By Emily Zhao
NCTTA Press Committee Member
Thirteen hours after a late Women’s Doubles final, NYU’s Tiffany Ke and Yuyao Lu found themselves facing Harvard’s Kelly Yenn and Hannah Song again, this time in tiebreak for a Women’s Team semifinal.
By Luke Scotchie
NCTTA Press Committee Member
ROCKFORD, Ill. — Nikhil Kumar leaps from his seat behind Table 2 and claps his hands. He wears a navy UC Berkeley shirt that resembles the uniforms Sid Naresh and Jerry Fung wore in Friday's Men’s Doubles semifinal match.
By Willy Leparulo
NCTTA Press Committee Guest Writer
In an incredible day of competition at the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association championships, both the Men’s and Women’s Doubles...
By Michael Reff
Press Committee Chair
Loudnproud returns to Rockford,
Student athletes ratings upward,
Shouting cho’s and var’ous hype words.
Unique playing styles are the norm.
By Emily Zhao
NCTTA Press Committee Member
Sport and fashion have a long-established marriage. Athlete sponsorships, Olympic uniform reveals, athleisure, the deep encoding of “lifestyle” in pursuits like skiing, golf, and tennis.
By Luke Scotchie
NCTTA Press Committee Member
ROCKFORD, IL — Senura Silva and Jonatan McDonald shook each other's hands, both of whom did so without speaking a word to one another. Nothing needed to be said.
The crown jewel of the NCTTA College Table Tennis Championships is always the Coed Team event. NCTTA is unlike any other competition in the sport in that school teams are able to place men and women to compete together and against one another and on the same team.
UCLA won the 2025 Championships and is slated to be seeded #1 again this year, with the NYC Duo of NYU and Columbia nipping at their heels. Don’t count out the rest of the draw either; these are the best of the best Women’s College Table Tennis teams in North America.
There is literally nowhere to hide in the 2026 NCTTA Men’s Singles Competition. The tournament is full at 80 men and all but 1 are rated above the magical 2000 rating point. This event showcases the strongest Men’s Singles event in NCTTA history.
From one year to the next, one would generally expect the same top players, but not this year in the 2026 NCTTA College Table Tennis Championship’s Women’s Singles Event!
As the 2026 NCTTA College Table Tennis Championships approaches, the spotlight isn’t just on the student athletes, but also on our dedicated coaches who help shape the community and culture of College TT.
As a part of the 2026 NCTTA College Table Tennis Championships are the Men’s and Women’s Doubles events. The top 32 men's and Top 16 women's doubles pairings (selected by their schools) will compete in this event.
By Michael Reff
Press Committee Chair
Breaking news! Our friends in Puerto Rico have returned with the strength and passion of their island! For the first time since the 2011 season, a Puerto Rican team has participated in NCTTA...
De Michael Reff
Escritor de NCTTA Committee de Prensa
¡Ultimas Noticias! Nuestros amigos en Puerto Rico han regresado con la fortaleza y la pasión de su isla: ¡por la primera vez desde la temporada de 2011...
“Here they come from all over the world” is a quote from a 1960’s American pop band, but very adequate when referring to the volunteers at the 2026 NCTTA Championships that make this all work.
