Martin Sayer Named Second Team All-State
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Sophomore Martin Sayer (Hong Kong) was named to the VaSID All-State Men’s Tennis second team. It was the second consecutive year Sayer earned All-State honors, garnering First Team accolades in 2006.
Sayer, the two-time Big South Player of the Year, finished the season 32-10 overall and 20-2 this spring. He helped Radford win its first Big South Championship and reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Among the players in the Commonwealth, he was the fourth highest ranked player nationally (48th) and regionally (sixth) and was just one of seven players in the state to finish the season with a national ranking in singles. Sayer also tied for the fourth highest win total in singles play.
This season he recorded a 15-match winning streak over a two month span, having it snapped in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It was his second straight trip to the second round. In two season’s at RU, he has compiled a 69-19 overall record and 43-6 record in the spring.
FIRST TEAM
Singles
Player (national ranking) Yr. Hometown School
Henrique Cancado (76th) Sr. Belo Horizonte, Brazil Old Dominion
Alex Cojanu Jr. Hallandale, Fla. William and Mary
Somdev Devvarman (1st) Jr. Chennai, India Virginia
Treat Huey (26th) Jr. Alexandria, Va. Virginia
Colin O’Brien Sr. Dublin, Ireland William and Mary
Arvid Puranen (91st) Sr. Lulea, Sweden Virginia Tech
Harel Srugo (31st) Sr. Kibutz Gazit, Israel Old Dominion
SECOND TEAM
Singles
Player (national ranking) Yr. Hometown School
Seo-Jae Chang Sr. Seoul, South Korea Hampton
Dominic Inglot (108th) So. London, England Virginia
Keziel Juneau Fr. Repentigny, Quebec, Canada William & Mary
Martin Sayer (48th) So. Hong Kong Radford
Alex Seleznev So. Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic Old Dominion