Campus Opportunities

Make tennis a part of your college years. You don’t have to hang up your rackets… the choice is YOURS!

Collegiate tennis breaks down into two major categories Varsity & Recreational tennis and is offered at more than 2,000 schools throughout the country.

Varsity offers students the opportunity to participate in competitive intercollegiate tennis throughout the United States. Even if you haven’t decided on a pro tennis career, if you prefer a more structured and competitive tennis experience, you may be suited for the varsity route.

Recreational offers intercollegiate competition, being part of a team, regular practices, and travel opportunities, but is not as structured nor does it require the same time commitment as Varsity. Options include intramural competition, tennis sport clubs, and on-campus leagues.

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VARSITY SPOTLIGHTS

John Isner, of Greensboro, is a professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of #81 on April 14, 2008. Isner had a highly successful college career at the University of Georgia from 2003 to 2007. As a freshman, he was runner-up for the NCAA doubles title before winning it as a sophomore. He led Georgia to a runner-up finish in the 2006 NCAA team championship before leading them to the team title in 2007. With Isner at the # 1 singles position and playing doubles, Georgia lost just one match in his final 2 years. Isner spent most of 2007 ranked # 1 in NCAA singles play, finishing # 2 behind NCAA Singles champion Somdev Devvarman of The University of Virginia.

Catherine Newman, Greensboro, is a junior at Vanderbilt University. As a sophomore, she finished the season ranked 51st in singles by the ITA and closed out a fall campaign with a 10-3 record. Newman clinched Vanderbilt’s win over then-No. 9 Notre Dame with a victory over No. 64 Brook Buck 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. She advanced to the NCAA Singles Championships for the second straight year. Newman was named ESPN The Magazine District IV Academic All-American Second Team. As a freshman, she Earned first team All-SEC honors after finishing season with a 9-2 conference record (20-7 overall) and ranked 40th in the ITA poll. She also teamed with Taka Bertrand in doubles and finished with a 9-2 conference record (19-6 overall). As a junior player, Newman was the 16s National Champion in 2004 and finished high school career ranked 15th in USTA 18s, but ranked as high as No. 1.

Reka Zsilinszka, Fayetteville, is a sophomore for the Duke University Blue Devils. In 2008, she garnered All-America honors for singles, advanced to the round of 16 in NCAA Tournament individual singles play, and went 10-1 in ACC regular season play (10-2 overall). Zsilinszka won 14 straight matches to start the spring season, including beating the 25th-ranked player from Northwestern. She played the majority of her double matches with fellow rookie Ellah Nze in the No. 3 slot and the duo posted a dual match record of 15-6 which led to being ranked 10th regionally by the ITA. In 2007, she compiled a singles record of 16-3 in fall competition. Zsilinszka went 4-0 at the William & Mary Invitational to claim the singles Flight B title and 5-1 at the Riviera All-American Championships to reach the final match of the qualifying bracket. She reached the finals of the ITA Southeast Region Championships, posting two wins over nationally-ranked opponents in the process. As a world-class junior player, she participated in all four Junior Grand Slams. She reached the round of 16 in the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. She was able to achieve a top-10 world junior ranking and was ranked No. 1 in the nation in Girls’ 14s, 16s and 18s. She was awarded the 2006 USTA Southern Section Player of the Year, 2005 James Leighton NC Jr. Female Player of the Year.

David Hopkins, Winston-Salem, is a freshman for the Wake Forest Demon Decans. He helped lead the Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy team to earn the NC State Championship crown in 2004 and 2005. Hopkins cracked Top 15 in national junior rankings for 12s, 14s, and 16s and was awarded the 2007 James Leighton NC Jr. Male Player of the Year. In the 2008-09 year, David was instrumental in the Wake Forest Demon Deacons ACC Runner up finish. Currently they are #18 in the ITA rankings heading into the NCAA tournament. In his freshman year with the Demon Deacons he played mostly at the 4 & 5 slots going 11-11.

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