Cal Poly SLO Surprises in SoCal

Cal Poly SLO has been an NCTTA member school since 2015, and their highest finish to date has been 2nd in their division. As everyone in sport knows, the goal is to finish first, and sometimes 2nd place just doesn't cut it.

However, this year, Cal Poly SLO has a new freshman star named Victor Xie. Long-time player for the school team, Derrick Phan states, "I think with his addition and our team building and learning from past experiences of many 2nd place finishes within our division, we were able to finally get over the hump this year."

Victor Xie may not be your typical household name, but if you play table tennis, you would know him as one of the top juniors in the nation and now one of the top collegiate players!

Cal Poly SLO is now looking towards the Regional Championships, as, after besting UCLA in the SoCal Division tiebreaker to finish first, they will be heading to the West Regional Championships. Phan says, "There's definitely going to be plenty of tough competition at Regionals, but if we prepare well and compete to the best of our abilities, I think we'll be able to hang with the top teams, and I like our chances of making a strong run at Regionals!"

Congrats to the underdogs of Socal for showing the TT world what grit and determination are all about!