time these two players have faced each other.

Patrick Redmond, ranked 34th nationally in singles, was a 6-1, 6-2 winner at No. 3 singles against an opponent who was ranked No. 15 in the nation among Division III singles players.

Josh Rubens recorded a "double bagel" with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles. Alex Jacobs, in his first singles match of the spring, was a 7-6 (4), 6-2 winner at No. 6 singles.

California-Santa Cruz has advanced to the finals of the NCAA Division III national team championship 10 times, all since 1988, winning four times. Emory has been in the NCAA finals three times, winning it in 2003.

(Feb. 26) For the third consecutive year, Emory University has advanced to the finals of the ITA Indoor National Championship. The Eagles, seeded No. 1, won their semifinal match, 4-3, against host Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.).

Emory beat Gustavus in the finals last year. The year before, Emory lost in the finals to Gustavus. This year, Gustavus was seeded No. 5 in the eight-team field and ranked No. 7 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

Yoji Masuoka, playing No. 1 singles, defeated his opponent, who ranked No. 10 in the nation, 6-3, 6-3. Mark Odgers, at No. 2 singles, defeated an opponent ranked No. 35 in the nation, 6-2, 6-2. Josh Rubens was the other singles winner for Emory in the No. 6 position, 6-0, 6-2. Masuoka is No. 3 in the national ITA singles rankings, Odgers is No. 17 and Rubens is No. 44.

Emory took a 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point. Odgers and Alex Jacobs, ranked No. 5 nationally as a pairing, were 8-2 winners against a Gustavus duo ranked No. 3 in the nation. Tyson Ramsay and Rubens, ranked No. 9 in the nation in doubles, won at No. 2 doubles, 8-2, against a pairing ranked No. 22 in the nation.

Emory plays for the indoor national championship Sunday against either the tournament's No. 2 seed, California-Santa Cruz, or the No. 3 seed, Redlands (Calif.).

(Feb. 25) Defending champion Emory University advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Indoor National Championship with a 6-1 win against Washington & Lee University (Va.).

Emory entered the match seeded No. 1 in the tournament and ranked No. 3 in the nation. Washington & Lee was seeded No. 8 and ranked No. 10 nationally.

Emory won the doubles point thanks in part to its No. 2 tandem of Tyson Ramsay and Josh Rubens which squeaked out a 9-8 (2) win. The pairing is ranked No. 9 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and No. 3 in the region.

The Eagles then won five of the six singles matches. The team's singles lineup features six players, all of whom are ranked in the top 15 in the region. Winners were Mark Odgers at No. 2 singles, Jesse Ferlianto, No. 3, Patrick Redmond, No. 4, Tyson Ramsay, No. 5, and Josh Rubens, No. 6.

Odgers is a three-time singles All-American. After missing last weekend's competition because he was sick, this is only the second time in 88 career college matches that Odgers has not played in the No. 1 singles spot. The No. 1 spot went to sophomore Yoji Masuoka, who finished third in the ITA national singles tournament last fall.

Ferlianto is a returning doubles All-American. He was 24-1 in singles play last season, including a perfect 16-0 at No. 6 singles.

Redmond earned singles All-America honors last season by winning the ITA regional singles title and finishing fifth at the ITA nationals.

Ramsay, a three-time singles All-American, advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Division III singles championship last season.

Rubens compiled a won-loss record of 22-6 in singles last season. He is 11th in the regional singles rankings this season.

In the semifinals, Emory faces the host institution, Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), in a rematch of last year's finals of the indoor nationals, in which Emory came away a 5-2 winner.

(Feb. 21) Despite not having two of its top players Emory University scored two wins over NCAA Division I teams at the Clemson Classic last weekend. The Eagles, ranked third in the nation, were 2-2 for the weekend with wins over Tennessee Tech and Charleston Southern.

The Eagles played without Mark Odgers and Alex Jacobs, two of their top singles players and the No. 1 ranked doubles pair in the nation in Division III. Odgers was sick, and Jacobs had a finalist interview for Emory's Bobby Jones Scholarship.

Regardless, the Eagles still managed to defeat Tennessee Tech, 4-3, Friday in their opening match. The Eagles then faced Clemson, who are ranked 36th in the nation in Division I, and fell 7-0.

Saturday, Emory faced Auburn University at Montgomery, the NAIA's second ranked team in the nation, losing 4-0. Finally, the Eagles closed out the weekend with a 5-2 win over Division I opponent Charleston Southern.

Next weekend the Eagles travel to Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Team Indoor Championship.

(Jan. 30) Emory University is ranked third in the nation in NCAA Division III according to the fall rankings of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). The Eagles boast five singles players in the top 50 nationally, and two doubles pairs in the top 10 in the nation.

The Eagles have been among the top three teams in every national poll since 2002 and have not been ranked out of the top five since 1999. Emory was ranked No. 3 in last season's final poll after placing third in last season's NCAA national tournament.

In the singles polls, sophomore Yoji Masuoka enters the spring ranked third in the nation after winning the ITA regional championship and placing third in the ITA national championship. This is the first time he has held a national rank.

Tyson Ramsay and Mark Odgers made the national top 20 in singles as No. 13 and 17, respectively. Patrick Redmond and Josh Rubens are also among the top 50.

Winners of the ITA regional, the doubles pairing of Odgers and Alex Jacobs are ranked No. 5 in the nation, while Ramsay and Rubens are ranked ninth. This is the fourth year of partnership for seniors Odgers and Jacobs who, beginning their freshman year, have been listed among the five best pairs in every national poll.

