By: Erica Tran
NCTTA Media Committee

There are dozens of strong athletes representing a multitude of states at this year’s NCTTA championships, but there are a few particular stand-outs. Angela Guan, a chopper and crowd favorite, is the Women’s Singles top seed from UC Berkeley. She was a 2014-2015 USA World Team Member and 2016 Pan American Junior Championships Team Champion. She also has many NCTTA titles from the past several years. She will be competing in the 2022 World University Games.

On the men’s sides, some top athletes include Sharon and Gal Alguetti of Indiana University, Kai Zhang of University of Southern California, Nikhil Kumar of UC Berkeley, and Jack Wang of Northwestern University. All have been on the US National Junior and Adults teams for many years and are seasoned players in the international circuit. Nikhil also represented the US in the 2021 Olympic Games. Beside these players mentioned, there are dozens of players rated 2200+. This year’s matches will be feisty.

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Pictured is Nikhil Kumar. Photo Credit to Shashank Shastry

About 2022 NCTTA College Table Tennis Championships

The championships are hosted by the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association and the Round Rock CVB. Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles, and Men’s/Coed Teams, Women’s Teams. The event is sponsored by Double Happiness, Double Fish and Joola.
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About NCTTA

The National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) is a non-profit organization established exclusively for promoting 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 competition throughout North America. www.nctta.org