D3 tennis recruiting - how to get started

tennismom4193
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:38:09 +0000

It sounds like your daughter has made a big jump in a short period of time. College coaches like to see players who are not stuck at the same UTR and they are making movements. Play some USTA tournaments and try to make the national tournaments (clay courts has a bigger draw) so that the college coaches can start watching her this summer.
My son started tennis very late and I just went through this process. He was offered a spot at very selective NESCAC school in August and he considered the same schools as your daughter. For girls at Top D3’s, she would need to be at a minimum of 7.5 UTR by the summer before her senior year. If she could get to 8 UTR, it would be a lock. Of course things could change between now and then. Her UTR now is strong enough for a low D-3 (Skidmore, Bates, etc) but those schools are not on your list. The mistake we made was NOT going showcases to get extra exposure. Donovan has the best tennis showcases and the schools that your daughter is interested in will be there.

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Also, encourage her to study for the ACT or SAT and maintain a rigorous curriculum which is hard with tennis clinics after school. I remember for Amherst, they needed a score of at least 1450. A 33 ACT would be very helpful.
She should start reaching out to coaches to show interest at the beginning of sophomore year with the expectation that prereads will not start until the summer of 2026 since she will be graduating in 2027. Good luck to your daughter!