Emory enters the season ranked first in the region with Masuoka and Odgers and Jacobs holding the top places in the singles and doubles rankings. Nine Eagles are ranked among the top 20 in the region in singles, while four doubles pairs made the top 14.

(Oct. 16, 2004) Yoji Masuoka claimed third place in the singles draw at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national championships.

Masuoka was a 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7) winner against Jordan Taillon of Trinity (Texas), who was ranked 32nd in the final national singles rankings last season.

Last season, Masuoka had a 10-1 singles record, playing mostly at No. 6 singles for the Eagles, who finished third at the NCAA national championships.

Yesterday, Emory's doubles entry of Mark Odgers and Alex Jacobs finished in fifth place, the third time in four years that the two earned a spot in the ITA national tournament.

All three Emory players are accorded All-America status by winning their respective ITA regional titles.

(Oct. 15, 2004) Yoji Masuoka dropped his semifinal singles match at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national championships.

Masuoka was defeated, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, by the tournament's No. 2 seed, Kevin Casey of California-Santa Cruz, who was ranked 31st in the final national singles rankings last season. Masuoka plays for third place Saturday against Jordan Taillon of Trinity (Texas), who was ranked 32nd in the final national singles rankings.

Emory's doubles entry of Mark Odgers and Alex Jacobs finished in fifth place after winning both matches today. The duo won against a Middlebury (Vt.) pairing, 6-4, 6-1. Then Odgers/Jacobs won the fifth-place match, 7-5, 6-4, to a Mary Washington (Va.) pairing.

All three Emory players are accorded All-America status by winning their respective regional titles.

(Oct. 14, 2004) Yoji Masuoka won his opening singles match at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national championships. He advances to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III draw.

Masuoka won 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-0 against Ben Lundell of Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.). The Emory sophomore now faces the No. 2 seed, Kevin Casey of California-Santa Cruz.

Emory's doubles entry of Mark Odgers and Alex Jacobs lost its opening match, 4-6, 7-5, 11-9, to a pairing from Pacific Lutheran (Wash.). Odgers and Jacobs, the top seed in the doubles tournament, move into the consolation draw against a pairing from Middlebury (Vt.), the defending NCAA national team champion.

Masuoka, Odgers and Jacobs qualified for the ITA nationals by winning the singles and doubles titles, respectively, at the ITA regionals Sept. 24-26.

(Sept. 26) For the second consecutive year, Emory University swept the singles and doubles titles at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association regional championships.

Unseeded Yoji Masuoka claimed the singles title with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win against teammate Tyson Ramsay, the tournament's No. 3 seed. Masuoka made it to the ITA singles semifinals last season, one in which he ended up with a 10-1 singles record. Emory's Patrick Redmond, also unseeded, won the ITA singles draw in 2003.

For the third time in four years, Mark Odgers and Alex Jacobs teamed to win the regional doubles crown. The only time they didn't do so was last year when Jacobs was studying abroad and Odgers partnered with Jesse Ferlianto to win the regionals. Odgers-Jacobs, the tournament's top seed, beat teammates Ramsay and Josh Rubens, who were the No. 2 seed, 8-6.

The regional winners advance to the ITA national tournament Oct. 14-17 in Fort Myers, Fla.

(Sept. 25) Three Emory University players have advanced to the singles semifinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association regional championship. Emory also has three pairings reach the semifinals in the doubles tournament.

Mark Odgers and Tyson Ramsay, the tournament's No. 2 and 3 seeds, respectively, advanced in the singles draw along with unseeded Yoji Masuoka, who upset the tournament's No. 4 seed.

Emory's top two doubles pairings, seeded 1-2, advanced to the semifinals, along with an unseeded pair. No. 1 Odgers and Alex Jacobs advanced along with No. 2 Ramsay and Josh Rubens. The surprise, again, was Masuoka along with Patrick Redmond, last year's ITA regional singles champion.

The regional winners advance to the ITA national tournament Oct. 14-17 in Fort Myers, Fla.

(Sept. 24) Nine Emory University players advanced to the round of 16 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association regional singles championship. Four Emory pairings made it to the round of eight in the doubles draw.

Newcomer Andrew Watkins pulled off the upset of the day in the round of 32 in the singles tournament by knocking off the No. 1 seed, Sebastian Stanescu of Piedmont (Ga.). Stanescu was 13th in the final ITA national singles rankings for NCAA Division III last season.

(Sept. 23) Emory University has five individuals seeded in the top eight in the singles draw and the top two seeded doubles teams at this year's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) regional championships.
The five seeded singles players is an increase from the three seeded Eagles last year.

Senior and co-captain Mark Odgers is seeded second in the 64-player draw. This is the third straight year he has been one of the top two singles seeds.

Fellow co-captains Tyson Ramsay and Alex Jacobs are seeded third and fifth respectively. Junior Patrick Redmond, last year's ITA regional singles champion and finished fifth in the ITA national tournament, is seeded sixth. Senior Josh Rubens, who lost to Redmond in last year's regional championship match, is seeded seventh.

Odgers and Jacobs are the top-seeded team entering the doubles tournament. Odgers teamed up with Jesse Ferlianto last year to win the regional doubles tournament and place second in the national tournament. Odgers and Jacobs won the tournament together in 2002 after entering it as the top seed. Ramsay and Rubens are the No. 2 seed in this year's doubles tournament.

Emory had four out of the final eight players and three out of the final four in last year's singles tournament. The ITA regional championship is hosted by the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn from September 24-26. Regional winners advance to the ITA national tournament Oct. 14-17 in Fort Myers, Fla.