Alabama Men's Tennis Announces New Additions
11/24/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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Alabama native Taylor Striplin won the state championship for Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham, Ala. in 2001 and 2002. Striplin is currently training at Nick Bollitierri’s in Bradenton, Fla. where he has the opportunity to practice with some of the top touring pros in the world. He finished No. 99 nationally in his first year of 18’s. Striplin was born in Mobile, Ala.
“Taylor is an up and coming national player and has made tremendous improvement while training in Florida and playing several International events,” Alabama head coach Billy Pate said. “He really made a jump this past year and has enormous potential to be a great player at Alabama.”
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“Andrew has been a top southern and nationally-ranked player throughout his junior career,” Pate said. “He’s exceptionally smart on the court, solid from the baseline, and rarely makes mistakes. He’ll be a pleasure to coach and will have a chance to play during his freshman year.”
Pate also announced the three players who will be joining his squad for the upcoming season in January 2004: Rishi Behl, Eric Molnar and Thomas McVey. The three incoming freshman are expected to provide an immediate boost to the Tide’s lineup.
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“Rishi has gained a great deal of international experience playing junior and pro events during his career,” Pate said. “He is a true talent and brings much-needed experience to this freshman class.”
Molnar, a Guelph, Ontario native is the No. 2 singles player in Canada’s under 18 section, and is the No. 1 doubles player. His doubles experience will be called upon to help the Tide field a solid doubles lineup.
“Eric was highly regarded as one of the premier prospects out of Canada,” Pate said. “He has established himself as a top singles and doubles player and has really developed physically in the last year.”
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“Tom is one of the hardest workers you will see,” Pate said. “He is extremely intelligent and will be a leader on this team. He will make a great impact on this team and to this university during his four years.”
