College tennis is less American than ever before. The previous statement might sound like a contradiction, but it’s actually true. Sure, matches are still played on campuses within the United States’ boundaries. However, internationals exert a larger impact each season that goes by, not only in terms of roster spot...
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THREE DISTINCT SUMMER PLANS FOR COLLEGE TENNIS PLAYERS
Summer plans: practice and enjoy sports in USA You sign your scholarship, hop on a plane and play all season long for your university. In May you proceed to ace your finals…and then what? It’s fairly common for our VT Sports athletes to return to their homeland after a lengthy...
College tennis is the way to go for most aspiring pros
A tennis player migrating to the United States on an athletic scholarship is no longer a novelty. Nowadays, even for players who aspire to make it to the professional circuit, college tennis is the norm. Currently, a teenager securing a spot in the ATP (especially) or WTA top 100 is...
The ins and outs of college tennis lineups
In this week’s entry of the VT Sports blog we are talking about a university that is always contending for the tennis national title. Hopefully, in the near future, some of our athletes on scholarship are fighting to win it all. Last Monday, senior Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Virginia) culminated a phenomenal...
BREAKING DOWN HOW SPORTS CAN FUEL A UNIVERSITY
Almost three months ago, we briefly explained how the football team is a cash cow for every other university in the United States. Division I football squads are allotted up to 85 athletic scholarships. While that sum may seem outrageous, the return on investment is massive. Here is a simplified...
Cardele Jones: The evolution of a student-athlete’s priorities
A myriad of universities in the United States celebrated their graduation ceremonies last weekend. Indeed, our tennis player Marta González Niño graduated with honors at Queens University of Charlotte. We want to offer our most sincere congratulations to her! After obtaining the Bachelor’s Degree, some decide to enter the labor...
NCAA 2017 Tennis Tournament: Our Players, Selection Show and the Role of the Committee
The selection committee has spoken. The NCAA tennis tournament brackets were unveiled on May 2. Our student-athletes on scholarship already know their path to a potential Division I national championship. Using basketball slang, May Madness is underway! In the women’s draw, the Georgia Bulldogs received the fifth overall seed. Marta...
Three reasons behind postseason ineligibility
At end of April, the majority of our athletes on scholarship in the United States are entering the home stretch of the season, i.e. the conference tournaments. As in every knockout competition, major powerhouses are more vulnerable to being ousted by theoretically inferior opposition. The big fish seek to reassert...
Did you know that several tennis players in Davis Cup come from American College?
The weekend of April 7-9, the top team in NCAA Division I men’s tennis, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, enjoyed a well-deserved break after collecting 12 straight wins. Immersed in the hunt to win the super competitive Atlantic Coast Conference, a 12-day halt seems like a double-edged sword, doesn’t it?...