US College Signings and General College Chat 2023/24

Elegant Point · Satellite level

RE: US College Signings 2023/24

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Great to see so many of our former and current college players in the draw for Edgbaston including 2023 grads David S and Finn B who are allegedly giving the pro tour a shot. This will be Finns second attempt to go Pro, so will be interesting to see what impact the 5 year window and time spent at Baylor has. David a Memphis grad, so maybe hoping to emulate Joes success smile

QR1: (q1) Finn Bass (Baylor) WR 1430 (CH = 756 in September 2018) vs (qWC) Thomas Pudney (Anderson DLL) UNR
QR1: (q2) Ewen Lumsden (Washington/Mississippi State) WR 1595 (CH = 1586 last month) vs (qWC) Leonardo Santoro_Fergusson UNR
QR1: (q4) Jacob Fearnley (TCU) WR 1893 (CH = 993 in December 2019) vs Elia Joël Affolter (SUI) UNR
QR1: David Stevenson (Memphis )UNR vs (q9) Michal Lusovsky (CZE) UNR
QR1: (q7) Damian Rodriguez (Princeton) UNR vs (qWC) Thomas Giles UNR

Likely MD: Charles Broom ( Dartmouth/Baylor), Toby Samuel (S Carolina) , Giles Hussey(Georgia State) , Paul Jubb (S Carolina) Josh Goodger (Tulsa/Florida) , Luke Simkiss (Tyler Junior college), Connor Thomson (S Carolina)

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Jake Fearnley (TCU) playing Charlie Broom (Dartmouth/Baylor) today at Edgbaston. In the head to head, Charlie 2-0 up

Spotted Jake doesnt seem to be on the roster at TCU this year - would be his Senior yearhe was one of 5 Brits to benefit from the college accelerator programme, so maybe going Pro in favour of returning to college?

www.itftennis.com/en/head-to-head/

www.lta.org.uk/news/five-british-stars-set-to-benefit-from-the-atp-collegiate-accelerator-programme/

Strongbow · All-time great

Some more Golden Oldies

Hope you are feeling better EP.

-- Edited by Strongbow on Tuesday 17th of October 2023 11:40:45 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Thanks for all these - I love seeing old names (and new ones too)

And, yes, as strongbow says, how are you feeling, EP? Do hope you're about over it......

Lambda · Challenger qualifying

If, like me, you get lost as to where everybody is I hope these lists will help. I've gone through all the Div 1 College rosters for women and I'm part way going through the men's rosters. This post will have the women and I'll post the men in a couple of days.

This list is of all women on a Div 1 college roster with a GB hometown. As such, there may be some in this list that are not of British nationality, and I may have missed some British that have their hometown as being outside GB except for Angelica Blake who I've included. Feel free to post any errors or omissions, as there will inevitably be, and I'll update this post accordingly.

I've found 86 women, broken down by year as 17 Freshman, 17 Sophomore, 20 Junior, 24 Senior and 8 Graduate Students.

Freshman
Given Roach - Georgia Tech
Kristina Paskauskas - North Carolina State
Lucy Webber - Richmond
Amelia Tye - Massachusetts
Millie Skelton - Southern Methodist
Imogen Brooker - Seton Hall
Niamh Campbell - Seton Hall
Scarlett Perkins - Portland State
Jessica Hill - Weber State
Phoebe Mitchell - Longwood
Louise Booker - North Carolina at Asheville
Jessica Matthews - Iowa
Paulina Jurcowska - Delaware
Ashira Murray - Towson
Francesca Davis - William & Mary
Edie Hammond - Oakland
Sorcha Caves - South Dakota

Sophomore
Millie Bissett - Florida State
Lara Bakhaya - Richmond
Sienna Smith - St Bonaventure
Cheri Darley - Stetson
Issey Purser - Michigan State
Amy Leather - California Tech
Alexandra Hildreth - Bradley
Oriana Parkins-Godwin - Drake
Dasha Osadova - Western Carolina
Chloe Elliott - Wofford
Lucia Rizza - North Dakota
Savannah Dada-Mascoll - Appalachian State
Andrea Pineda - Texas State
Alaia Rubio Perez - Portland
Annemiek Sterk - Utah Tech
Jemma Cave - Stephen F Austin State
Hannah Smith - DePaul

