Tennis Scholarships

MissFiskeGuide
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:10:17 +0000

Tennis, I don’t seek to start an argument at all, but it is unfair to refer to D2 and D3 teams as a ‘joke.’ Everything is relative, especially in the college process. You know that tennis is, essentially, an individual sport (never-mind doubles). As a result, there may very well be individuals who are absolute stand-out tennis players who choose to go to a D3 small liberal arts college for a variety of reasons. Deciding on a college is all about balancing your desires, and as the OP indicates, (s)he believes D1 would be a reach. Perhaps this reach is unrelated to tennis skill, but rather lifestyle. If you’re a D1 athlete, you’re likely going to be traveling a lot and may be held back from participating in normal campus life and succeeding in the classroom to the fullest potential. Maybe the OP does not want to be a Florida Gator. Maybe as a D2 or D3 athlete the OP would enjoy the college experience along with the opportunity to continue playing tennis. Maybe the OP is focused on more than a professional tennis career.