Men's Tennis signs four to National Letters of Intent
Nov. 20, 2008 AUSTIN, Texas -- University of Texas head men's tennis coach Michael Center announced Thursday the signings of four prep standouts to National Letters of Intent. Chris Camillone (Austin, Texas), Ben Chen (Spring, Texas), Grant Fleming (Overland Park, Kan.) and Daniel Whitehead (Sugar Land, Texas) signed National Letters of Intent and will join the UT men's tennis program in the fall of 2009. "We're excited to add four outstanding players to our roster for next year," UT coach Michael Center said. "We're happy to welcome three Texans next year, but we welcome the opportunity to recruit on a national level, as well. These young men are outstanding students and great people. We look forward to their arrival in Austin next fall. Chen, the nation's 19th-ranked player by TennisRecruiting.net, is the top-ranked player in Texas. Chen has captured Super Championship Major Zone singles events in Austin, Houston and College Station in 2008. Fleming ranks second in the state of Kansas and has been ranked as high as No. 26 nationally by TennisRecruiting.net. Fleming claimed the singles title at the USTA Super Championship Major Zone event last January in Tulsa, Okla. Camillone, the fifth-ranked player in Texas, has been ranked as high as No. 42 nationally. Camillone captured the USTA Boys' 18 doubles sectional championship and the USTA Boys' 16 Texas sectional singles title. He also reached the doubles semifinals in the boys' 16 division at the USTA Boys' National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. Whitehead, currently the third-ranked player in Texas, has been ranked as high as No. 21 nationally. Whitehead played for the Texas sectional team last summer and was undefeated in singles and doubles action. He is coached by Texas-Ex and 1990 NCAA singles champion Steve Bryan.
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