Sophomore Chris Ho Named Dartmouth Male Athlete of the Week

HANOVER, N.H. - In the first tournament of the season, sophomore Chris Ho (Los Altos, Calif.) took down the competition handily, winning his flight at the Brown Invitational and earned Dartmouth Male Athlete of the Week.

He had a great start to his fall season this past weekend at the Northeast Invitational at Brown as he won his flight in convincing fashion. His toughest competition was his first match of the invite. He was able to win in straight sets, but had to work in the second earning a 7-5 set victory over Matt Wacks of Hofstra. Next up was Miles Garrigeus of Brown and he had to withdraw, so Ho moved to the following round of matches. Ho then swept out two Connecticut players in two sets. In the finals, he dominated with a 6-1, 6-1, win over Scott Warden to earn the flight victory. Ho started last season in the same manor with six consecutive wins.

Talk about your dominating play this weekend at the Northeast Invitational, what made you successful?
I played in a relaxed manner and stayed consistent in all of my matches.

What season do you like better - the fall, which is more individual or the team matches in the spring?
I definitely prefer the team matches. It's an amazing experience to be playing for a team, especially when you've played an individual sport for so long; to be yelling "Go Green" instead of pumping yourself up is great.

You also had success in doubles winning two matches this weekendyou're your opinion, what's tougher, singles or doubles?
Singles is more demanding physically, since you have to cover more court space. It's also tough mentally because you're on your own on the court. Doubles is tough because you really have to communicate well with your partner.

With many tournaments coming up this fall, including the Dartmouth Shootout, what are your keys to keep your win streak going?
For future tournaments I'm going to make sure I stay positive and focus on my strengths on the court.