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Show B8 Sports MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2007 • THE COLLEGE TIMES Sederburg attends US Open The College Times Jaren Wilkey/BYU Air Force defenders attempt to tackle BYU tight end Dennis Pitta during the 31-6 BYU win. Pitta caught five passes for 114 yards in the game. President Bill Sederburg was the guest of United States Tennis Association President Jane Brown Grimes during the 2007-US Open in Flushing Meadows, NY. Sederburg was part of a contingency of nine college presidents from across the U.S. invited to share in the excitement of the US Open. The USTA brought together the distinguished educators to advise and support efforts to expand the availability of tennis on college campuses both as a varsity sport and as a recreational opportunity for students. The following morning, Sederburg joined with members of the USTA Ad- vocacy Task Force, for a session on expanding the promotion of tennis programs on college campuses. The Presidents provided suggestions on how to grow recreational tennis in college communities by keeping the 50,000+ high school tennis team players that graduate every year playing tennis. The group agreed that with the widespread benefits and opportunities provided by tennis, it's the perfect sport to promote socialization, community service and healthy lifestyles. Sederburg, chair of the USTA Advocacy Task Force Collegiate Subcommittee commented that he recognizes that '*tennis can reach out to the greater community as a whole as it betters the lives of students through social opportunity and health benefits. It has the ability for students to mentor chi Idren through community based outreach programs, and fights obesity while encouraging tenacity and perseverance." In partnership with the National Intramural Recreation and Sports Association, USTA's recreational "Tennis on Campus" program has already shown extraordinary growth in just three years, beginning with 196 programs in 2004 and growing to more than 375 programs on campuses in 2006. It is currently the fastest growing program in the USTA Family. For more information on forming a tennis or campus program near you, visit www. USTA. c o m / T e n ni so ncam pus Tight end big part of offense Ben Webster Sports editor On BYU's first offensive play against Air Force, Max Hall found a wideopen Dennis Pitta in the middle of the field for a 21-yard gain. The play set BYU up at Air Force's 21yard line and the Cougars scored five plays later. It was a sign of things to come. With BYU's two leading receivers, Austin Collie and Michael Reed, suffering from injuries going into the game, the Cougars needed someone other than a running back to step up in the passing game. Both Collie and Reed played, but Collie didn't catch a pass before leaving the game and Reed caught three passes for 38 yards. "We didn't really do anything different. We have great receivers and great back up receivers and guys that play got to step up," Pitta said. Pitta was one of the guys that stepped up and made plays in the 31-6 BYU win. The sophomore finished with five receptions for 114 yards. "All of our tight ends are such good athletes, we want to take advantage of them and get them the ball," Hall said. "Our tight ends just made good plays and were able to get down field. So it's comforting having those guys-big, tall athletic guys-making plays for us." Pitta said it wasn't so much of him getting open, as it was Air Force's defense. "They played a lot of zone, so we were just kind of finding the hole in the middle," Pitta said. "They play a lot of cover 2 so when they play cover 2 we try to hit the middle." Pitta came through for the Cougars with big gains when BYU receivers Reed and Matt Allen, who were the only receivers to catch passes, combined for six receptions and 60 yards. Pitta helped BYU keep two drives aiive in the third quarter. One, on a third-and19 from the BYU 29-yard line. Pitta pulled in a pass from Hall and rumbled forextra yards for a 29-yard gain. "Max [Hall] did a great job of finding us in the middle and we had some big plays off that," Pitta said. Hall finished the drive with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Harvey Unga, giving BYU a 24-0 lead. Hall found Pitta later in the third quarter on third-andeight for a 23-yard gain to keep another drive alive. Pitta is filling in nicely for former-Cougar tight ends Johnny Harline and Daniel Coats. Pitta has been a solid option for the Cougars in the first four games with 20 catches for 329 yards and two touchdowns. GET PAID 0 CAREER PLACEMEN H.tom NOW HIRING Ingredients, izza. $10 TO $15 li-747-3! American Fork 01-772-7272 Provo Papa John's ©01-762-0400 i 60 W 1230 N 801-356-7272 |