Daniel Phillips commits to the Arizona State University Men’s Tennis program.
At the conclusion of the PTT $25K Boca Raton Men's International Tennis Tournament last month, Arizona State University invited Phillips to Phoenix to meet the team and coaches and visit their University.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Bermuda Island Games Tennis Team Announced
Gavin Manders & Tariq Simons
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The Bermuda Island Games Tennis Teams have been released, with this being the maiden event for Bermuda's number 1 male and female with Tariq Simons and Shelby Madeiros making their debut.
Simons will lead the Men’s Singles attack, and Madeiros will lead the Women's Single attack and Mixed Doubles with Gavin Manders.
It will also be the first time for Victoria Stephens who will compete in the team event with Madeiros and Mixed Doubles with David Thomas.
Gavin Manders said, “We are raising our own funds to compete with MTM heading up another Bermuda Derby fundraising campaign with our team running the relay with Tariq and Shelby running the whole thing. We did a similar thing for Daniel Phillips last year raising $10,000 for his international tournaments.
We believe this is great competition to bring energy to the sport, and we must realize that there are many pathways and levels between the high-level high school, mid-tier collegiate, and professional tennis. We cannot just focus on the major competitions as we are skipping steps when we do that and losing athletes along the way. David and I have made this a priority to keep this alive, and MTM will be looking to develop and take younger teams moving forward.
We have been training hard and are looking forward to going to battle together. Davis Cup-style format first, followed by individual event tournaments, so fitness plays a major role and mental endurance is the key for us to sustain our level throughout the week.”
Manders concluded, “Our main goal is always to get on the podium in any division that we compete in as we have a rich history of bringing home medals.”
Manders has previously won 2 Golds, 4 Silvers, and 5 Bronzes, while Thomas has 1 Gold, 4 Silvers, and 3 Bronze.
Bermuda Island Games Tennis Team
Men’s Team
Gavin Manders Tariq Simons James Finnigan Chris Weeks David Thomas
Womens Team
Shelby Madeiros Victoria Stephens
Individual events
Men’s Singles
Tariq Simons James Finnigan Christopher Weeks
Womens Singles
Shelby Madeiros Victoria Stephens
Men’s Doubles
Gavin Manders/James Finnigan David Thomas/Tariq Simons
Mixed Doubles
Gavin Manders/Shelby Madeiros David Thomas/ Victoria Stephens
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Bradshaw-Douglas & Bethany Win Character Award
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Jahzuena Bradshaw-Douglas and her Bethany College Men’s & Women's Tennis teammates have been awarded the KCAC Champions of Character Team of the Year honor for their respective sports in the 2022-23 season.
Champions of Character award winners from each institution have also been chosen.
The KCAC Team of Character and Champions of Character awards are sponsored by IMA Financial Group and Dissinger Reed, and both were based on the NAIA Champions of Character award.
A team is recognized in each sport, as voted on by their peer coaches.
Bethany College participated in a variety of service projects on their campus and in their community, including, but not limited to:
Leading multiple youth tennis clinics. Cleaned up some of the Lindsborg community tennis courts. Helped with landscaping at a local high school. Exhibit transportation and removal at a local museum.
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Mallory Makes Third-Team All-CAA Doubles
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Trey Mallory and his No. 1 seed UNC Wilmington teammates coach has been named the Colonial Athletic Association's Men's Tennis Coach of the Year for the ninth time and six UNCW players have been recognized on the league's All-Conference team.
Junior Drew Broadstreet and sophomore Mallory garnered All-Conference honors for the first time. The pair collected Third-Team All-CAA Doubles recognition after compiling a 3-6 record, including 3-4 at No. 1 doubles.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Phillips Falls in PTT Boca Raton Second Round
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Daniel Phillips was back in action competing in the PTT $25K Boca Raton Men's International Tennis Tournament.
Playing in a Senior Men’s tournament with highly ranked ATP players, Phillips would take to the court to face American Joao Ceolin.
Phillips went down in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 to the 1,469-ranked player in the world.
