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Georgia's On His Mind: Wronski's In! Sophomore standout added to NCAA tourney's main draw.
May 17, 2007 LAS VEGAS - UNLV sophomore standout Elliot Wronski will play in his first Division I Men's Tennis Singles Championship when the tournament begins on Wednesday, the NCAA announced. Wronski, a native of Cheltenham, England, was originally the No. 2 alternate for the 64-player main draw, which will be conducted May 23-28 at Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., hosted by the University of Georgia, following the conclusion of the team championship. Wronski (19-12) is ranked No. 60 in the nation and earlier this week was named the Mountain Region Player to Watch. He has seven wins over ranked opponents in 2007. He will learn his first-round opponent when the draw is released on Tuesday. All-time, seven Rebels have competed at the final event of the college season with some spectacular results. Luke Smith went to two tournaments and, as a senior in 1997, rolled through the field to win the school's first tennis national championship. He then teamed with Tim Blenkiron a few hours later to win the doubles title as well. Two-time All-American Roger Pettersson holds the school record of qualifying for the most such tournaments with three (1994-96). Overall, UNLV men boast a 12-10 record all-time in singles play. Below is the complete list of Rebels and their records at the NCAA Singles Championship. UNLV IN THE NCAA DIV. I MEN'S TENNIS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYER YEAR(S) RECORD Elliot Wronski 2007 TBD Henner Nehles 2004, `05 Withdrew, 1-1 Thomas Schneiter 2002 2-1 Nenad Zivkovic 2001 Withdrew Asaf Tishler 1998, '99 0-2 Luke Smith 1996, '97 6-1 (National Champion) Roger Pettersson 1994, '95, '96 0-3 Scott Warner 1986, '87 3-2 TOTAL 14 12-10
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