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Odds of Getting In
One year junior varsity, no USTA tournament experience, GPA: 2.6
You've played table tennis a few times. Why you ever wanted to play tennis on a table, though, is beyond us. There's not even enough room to stand. And then there's the structural integrity of the table...but we digress. The important thing is that college tennis probably isn't on your radar.
Two years varsity, no USTA tournament experience, GPA: 3.2
You loved your time on the varsity tennis team in high school and you were actually a pretty decent player. Unfortunately, your lack of USTA tournament experience hurts your chances of making a college team. You're more of the intramural type, anyway.
Three years varsity, all-district, USTA ranking: top 600, GPA: 2.9
You're on the outer threshold of competitively ranked USTA players. It would certainly help if your grades were a bit better, seeing as full scholarships in tennis are extremely rare. It could be a good idea to start investigating junior college programs before transferring into a four-year program.
Four years varsity, all-region, USTA ranking: top 450, GPA: 3.3
You were the best player on your high school team by far. But if you end up making a college team, get ready for that to change in a hurry. Your USTA ranking indicates that you could probably find a home on a D-II or D-III program, or possibly a lower-range D-I program.
Four years varsity, all-state, USTA ranking: top 250, GPA: 3.6
You learned to swing a tennis racket before you learned to walk. You could be found serving up aces before most kids your age were even toilet-trained. Nowadays, you school the kids on your school team and dominate in USTA tournaments. You eat, sleep, and breathe tennis. We'd say you have a pretty good shot.