W&M’s Jeff Kader Earns Automatic Berth in National Indoor Tournament

Tribe Men’s Tennis Junior Advanced to Final of Mideast Regional

10/26/03 8:52PM

CHAPEL HILL, NC - William and Mary junior Jeff Kader (Geneva, OH) earned an automatic berth into the 2003 ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, as he advanced to the singles final of the ITA East Region Men’s Tennis Championships at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.

In today’s semifinal round, Kader, ranked No. 96 in the nation, defeated Clayton Almeida (Winthrop), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3. However, Kader fell in the final to the tournament’s second seed and the nation’s 38th-ranked player, Ludovic Walter (Duke), 6-4, 6-2. Yesterday, Kader defeated the tournament’s No. 1 seed and the country’s 22nd-ranked player, Mat Cloer (Florida State), in the quarterfinals.

By reaching the regional championship, Kader earns an automatic berth into the National Intercollegiate Indoor Championship, the first time a W&M men’s tennis player has ever advanced to the event. The second of three collegiate national tournaments this season, the event will be hosted by the University of Michigan, November 6-8.


W&M Men’s Tennis at ITA Mideast Region Championships

Singles
Semifinal
#96 Jeff Kader (W&M) d. Clayton Almeida (Winthrop); 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3

Championship
#38 Ludovic Walter (Duke) d. #96 Kader (W&M); 6-4, 6-2