University of Georgia Athletics
Men's Tennis Weekly Release
November 11, 2002 | Men's Tennis
Nov. 11, 2002
Hodge exits in second round of Omni Hotels National Championships
Junior Bo Hodge went 1-1 at the 2002 Omni Hotels National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships in Dallas, Texas, winning his opening match before bowing out in the second round.
Hodge, who is ranked No. 79 in the Omni Hotels Preseason Rankings, battled through a pair of tiebreakers to defeat No. 55 Richard Barker of Rice 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4, in Thursday's first round match. In Friday's second-round action, Hodge fell to fifth-seeded Alex Vlaski from Washington in straight sets, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Hodge finished the fall with a 6-3 record, including a 5-1 mark against ranked opponents.
The Omni Hotels National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships featured a 32-player singles field and 16-team doubles field for men and women, including: qualifiers from Omni Hotels Regional Championships held across the country during October, the Omni Hotels National Small College champions, the winners of the Icy Hot/ITA Men's and Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships and at-large and wild card selections made by the ITA National Tournament Committee. Overall, more than 10,000 players from nearly 600 schools participate annually in the Omni Hotels Regional and National Intercollegiate Championships.
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