Omaha men's tennis head coach Matthew Barlow announced the addition of two athletes to the Maverick program for 2021-22.
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Mavericks Add Two for 2021-22
Dec 31, 2020 | Men's Tennis
OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha men's tennis head coach Matthew Barlow announced the addition of Cameron Luhring and Victor Sklenka to the Mavericks for the 2021-22 season on Thursday.
Luhring competed in basketball and tennis at Aplington-Parkersburg High School. A four-star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net, he is the No. 1 ranked player in the state of Iowa and reached a top national ranking of No. 117. Luhring held a top-three ranking in the Missouri Valley 12's, 14's and 16's and was top-six in 18's. He won multiple USTA regional tournaments and was a 2019 Des Moines Register All-Iowa Boys Tennis Player of the Year finalist as a sophomore.
"We really like the look of Cameron's game and athletic ability," said Barlow. "He was a multi-sport athlete at Aplington-Parkersburg High School while maintain the No. 1 ranking in Iowa high school tennis. His story demonstrates great work ethic and shows he is a team player, which are a couple qualities a coach is always looking for. We are excited for Cameron to join us and watch him grow here as a Maverick."
Sklenka joins the Mavericks from Sanitago, Chile. He won three ITF titles, capturing two J5 wins in Reykjavik and one in Bucharest. Sklenka reached a top-five U-18 ranking in the Czech Republic and was a sparring partner for tour professionals Lukas Rosol, Tomas Berdych, Petra Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova, Barbora Strycova, Jelena Ostapenko, Amanda Anisimova and Sofia Kenin.
"Victor is going to be a strong addition as he brings great tennis knowledge and multicultural experience to our program," added Barlow. "Over the past year, he has been coached by former Top-50 ATP player Thomas Zib and has been able to train with top ATP and WTA players. His love for the game and eagerness to improve are a couple great qualities about Victor. We are very excited to have him and are looking forward to his continued development here."
Luhring competed in basketball and tennis at Aplington-Parkersburg High School. A four-star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net, he is the No. 1 ranked player in the state of Iowa and reached a top national ranking of No. 117. Luhring held a top-three ranking in the Missouri Valley 12's, 14's and 16's and was top-six in 18's. He won multiple USTA regional tournaments and was a 2019 Des Moines Register All-Iowa Boys Tennis Player of the Year finalist as a sophomore.
"We really like the look of Cameron's game and athletic ability," said Barlow. "He was a multi-sport athlete at Aplington-Parkersburg High School while maintain the No. 1 ranking in Iowa high school tennis. His story demonstrates great work ethic and shows he is a team player, which are a couple qualities a coach is always looking for. We are excited for Cameron to join us and watch him grow here as a Maverick."
Sklenka joins the Mavericks from Sanitago, Chile. He won three ITF titles, capturing two J5 wins in Reykjavik and one in Bucharest. Sklenka reached a top-five U-18 ranking in the Czech Republic and was a sparring partner for tour professionals Lukas Rosol, Tomas Berdych, Petra Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova, Barbora Strycova, Jelena Ostapenko, Amanda Anisimova and Sofia Kenin.
"Victor is going to be a strong addition as he brings great tennis knowledge and multicultural experience to our program," added Barlow. "Over the past year, he has been coached by former Top-50 ATP player Thomas Zib and has been able to train with top ATP and WTA players. His love for the game and eagerness to improve are a couple great qualities about Victor. We are very excited to have him and are looking forward to his continued development here."
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