Easter Bowl champion, Ronald Hohmann has proven time and again that he’s always up and ready for a challenge, even against top seeded opponents.
Famous for his hard hitting serves and instant volleys, overtime, he keeps showing tremendous focus and poise well beyond his years. He had a major qualifying breakthrough at the 2021 ITF Men’s Singles at East Lansing, Michigan opening with a 4-6,6-4, 10-3 victory over 23 year old Joshua Goodger from Great Britain.
Relishing sweet victory from the first qualifying round, the Tigers champ coasted to the second qualifying stage facing Canadian born, Alexandre Leblanc in what turned out to be an intense 3 set battle.
Leblanc gave Hohmann a run for his money taking the lead 7-6 in the first set. Then Ronald quickly recovered, gaining back lost territory with a 7-5 domination in the second set. The final set turned out to be the most contentious but Ronald racked up for the win sealing the match, 6-7, 7-5, 10-4. This set him up for the much anticipated first round against 28 year old Australian tennis star, Brandon Walkin.
The Brisbane beast was no match for the formidable Tiger as Ronald inched closer and closer to victory with a strategic blend of attacking, outmaneuvering, and then, dropping the hammer in the first set 7-6. Walkin revved up his attack in the second set, hitting a few curve balls all in an attempt to set Hohmann off course but the unwavering 21 year old maintained the tempo hammering home his advantage to win the second set 6-2.
For Ronald Hohmann, becoming the greatest tennis player of all time has always been a lifelong ambition. His love for tennis started out when he first learnt how to play at the age of four. His first tournament was the ‘Little Mo’ where he played at age 5. By 6, he started competing in 10 and under 10 USTA tournaments and received regular training at least three hours daily. Clearly, his interest in tennis was spiked with full support from his parents.
At 14, he made the brave decision to leave New York and headed to Florida, living and training with his coach, Todd Widom. For Ronald, hard work and discipline has brought him this far. “I knew that if I wanted to become the player that I wanted to, I had to come down to Florida” He said. “In order to get that good and become a high-level professional, I would have to do this every single day.”
Switching from the usual indoor games to outdoor tournaments was one of the challenges Ronald quickly adjusted to. In good time, he won numerous national tennis tournaments including the Eddie Herr where he got spotlighted by numerous tennis professionals including world renowned tennis player, Gael Monfils who showed him a few tips and tricks.
Ronald is steadily rising through the ranks as one of the top tennis players of his generation. As the top tennis recruit in the US, in his graduating year, he joined the Louisiana State University’s tennis team, the Tigers. He is currently one of the best tennis players in the US.
