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Lam Named Assistant Men's Tennis Coach |
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Written by Denver Athletics
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September 10, 2008 |
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Written by: Denver Athletics Release: 09/10/2008
Chris Lam has been named assistant men's tennis coach, two-time Sun Belt Conference Coach of Year Danny Westerman announced today. Lam arrives at DU after a successful three-year pro career and three-year collegiate career at UCLA.
"I am very excited to have Chris Lam join our staff," Westerman said. "His experience as a national champion combined with his experience on the professional circuit will be invaluable to our program. We are very lucky to have him."
Lam was a key member of UCLA's 2005 NCAA Division I Championship Team, an All-Pac 10 second-team selection in 2004 and honorable honoree in 2003. In 2004, Lam reached No. 19 in the individual rankings and earned the NCAA National Indoor Championship Sportsmanship Award.
Lam's professional career was highlighted by a No. 43 U.S. singles ranking and No. 580 ATP ranking. He captured the Vero Beach, Fla., Futures (2007) Miami, Fla., Futures (2008) doubles titles. Lam was ranked No. 56 in the U.S. doubles rankings and No. 560 in the ATP doubles rankings.
Lam graduated in 2005 from UCLA with a degree in business and economics.
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Written by Chris Lam
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September 06, 2008 |
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Hey Everyone! Just wanted to give you an update on my job situation and what my plans are for the future. I was very fortunate to be able to look at a couple of different coaching positions and after a lot of thought, I chose the Men's Assistant Tennis Coaching position at the University of Denver! I'm very excited to start and our first official day of practice is this Sunday. The last week has been pretty hectic trying to get moved in and settled before the season starts. It's a great position that offers a lot of benefits, one of which is the ability to pursue graduate school part-time while still working so that is something I will be looking into very seriously. I think this will be a great transition for me. The head coach, Danny Westerman, and the athletic department as a whole are awesome so it will be a great environment to be a part of. Thank you all for following my career and please be sure to check in now and then on the Denver Pioneers website at www.denverpioneers.com to see how our season is going. Go Pioneers!
CHRIS
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Written by Chris Lam
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June 26, 2008 |
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Hey Everyone! Well, as most of you know, Shingle Springs was my last tournament as a touring professional and I'm sure you are wondering what my reasons for stopping were and what my plans for the future are. But before getting to that I would just like to say thank you to everyone who supported me during the last couple of years as I was playing on the tour. It was really an amazing experience to have so many people interested in what I was doing and following my progress as I traveled from tournament to tournament. The emails and letters of encouragement that I received from you really went a long way in helping me to stay positive and focused on what I was doing. For those of you who also helped to support me financially I just want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to be out there on tour doing what I love to do and trying to accomplish my dream. Unfortunately it's come to an end as I've gone through all my savings and sponsorship funds and since I wasn't able to contribute as much as I was hoping to in the way of prize money, I've come to the point in my career where I decided it is time to stop.
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The Bottom Line
| With Chris' semifinal and quarterfinal performances in Hawaii over the past two weeks, he has vaulted 53 spots in the world singles rankings to a career-best #580. Among Americans, Chris has moved up the ladder to #44, which is also a career high mark. In doubles, Chris' world and U.S. rankings of #588 and #60 remain unchanged from last week.
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