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CliffsNotes: NCAA Tennis Committee Meeting, June 2022

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You can listen to the inaugural episode of the No-Ad, No Problem podcast discussing this article on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ! In late June, less than a month after the conclusion of the 2022 NCAA Tennis Championships in Champaign, Illinois, the NCAA Tennis Committee met for their annual meeting. The 12-person committee, joined by NCAA staff and guests from the ITA and USTA, discussed a variety of topics ranging from mundane administrative actions to dismantling the current team and individual format. I read the meeting notes (and between the lines), so you don’t have to!  High-level takeaways on the meeting notes, consensus decision making, and TV In general, the notes are heavy on formality and feel intentionally vague on more consequential topics. On one hand, you get detailed information on the updated referee pay scale, but on the other hand, no viewership metrics from TennisONE, despite it being a topic on the agenda. Additionally, if you ever need synonyms for “group of pe