Junior
Kylie Bilchev - Georgia Tech
Abbie Tyler - St Bonaventure
Lily Hutchings - Tulsa
Eleanor Nobbs - DePaul
Arabella Moen - Seton Hall
Annabel Davis - Idaho State
Megan Davies - Weber State
Deniz Soyer - Hofstra
Millie Mae-Matthews - Florida Atlantic
Holly Fischer - Harvard
Grace Piper - Southern California
Alicia Dudeney - Florida
Jess Dawson - Furman
Tiana Fox - McNeese
Sophia Hurrion - Marshall
Aisling McGrane - Marshall
Sofia Johnson - Old Dominion
Megan Carmichael - Pacific
Sally Pethybridge - Portland
Olivia Rook - Saint Mary's California

Senior
Lillian Mould - Louisville
Amelia Rajecki - North Carolina State
Danielle Hack - Massachusetts
Charlotte Russell - Tulane
Annabelle Davis - North Florida
Destinee Martins - Texas Christian
Saffron Dowse - Idaho State
Ivayla Mitkova - Montana
Maria Budin - Maryland
Rhona Cook - California State, Long Beach
Elinor Beazley - Youngstown State
Scarlett Hutchinson - Fairfield
Alexa Wilson - Siena
Eloise Saraty - Bowling Green
Tamara Malazonia - Illinois, Chicago
Morgan Cross - Arkansas
Indianna Spink - Arkansas
Esther Adeshina - Tennessee
Holly Staff - Vanderbilt
Tyra-Nicole Whyte - Jackson State
Nyah Kauders - North Dakota
Mae McCutcheon - Texas State
Olivia Elliott - Troy
Tiegan Aitken - Gonzaga

Graduate Student
Vic Allen - Florida State
Elisa Van Meeteren - Northwestern
Kira Reuter - UC Santa Barbara
Indy Ampaw - Coppin State
Eleanor Chapman - Tennessee, Martin
Angelica Blake - Stanford
Jojo Bach - Portland
Erin Richardson - San Francisco

-- Edited by Lambda on Wednesday 18th of October 2023 08:55:36 PM

Dannythomas · Lower Club Player

Thats an amazing list Lambda ! Thanks so much for doing that .

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Coup Droit wrote:
Thanks for all these - I love seeing old names (and new ones too)

And, yes, as strongbow says, how are you feeling, EP? Do hope you're about over it......

Thank you both, definitely much better now smile

Spireman · Club Coach

Great list, must have taken ages!
To add:
Hannah Smith - De Paul (Sophomore)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
If, like me, you get lost as to where everybody is I hope these lists will help. I've gone through all the Div 1 College rosters for women and I'm part way going through the men's rosters. This post will have the women and I'll post the men in a couple of days.

This list is of all women on a Div 1 college roster with a GB hometown. As such, there may be some in this list that are not of British nationality, and I may have missed some British that have their hometown as being outside GB except for Angelica Blake who I've included. Feel free to post any errors or omissions, as there will inevitably be, and I'll update this post accordingly.

I've found 85 women, broken down by year as 17 Freshman, 16 Sophomore, 20 Junior, 24 Senior and 8 Graduate Students.

Freshman
Given Roach - Georgia Tech
Kristina Paskauskas - North Carolina
Lucy Webber - Richmond
Amelia Tye - Massachusetts
Millie Skelton - Southern Methodist
Imogen Brooker - Seton Hall
Niamh Campbell - Seton Hall
Scarlett Perkins - Portland State
Jessica Hill - Weber State
Phoebe Mitchell - Longwood
Louise Booker - North Carolina at Asheville
Jessica Matthews - Iowa
Paulina Jurcowska - Delaware
Ashira Murray - Towson
Francesca Davis - William & Mary
Edie Hammond - Oakland
Sorcha Caves - South Dakota

Sophomore
Millie Bissett - Florida State
Lara Bakhaya - Richmond
Sienna Smith - St Bonaventure
Cheri Darley - Stetson
Issey Purser - Michigan State
Amy Leather - California Tech
Alexandra Hildreth - Bradley
Oriana Parkins-Godwin - Drake
Dasha Osadova - Western Carolina
Chloe Elliott - Wofford
Lucia Rizza - North Dakota
Savannah Dada-Mascoll - Appalachian State
Andrea Pineda - Texas State
Alaia Rubio Perez - Portland
Annemiek Sterk - Utah Tech
Jemma Cave - Stephen F Austin State

