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5 men's players to watch this season

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Hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend! Other than not being able to wear white anymore, Labor Day also signals that we’re just a few days away from college tennis action. A few weeks ago, I shared my list of 5 women’s players to watch this upcoming season . Now, with action fast-approaching, let’s turn our attention to the men. As a reminder, I’m picking 5 players based on season-ending ITA rankings from the following categories: Top 10 #11 - 50 #51+ Incoming Freshman Wild card In this edition, I’m also including an Honorable Mention for each category. There’s so much talent in college tennis right now, so making this list was frustrating (who do I choose?!), but it also made me ridiculously excited for the season to start. Let’s get to the list! 1. Top 10: #9 Johannus Monday, Tennessee The 6’5 lefty from England took the college tennis world by surprise last season. Monday entered college tennis as an unknown quantity; he only played 1(!) ITF junior event in his career, and he wa...