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Chimes Athlete of the Week: Men’s Tennis’ Logan Blair

The sophomore has brought his game to a new level this year, winning his first two matches in straight sets.

Joel Ashor, Sports Editor

February 14, 2019

Chimes Athlete of the Week: Men’s Tennis’ Logan Blair

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After playing in a lower spot last year as a freshman, sophomore Logan Blair has elevated his play and is now the Eagles’ No. 2 singles player. Blair has found success in his new spot, starting off the new season on a hot streak.

In his opening match of the year against Hope International University on Feb. 7, Blair outworked his opponent en route to a convincing 6-4, 6-2 victory.

Taking on the No. 2 player from San Diego Christian College two days later, Blair picked up another straight-set win, 6-4, 6-3.

Despite taking a 6-1 one-set forfeit loss against Azusa Pacific University on Monday, Blair has been a highlight on the men’s squad so far this year.

For his consecutive sweeps and strong play to start the season, Logan Blair has earned his first Chimes Athlete of the Week.

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Joel Ashor, Sports Editor

Joel Ashor is a junior broadcast journalism major with a love for sports, friends, and history. Joel is a Notre Dame football, Angels baseball, and Boston Celtics fan. [email protected] Growing up in the small city of Santa Maria, California as the youngest of four boys, I was always surrounded by things much earlier than normal, due to the fact that I experienced things through my much older brothers. One of the things I experienced was sports, and when I started watching and seeing what it looked like to be on a sports team, I fell in love. In my family, sports is not really an option, it just is something that we all do. Luckily my parents never had to force me or my brothers to play sports because we all had a passion for it. From a young age I immersed myself in the culture of sports, watching any sport that was on, growing a particular liking to college football. My uncle attended the University of Notre Dame, and my whole family are die-hard Irish fans. Naturally I became one as well, and I remember Saturday mornings with the family quite clearly. As I grew older I began to see and understand more about what it took to broadcast a live sports game, and I became quite intrigued by it. I decided I wanted to be involved with sports for the rest of my life and cover it in some form. One of the sports commentators I look up to greatly and have always liked is NBC sports reporter Bob Costas, who is a jack of all trades broadcaster and covers all sports from the Olympics to football and many more. I aspire to be a broadcast journalist someday, and the Chimes is an excellent way to hone my skills and continue to practice writing and talking about sports. I look forward to my growth while working with the Chimes in reporting accurately and quickly, and cannot wait to cover Biola sports.

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