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April 19, 2007

Nationals update April 19, 2007

In Palm Springs today, the last 24 players in Boys 14s Nationals continued their journey.  ATA's Jeffrey Offerdahl won his first match this morning, against the #5 seed.  He won 6-3, 7-6 against a boy who is currently ranked #10 in the USA in Boys 14 & under.  In the second match, Jeff went down to fellow Texas Dane Webb.  To be in the tournament this deep, every player is good, every match a challenge.  Jeff ends this event with a great step forward in his confidence and experience in competing at the national level.  Many of the players at this level have been competing for 4-6 years at the national level.  Jeff's progress continues as he marches toward his major goal for this year, the 2007 Boys 14s National Clay Courts in July in Florida.

I have asked Jeff to make an entry in this Blog so the next entry will be from him.

Posted by Jack Newman at April 19, 2007 10:04 PM