Women's Teams Contention is Open Season for Crowning New Champion
By Michael Reff
Press Committee Chair
In less than a week, the competition will be heating up at the 2025 NCTTA Championships in Rockford, IL. 11-time Women’s Team Champions Texas Wesleyan University are out of the running this year, and therefore the competition is wide open for a new champion to be crowned.
Who will it be? Stacked 2023 Champs UCLA, with an average rating of around 2300 per player, who are currently seeded first in the tournament? No. 2 seeded NYU, who have typically had quite a strong showing on the Coed side? No. 3 seeded Harvard, whom we have referred to previously as pulling double duty this year in both Women’s and Coed?
Or will a dark horse emerge from the competition in stunning upsets and winning in thrilling fashion in a tie-breaking double’s match only fitting for the rollercoaster of emotions known as College Table Tennis?
Tune in April 4th to find out how it goes!
(Photo of part of 2023 UCLA Women’s Team Champions: Amy Wang and Rachel Sung; photo credit to Yukong Zhang)
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About 2025 NCTTA College Table Tennis Championships
The championships are hosted by the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association and GoRockford (Rockford Convention and Visitors Bureau). The event crowns national champions in Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles, Men’s/Coed Teams, and Women’s Teams. Also this year a first in NCTTA’s history is the Collegiate National Team trials on Thursday April 3rd for the 2025 World University Games.
PongSpace, Peaka Pong, Stiga and Paddle Palace will sponsor the event.
Watch the event on live stream starting Friday, April 4th on http://www.nctta.org/champs/2025/video.html
About NCTTA
The National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) is a non-profit organization established exclusively to promote the sport of table tennis at the college level. As the national governing body for college table tennis in the United States and Canada, NCTTA organizes elite intercollegiate competitions throughout North America. www.nctta.org