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Benji Jacobson’
s first
collegiate men’
s tennis
championship has an
unusual name connect-
ed to it.
Jacobson, a Tulane
University redshirt fresh-
man from Bloomfield
Hills and 2018 Jewish
News High School
Athlete of the Year, won
the Houndstooth singles flight at the
CCB Invitational at the Country Club
of Birmingham in Birmingham, Ala.,
hosted by the University of Alabama.
Houndstooth is a reference to the
kind of hat worn during games by
former Alabama football coach Bear
Bryant.
Jacobson won all three of his
Houndstooth flight matches.
He came from behind to beat
Alabama-Birmingham’
s
Nikola Puric 1-6, 6-3,
6-3 on Nov. 3 in the
flight championship
match. There were eight
players in the flight.
Jacobson was a star
at Cranbrook-Kingswood
High School, where he
was a three-time singles
state champion and
three-time All-American.
But he didn’
t play for Tulane last
season because he red-shirted.
“It’
s exciting and encouraging to
see the progress Benji has made
since coming here,” said Tulane
men’
s tennis coach Mark Booras.
“He took the hard route by red-shirt-
ing, and he worked his tail off last
season. We’
re seeing the fruits of
those labors.”
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their homes and are making
sure they get dinner after the
games.”
Prinstein is now looking
to expand and grow the
International Stars Baseball
Academy. His goal is to build
a free year-round indoor-
outdoor facility in Detroit for
boys and girls.
“This could bring more
national attention to Detroit
and more funding for
afterschool programming,”
Prinstein said. “I want to
bring international tourna-
ments to Detroit, but if we
don’
t have multiple fields and
a complex to house that, we
can’
t do it.”
In addition to enhancing
their baseball/softball skills at
this indoor facility, Prinstein
wants to implement a “safe
environment with afterschool
tutoring, mentoring pro-
grams, social work services
and career development with
an emphasis on character
development.”
Prinstein’
s mother, Dayle,
was a social worker for Royal
Oak public schools. Her
dedication to her students
inspires him to offer addi-
tional outreach services.
Through the academy,
Prinstein has not only wit-
nessed the kids become
better baseball players, he has
also seen a positive impact
on their emotional well-being
and their success in school.
“Seeing this impact on an
individual basis and giving
these kids a path to maybe
play college baseball is what
this organization is all about,”
Prinstein said.
To donate to help fund the indoor/
outdoor facility, visit http://
isbaseball.com/donate/. You can
also donate sports equipment or
volunteer as a coach.
COURTESY OF JUSTIN PRINSTEIN
14u team wins
Detroit PAL
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