The third annual men’s tennis alumni event was held October 9-10 to honor those who have dedicated their time and efforts to the team. The event was located at the Wolfpack’s J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. 12 alumnus and their families came out to the event to support the team.

According to coach Jon Choboy, this event is a great way to stay in contact with the team’s alumni.

“It’s our third year doing this and we just want to reconnect with our alumni,” Choboy said. “This was our biggest turnout and it’s growing each year.”

The alumni event kicked off the weekend on Friday at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course, which played host to the All-Sport golf tournament reunion. Six tennis alumni participated in the tournament. In past years the alumni tennis event did not coincide with the All-Sport reunion.

“This year we meshed the alumni event with the All-Sports reunion so all sports could be represented,” Choboy said.

Saturday morning, the alums and current members of the tennis team were paired up for a round robin tournament. Redshirt freshman Will Rollinson said the round robin was his favorite part of the event.

“It was really fun to get to play with the guys,” Rollinson said. “I played with two guys, one was the class of ’74 and one was class of ’78, and they were actually still pretty good.”

At the end of the round robin the Wolfpack club provided a luncheon social for all who participated. In conclusion of the alumni event the team and the alumni attended the N.C. State football game together Saturday afternoon.

Choboy said he was pleased with the diversity in the alumni turnout.

“They were well represented in several different decades,” Choboy said. “We had the 70s, 80s, 90s and we’ve had some that have been here since the beginning [of the alumni event].”

Overall the team and coaching staff were very pleased with this year’s event. Yet the team is still looking to expand, according to Choboy.

“We want to make it bigger,” Choboy said. “We are looking to expand and hoping to get it to about 30-40 people coming back.”

Choboy said the event is not only important to the alumni, but also to his current players.

“The team has the opportunity to put a face to the people who are paying for their scholarships and the facilities,” Choboy said. “It’s a nice way to thank them for all they have done since they have left here.”

Rollinson said he agreed wit Choboy and really enjoyed the event.

“Just to be able to play with [the alumni] was fun,” Rollinson said. “Hopefully the alumni will be coming out more and continuing to support Wolfpack tennis.”

One of the current projects that the alumni have helped fundraise is the new outdoor tennis stadium. According to Choboy, construction should begin in May and be completed in December.

“We are really looking forward to this stadium,” Choboy said.