by Qing Chai The Texas Table Tennis team competed at Nationals in Rockford, Illinois from April 9th-12th. While our initial flight to Chicago was delayed for many hours, the team had a lot of fun on the trip, and played against some of the highest level players in the country, including Sid Naresh and Ved Sheth. Team Results Co-ed A-Team: 6th place out of 24 schools. The team defeated Purdue 3-1, defeated Columbia 3-1, lost to UC Berkeley 0-4, defeated NYU 3-1, and lost to

The ATTC’s Butterfly Spring High Dollar Cap was a huge success with 108 players competing for prize money, trophies and USATT rating points. Here’s a recap of the top results from ATTC members. · Apex Award for Best Podium Finish Akshay Namburi - U1300 Champion (11-9, 11-9, 11-6 Finals sweep) · Rising Star Award for Largest USATT Ratings Increase Akshay Namburi - (+192) and Honorable Mention to Zephan Shivam (+170) · Lion Heart Award for Biggest Upset