Junior
Kylie Bilchev - Georgia Tech
Abbie Tyler - St Bonaventure
Lily Hutchings - Tulsa
Eleanor Nobbs - DePaul
Arabella Moen - Seton Hall
Annabel Davis - Idaho State
Megan Davies - Weber State
Deniz Soyer - Hofstra
Millie Mae-Matthews - Florida Atlantic
Holly Fischer - Harvard
Grace Piper - Southern California
Alicia Dudeney - Florida
Jess Dawson - Furman
Tiana Fox - McNeese
Sophia Hurrion - Marshall
Aisling McGrane - Marshall
Sofia Johnson - Old Dominion
Megan Carmichael - Pacific
Sally Pethybridge - Portland
Olivia Rook - Saint Mary's California

Senior
Lillian Mould - Louisville
Amelia Rajecki - North Carolina
Danielle Hack - Massachusetts
Charlotte Russell - Tulane
Annabelle Davis - North Florida
Destinee Martins - Texas Christian
Saffron Dowse - Idaho State
Ivayla Mitkova - Montana
Maria Budin - Maryland
Rhona Cook - California State, Long Beach
Elinor Beazley - Youngstown State
Scarlett Hutchinson - Fairfield
Alexa Wilson - Siena
Eloise Saraty - Bowling Green
Tamara Malazonia - Illinois, Chicago
Morgan Cross - Arkansas
Indianna Spink - Arkansas
Esther Adeshina - Tennessee
Holly Staff - Vanderbilt
Tyra-Nicole Whyte - Jackson State
Nyah Kauders - North Dakota
Mae McCutcheon - Texas State
Olivia Elliott - Troy
Tiegan Aitken - Gonzaga

Graduate Student
Vic Allen - Florida State
Elisa Van Meeteren - Northwestern
Kira Reuter - UC Santa Barbara
Indy Ampaw - Coppin State
Eleanor Chapman - Tennessee, Martin
Angelica Blake - Stanford
Jojo Bach - Portland
Erin Richardson - San Francisco

Kudos , thanks Lambda

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dannythomas wrote:
Thats an amazing list Lambda ! Thanks so much for doing that .

Ditto

Excellent list, Lambda

Many thanks

Dannythomas · Lower Club Player

Just 1 minor point Lambda, Amelia Rajecki and Kristina Paskauskas are at North Carolina State( NC State ) . The university known as North Carolina is in fact UNC.

Its only significant because last year these 2 great rivals were first and second in the NCAA Team Championships! UNC champions and NC State runners up !

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Elegant Point wrote:
Strongbow wrote:

Last group of boys
Very bored as in bed with Covid , so was great to read your update Strongbow. Encouraging to see so many (over 50%) still active in tennis. Also interesting that not necessarily those who were top juniors, or went to Power colleges that end up going pro post college. That would be an interesting analysis.
IMO getting a college scholarship, leaving home to study abroad, competing for your college for 4 or 5 years alongside studying for a degree/post grad takes a lot of determination and hard work, definitely good prep for life on tour or a job outside tennis. From memory, some of the players in your list were super bright, taking 4-5 A levels on top of tennis and are now working as Private Equity Investors etc.
As the article below suggests, pro or or otherwise, all these guys can chalk up one in the win column
Link below a fairly lighthearted summary of the chances of going pro post college.
https://www.shmoop.com/ncaa/tennis/odds-of-going-pro.html

Ive tested positive this evening as well and have to say feel awful. Time for bed. I was due on a 6.40 am train to London tomorrow so the only positive is I dont need to be up early.

hope youre feeling better , EP.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Sorry to hear that, Jon

How are you feeling this morning?

It took me about 5 days to get over it....but really not nice

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Sorry to hear that, Jon

How are you feeling this morning?

It took me about 5 days to get over it....but really not nice

Rubbish! Headache, aches, temperature, shivers, got diarrhoea (sorry, it apparently comes with this variant), and had a nose bleed in the night, probably caused by sticking the swab too far up!

I think I may have had it since last weekend when I had retrospectively mild symptoms but it came on with a whoosh yesterrday.

I was supposed to catch an early train to London this morning , Id be on it now, so maybe thats the silver lining! haha.

thanks for asking CD! 5 days doesnt sound promising though !