Curtis Schondelmeyer on Blogger: Thiem and Osaka Crowned 2020 US Open Champions

Monday, October 5, 2020

Thiem and Osaka Crowned 2020 US Open Champions

A member of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Dr. Curtis Schondelmeyer draws upon more than a dozen years of relevant experience in his role as director of animal care services at the University of Connecticut. When he isn't busy providing clinical care to animals or assisting investigators with studies and regulatory matters, Dr. Curtis Schondelmeyer enjoys playing and watching tennis.

Dominic Thiem and Naomi Osaka made history in September as the winners of the 2020 US Open tournament. The event was the first professional tennis Grand Slam tournament to be held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and took place without fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York.

Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev in the final in come-from-behind fashion to win his first-ever Grand Slam title. The Austrian overcame a two-set deficit and won the fifth and final set in a tiebreaker (8-6) to secure the victory. Prior to the win, no player had come back from a two-set deficit to win a Grand Slam since Gaston Gaudio at the 2004 French Open. Thiem was also only the second Austrian male to capture a Grand Slam title. He had lost his prior three Grand Slam final matches.

Osaka, meanwhile, defeated No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win her second US Open and third Grand Slam title. The 22 year old also won the US Open in 2018. Like Thiem, she had to overcome an early lead by her opponent to win the title and, in doing so, became the first woman to overcome a one-set deficit in the US Open final since Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in 1994.

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About Curtis Schondelmeyer

Curtis Schondelmeyer, DVM, has spent nearly 2 years with the University of Connecticut, Storrs, in the position of attending veterinarian and director of animal care services. In addition to management of numerous satellite offices and facilities, this role involves the oversight of five vivariums with a total of more than 28,000 square feet. Prior to joining the University of Connecticut, Curtis Schondelmeyer, DVM, spent time as senior scientist and veterinarian at Biogen in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as director of preclinical veterinary services and efficacy and surgical research searches at Toxikon Corporation.

In the latter position, he gained invaluable insight into the management of veterinary care and preventative medicine at multiple large vivariums. He also maintained compliance with a number of regulatory organizations, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC).

Curtis Schondelmeyer, DVM, studied at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, graduating with his doctor of veterinary medicine in 2004. He subsequently completed a laboratory animal medicine post-doctorate program with the Emory University School of Medicine and Yerkes National Primate Center.