University of Virginia
ACHA M2 • ACCHL Elite
Date: March 3, 2022
Would Recommend
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This coach is an example of what you want in a college tennis coach, a mentor, a friend, and more. He cares about his player’s deeply - not just as athletes, but as students and people. He wants to see you succeed in all facets of your life. He wants you to crush it, on and off the court. He’s not overbearing and he won’t grind his players to the bone with excessive practices, nor will he angrily light into them. You’re talking about a former top-25 ITA player himself, for a rival school no less. He knows the pressure to succeed. Think about what he’s accomplished. Following the most successful period in school history, he was given a class that he did not recruit and endured a tough year. Those recruits could’ve transferred when not given playing time. Instead, most stayed all four years. Those that stayed all graduated and were 2020-2021 ACC Champions as a brotherhood that I’ve never witnessed among a team.