Want to Watch Video of The Olympians?
Video of the 2009 season is now available for you to view online! There will be more videos available during the 2010 season so stay tuned as we are only a couple of months away before we prepare to defend our conference title! To view these videos, go to: www.viddler.com. In the search box, type in either "sdmcmt20091," "sdmcmt20092," or "sdmcmt20093" and you see a number of different people playing during the Olympians perfect 2009 season against San Diego City College. Enjoy!
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Cohen to Attend Babson College
July 1, 2009 - SAN DIEGO, CA Nissim Cohen (Bonita Vista/San Diego, CA), a member of the 2009 Mesa College Olympians Men's Tennis team, has verbally committed to Babson College in Babson Park, Massachusetts.
Cohen, who played #2 and #3 singles and #1 doubles for the Olympians this season was an instrumental part of this year's historic success that enabled them to go a perfect 10-0 in conference play and capture it's first Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Championship since 1991.
Babson, an NCAA Division III institution boasts one of the top business schools in the country. Babson is coached by Jim Berrigan, who will be beginning his 11th year at the helm for the Men's and Women's programs. "We are very excited that Nissim has decided to come to Babson," said Berrigan. "He will bring depth and experience to our team and make us much stronger overall," concluded Berrigan. To visit the Babson Men's Tennis website, click here.
Cohen was 9-8 in singles and 7-9 in doubles play this season. Cohen will have three years of eligibility remaining for the Beavers. To view his Babson profile, click here.
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LATEST HEADLINES
2009 Men's Tennis Media Guide
To View the 2009 Men's Tennis Media Guide, click here.
For a hard-copy of the 2009 Media Guide, please send $10 payable to Mesa College Men's Tennis to: Mesa College Men's Tennis, 7250 Mesa College Drive, San Diego, CA 92111. To view previous year's media guides, please click the "Archive" section on the left hand column of this page.
Match Point Booster Club Announced
Olympian Head Coach Michael Hootner has announced the beginning of the Match Point Booster Club. 100% of all donations will be used specifically for team meals, uniforms, new equipment and travel costs. Click here to download the entry form. Also, if you click the "Archive" section in the left column, you'll find all the archived Match Point Newsletters. If you have any further questions, please email Head Coach, Michael Hootner at, coachhootner@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!
Olympians Win First PCC Title Since '91; Finish PCC Play 10-0; Earn Berth to SoCal Team Championships
APRIL 2, 2009 - SAN DIEGO, CA The San Diego Mesa College Men's Tennis team won its first Pacific Coast Conference Championship since 1991. The Olympians went 10-0 in conference play and finished 12-3 overall. "I'm very proud of this team," said Olympian Head Coach, Michael Hootner. "We improved physically a great deal throughout the season, but what allowed us to get to the next level was our mental toughness. Everyone improved in this area and that is why I firmly believe we were able to withstand our opponent's best and win all of our conference matches, especially the close ones," concluded Coach Hootner.
The team will then be off for spring break before competing in the SoCal Team Championships on 4/14 (site and time TBA).
The Pacific Coast Conference individual championships will be held at The Balboa Tennis Club from 4/16-4/18 beginning with singles first at 12 noon on the first day.
Thanks for your support and way to go Olympians!
