University of Tennessee Athletics
Rea Advances at New Zealand National Tennis Championships
December 17, 2003 | Men's Tennis
Dec. 17, 2003
ALBANY, New Zealand - Tennessee tennis player Simon Rea won his second-round singles match Wednesday at the Pascoe Jewellers New Zealand Residential Tennis Championships at More FM Tennis Park. Rea is a native of Auckland, New Zealand and is the two-time defending men's singles national champion.
Playing as the tournament's top seed, Rea received an automatic bye into the second round, where he defeated fellow Auckland native Richard Cahi 6-1, 6-2 Wednesday. Rea faces Kevin Jay in third-round action Thursday.
The Vols' top returning player, Rea currently holds an ITA national collegiate singles ranking of No. 12 and an ITA Southeast regional singles ranking of No. 10. In the latest ATP entry rankings, released Dec. 15, Rea garnered a world singles ranking of No. 823 (the second-highest ranking among all New Zealanders).
