The Tennis Players Show

Wake Forest's DK Suresh chat's after afternoon practice about his college tennis experience. We also discuss the difference between playing Davis Cup and College Tennis. 
 
 

Got to catch up with Baylor's Connor Van Schalkwyk after a morning practice in Athens. We discuss his experience in the Super Regional against Pepperdine and how his game style and preparation. 

Live from Athens! 
Got to catch up after a morning practice with Baylor's Zsombor Velcz. We discuss the win over Pepperdine and keys to getting a Quarterfinal win. 

The pod will be going to Athens for NCAA's, starting on Wednesday! 
I will be covering the whole event on Instagram and X!
The IG for the show is @beingtheathletepod
My personal X account is @jacklegwin
Hope to see everyone there! 

ATP No. 92 in doubles, Reese Stalder joins the show to discuss his professional tennis journey, how playing at TCU helped him progress as an athlete and what he's learned through the game of tennis. 
We also discuss his viewpoint on the collegiate game, talk about his experiences playing the Grand Slams, and his subscription based coaching website, RA Tennis Performance. 
Stalder is coming off a Challenger Tour win in Gwangju and is through to the quarterfinals of the Cagliari Challenger with partner Mac Kiger. 

Oklahoma's Edda Mamedova joins the show to discuss her impressive transition to college tennis and what she's learned along the way. We also discuss how difficult language barrier can be and how being uncomfortable helps you grow. 
Mamedova is currently ranked No. 34 in the country in singles in the most recent ITA rankings with a 13-5 record in the regular season and seven ranked wins, six of which are over players in the top 60. She is also ranked No. 17 in the country in doubles with partner Evialina Laskevich.She has helped the Sooners to a 23-5 record and the No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
The Sooners open the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at 2PM against Kansas at home. 

Arizona's Alexander Rozin joins the show to discuss the Wildcats season, his progression as a player and growing up playing tennis in Canada. 
We also talk about how he developed his one handed backhand and how he best learned how to be creative with it. 
Rozin (13.58 UTR) is currently ranked No. 97 in the country with an 18-12 record in singles and a 19-12 record in doubles. He has helped the Wildcats to the No. 8 ranking in the country with a 21-4 record.

Wake Forest's Luca Pow joins the show to discuss his time in Winston Salem as a Demon Deacon as well as his experiences playing college tennis. 
We discuss work ethic, big moments in big matches and winning both the NCAA Title last year and the ACC Championship this past Sunday. 
Pow, ranked No. 26 in the country in the most recent ITA rankings, has a record of 75-10 in singles in dual matches in his career and a 18-3 record on the year with his last loss coming on Feburary 15th. He has helped the Deacs to a ranking of No. 4 in the country as well. 
 

Baylor's Devin Badenhorst joins the show to discuss his progression as a player in his time in college tennis as well as his growth as a person in the program. We also talk about the upcoming match against TCU and the impact the senior class has had on his growth as a player and person.
Badenhorst is currently ranked No. 7 in the country in the most recent ITA rankings with a 15-8 record and 11 wins over ranked opponents, five of which were against top 25 players.

Benjamin Kittay (ATP doubles #107) joins the show to discuss his rise through the doubles ranks and his journey through tennis. 
We talk his run to the finals at Delray Beach, how he trains, how college tennis helped to prepare him for the next step to the pros, and how he's risen from #1700 in the world to #107 in just nine months.
We also discuss the shot heard round the tennis world at the Miami Open. He also gives a small shoutout to Alex Gruskin's tennis skills, and creates a new segment that we have dubbed "Ask the host."