Petros Chrysochos grew up in Cyprus, inspired by Marcos Baghdatis to pursue tennis to his full potential. His coach, Demetris Herodotou, was a strong influence in his development, taking him from a beginner to the top of Tennis Europe. Petros was named the 2012 Tennis Europe Player of the Year. Episode here: link

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Petros talks about what made him choose Wake Forest over turning professional, why he stayed at Wake Forest after winning the NCAA title, how a back injury almost derailed his junior career, and his favorite thing about Winston-Salem.

Links:

Wake Forest Schedule

Herodotou Tennis Academy

Putters Patio & Grill

Devin grew up in Jackson, Miss. and went on to play for the Ole Miss Rebels. As a freshman, he was the youngest player to ever win the NCAA singles title. Following his freshman year, he turned pro. With a Wildcard into the US Open he drew Roger Federer in the first round. Click here to listen to the podcast – link.

At 14, Devin moved to Bradenton, Fla. to train at the Bollettieri Tennis Academy (now IMG). Devin competed in the Junior French, Wimbledon (SF) and US Open (F) Championships.

Devin is currently the Assistant Coach at Ole Miss.

You can catch the Rebels in Montgomery, Ala. this coming weekend (Feb. 21-24) at the Blue Gray Classic. Other teams include Alabama, Auburn, Arizona, Texas Tech, Rice, Princeton and Fresno State.