Tennis Signing Class Ranked Among Top 15 Nationally
2/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 7, 2012
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana men's tennis head coach Randy Bloemendaal signed an outstanding recruiting class for the 2012 season, and TennisRecruiting.net has taken notice. The website, which is the leader on recruiting coverage in collegiate tennis, has rated Indiana's class 15th nationally for 2012.
The signing class includes a pair of top Canadian players and two from the state of Indiana. Sam Monette, currently ranked No. 2 in Canada's graduating class, highlights the class, along with Daniel Bednarczyk who ranks No. 4 in Canada. Elliott Yee of Carmel and Chris Essick of Fishers, will become the first IU players from the state of Indiana since the 2005-06 season.
"I am very excited about our recruiting class for 2012," said Bloemendaal. "I believe they will make a major impact on our program and represent Indiana University at the highest level. I believe these are the right players to keep our program moving forward. A top-15 recruiting class is a big deal, and our success recruiting this class reflects heavily on what the current players on the team have accomplished and culture they are embracing."
Monette is the son of Stephane Monette and Nancy Lelong and hails from George-Vanier High School in Repentigny, Quebec, which is the hometown of IU junior Isade Juneau. Currently ranked No. 2 in Canada, Monette is ranked 269th by the International Tennis Federation. He won indoor and outdoor national titles in doubles play at the Canadian Junior Nationals, where he was also a finalist in singles action. Monette was also a finalist in Grade 3 ITF singles and semi-finalist in Yucatan Cup (Grade 1) doubles.
Bednarczyk is the son of Marian and Dorota Bednarczyk and attended St. Jean Brebeuf Catholic High School in Woodbridge, Ontario. Ranked fourth nationally in Canada, he is No. 386 in the ITF rankings. He was a finalist in doubles at the 2011 Canadian Junior Outdoor National Championships and a semifinalist in singles at the 2011 Canadian Indoor Championships. He has won one singles title and two doubles titles in ITF tournaments this year.
Yee is the son of King and Peony Yee and attends Carmel High School. He is a four-star prospect and is ranked 98th nationally and second in Indiana by TennisRecruiting.net. He led Carmel to undefeated state championship seasons the past two years.
Essick is the son of Brad and Sarah Essick and attends Fishers High School. He is a three-star prospect and is ranked 211th nationally and fifth in Indiana by TennisRecruiting.net. Essick earned first team All-State honors, becoming his high school's first All-State first teamer in any sport. He also was named second team Academic All-State.
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