Fall Semester 2010 Schedule @ College Avenue Upper Gym
Mondays 9:00PM - 11:00PM
Thursdays 7:45PM - 9:30PM
Saturdays 2:00PM - 5:00PM
No Practice today (Saturday April 3rd)
by Khaled Elfarra on Apr.03, 2010
Hey everyone,
Sorry for the short notice but we just found out College Avenue Gym is closed for today (http://www1.recreation.rutgers.edu/Facilities/Default.asp#c2sf6st0) which means no practice :(
See you all on Thursday
RUTTC
Daily Targum – Team to rally for spot in New York competition
by Khaled Elfarra on Feb.26, 2010
The Rutgers Table Tennis Club will swing away Saturday as it competes in the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association’s spring regional tournament at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
The team has its sights set on placing first in the tournament and advancing in April’s national tournament as it squares off against No. 1-ranked Columbia University.
Club Vice President Kenneth So said Columbia is one of the team’s biggest rivals. Still, members are confident in their ability to be victorious next week in New York.
“I think we definitely have the chance to win it all,” said Stephen Le, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student. Club President Judy Hugh said she initially felt uneasy about the year. “I had low expectations,” said Hugh, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.
But the team’s performance proved Hugh wrong. The club is coming off a successful 2009 season, where Hugh won the Women’s Singles Championship. For her, table tennis is not just a hobby — it is her life. She travels to China every summer to train with the women’s national team. “[The Chinese national team] trains 6 hours a day, six days a week and play a little bit on Sunday,” Hugh said. “But that’s why they’re the best.” Hugh, whose mother is a two-time Olympian, tried out for the 2004 and 2008 Olympics but was cut in the final round of tryouts. “I want to go to the Olympics at least once,” she said. “2012 is my best shot. After that, I’ll be too old,”
School of Arts and Sciences junior Khaled Elfarra said he was not expecting much from the club at first either but now comes to practice with the determination to compete nationally. “I joined just to get a break from classes, just to come here and have fun,” he said. “Everyone here is just so good that they make you better.” Elfarra, who was among the Junior League top 16 in his home country of Egypt, gave up table tennis when he moved to the United States in 2002 but picked it up again once he enrolled in college.
Feud for Food, Dues, and Snow
by Khaled Elfarra on Feb.06, 2010
Hey guys,
Rutgers has an event coming up called Feud for Food, on Feb. 17th (Wednesday night). It’s basically Family Feud. We’re hoping to enter 2 teams of about 4 people, because each team we enter helps us fundraise for the club. The winning team will receive some type of grand prize and proceeds go to Haiti, a very good cause. Anyone that’s interested can stay a little bit after on Saturday’s (tomorrow’s) practice so we can organize it, and it will cost $5 per person to enter.
Also, we’re going start collecting dues, for those who did not pay for the full year in the fall or are new members. Dues are $25 for the semester, and can be paid to either Judy or Shriya.
The status of tomorrow’s practice is actually up in the air, due to the forecast of inclement weather, so make sure you check http://campusstatus.rutgers.edu/ to see if RU is closed before you head out to the gym tomorrow. Otherwise, see you guys tomorrow!
RUTTC