By Michael Reff
Press Committee Chair

Elite TT on display from West and South
Got this event spreading by word of mouth.
The conclusion of singles and the tourney in all,
The players were fiery, they answered the call!

In the Women’s arena, Zhen Deng of TWU,
Battled Angie Tan of UCLA, with a triple crown breakthrough!
Deng already had the doubles and teams under her belt,
This additional title trophy would go on her shelf!

In the Men’s single’s there was an all Cal final,
Between Nikhil Kumar and Ved Sheth, balls spinning like vinyl.
Two different styles: Sheth’s passionate, dynamic,
And Kumar is wizardly, creative range panoramic.

Nikhil sealed the deal at three games to one,
Thus he became a back to back champion!
Thus concludes this 2024 NCTTA Championships,
Congrats to the players, volunteers, coaches, please have safe return trips!

(Featured is 2-time Men's Singles champ, Nikhil Kumar of California. Photo credit to Dennis Yanga)

About 2024 NCTTA College Table Tennis Championships
The championships are hosted by the
National Collegiate Table Tennis Association and the Visit Eau Claire CVB. The
event will feature: Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles, and Men’s/Coed
Teams, Women’s Teams.
PongSpace, Joola, the US
Coast Guard, Visit Eau Claire and Bluestone Designs sponsor the event.
Watch the event on live
stream starting Friday, April 12th on http://www.nctta.org/champs/2024/video.html

About NCTTA
The National Collegiate Table Tennis
Association (NCTTA) is a non-profit organization established exclusively to
promote the sport of table tennis at the college level. As the national
governing body for college table tennis in the United States and Canada, NCTTA
organizes elite intercollegiate competitions throughout North America. www.nctta.org