Jan. 27, 2010
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The 2010 recruiting class for the Penn State men's tennis team was recently voted 23rd-best by Tennis Recruiting Network panelists. This is Penn State's first top 25 class since 2007, when the Nittany Lions anchored in the 13th-best class as voted by the panel.
"This is exciting news for our program," said head coach Todd Doebler. "We are working hard to attract the top players in the country to come play here at Penn State."
Doebler last November officially announced the signing of two TennisRecruiting.net five-star recruits. Russell Bader (Austin, Texas) and Harry Seaborn (North Salem, N.Y.) will suit up for the Nittany Lions beginning in the 2010-2011 season.
Bader joins Penn State as the No. 28 recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net. He comes from Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, where he currently owns an overall record of 56-25 record, including a 19-9 record vs. five-star recruits. Bader currently ranks as the fourth best player in the state of Texas and is currently No. 44 in the USTA 18 and Under National Rankings.
Seaborn joins the Nittany Lion tennis team as the No. 46 recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net. The New York native current plays at North Salem High School, where he owns an overall record of 58-34. The right-handed five-star prospect holds a strong 4-4 record vs. Blue-Chip recruits, and a 32-26 combined record vs. five and four star recruits. Seaborn is ranked 50th in the USTA 18 and Under National Rankings.
The Nittany Lions are coming off two victories over the Princeton Tigers and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks on last Sunday to open the season. The Nittany Lions started the day with a 6-1 win over Princeton followed by a 7-0 defeating of Lehigh.
The Nittany Lions will head to the Gainesville, Fla. this weekend for the ITA Team Indoor Qualifiers. Penn State will take on No. 43 Georgia Tech on Jan. 30. The Lions will face either No. 11 Florida or No. 61 Furman in the following round on Jan. 31. The Nittany Lions return home on Feb. 7 with a doubleheader vs. Maryland and Bloomsburg.