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Tennis courts at Colorado College. One of the college's former tennis players, Jack Madison, 20, died in his sleep Jan. 2.

Jack Madison, a sophomore on the Colorado College men's tennis team, died in his sleep Jan. 2, the school announced.

Madison was 20 years old. The cause of death has not been announced.

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Jack Madison was recruited to Colorado College out of Bexley, Ohio, where he was a two-time all-state selection at Columbus Academy.

"We are devastated by the tragic passing of Jack Madison," CC vice president and director of athletics Lesley Irvine said in a statement. 

Madison was recruited to Colorado Springs out of Bexley, Ohio, where he was a two-time all-state selection at Columbus Academy.

Madison's death preceded the sudden death of Air Force football player Hunter Brown, 21, who died Monday after suffering a "medical emergency" near his dormitory, the academy said.

(Contact Gazette sports columnist Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com or on Twitter at @bypaulklee.)

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