Huyton Joins Cajuns Men's Tennis

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William Huyton of Stamford, England has joined the Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis squad this fall, head coach Mark Jeffrey announced on Friday._

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[RaginDave]

guys, Top 500 in ITF, this is another great addition, I said it earlier this year, we are going to be a top 32 team in men's tennis this year, potentially a sweet 16 team.

Our depth is amazing and we have some senior leadership.

[CajunEXPRESS]

OK now that you made a comment I feel safe to ask, as I do not follow tennis. What is the ITF, I guess International Tennis Federation? What does being say No. 500 actually mean?

[RaginDave]

Express,

below is some information on the ITF, that should help. And yes, it is the International Tennis Federation.

http://www.ask.com/wiki/Internationa...=2800&qsrc=999

Also, here is some information on William Huyton, the ITF breaks tennis down in a 5 major ways:

Pro Circuit (better known as the ATP and WTA professional tours (Nadal, Federer, Sharapova, Williams sisters, etc)
Juniors (HS/College players not on professional tours)
Seniors (retired players or recreational tennis)
Wheelchair (self expanitory)
and the new one Beach Tennis

To be a top 500 player in Junior ITF (where Huyton is rated) means you are looking at kid not good enough to play on the ATP tour (traditionally the top players in Juniors have a chance), but D-1A ready. Imagine this if the top 100 players on the Junior ITF rankings believe they have a chance at the ATP tour, then the next 400 are the best college age players around. Figure 300+ D-1A schools playing college tennis and start figuring the talent we are talking about. Most of this talent is eaten up by the top 75 colleges in tennis, we got a good one and listening to the potential from coach Jeffery he is only getting better. He will struggle with some of the college game at first, but I would believe in a year or two could be one of our best players on the team, if we can keep him.

this is sweet!

[cajunfan337]

Jolly good