After College

Rachel Stuhlmann is a former tennis player for the Missouri Tigers and earned a career-high NCAA singles ranking of 77. Throughout her career, the St. Louis native developed a love and passion for the sport that is hard to come...

I grew up in Germany. My mom’s German. My dad’s from Ghana, West Africa and he put a racquet in my hand when I was three. My parents split up when I was five and it became like a source...

It has always been my dream to play professional tennis. I’ve never been good enough in juniors to even have a realistic shot at it. That’s why going to college was my only and last chance to keep my dreams...

In the fall of my sophomore year at TCU, after a standard Thursday night out at the bars, I made my way back to my dorm. We all had a pretty big night and definitely a couple too many. I...

Everything changed my third year at the University of Michigan when I started to think that I wasn’t going to pursue tennis after college. I played my fourth year while applying for internships at consulting firms. Right out of school...

As a senior at USC, I was giving my last season everything I had, physically, emotionally, and socially. I planned on hanging up my racquets after, so it felt imperative to end my career on a high note. Because I...

I was twenty-one. I have never dealt with this before, it came out of nowhere. For me, I always lived in this happy-go-lucky life, where everything is going to be okay. I was going in for an MRI on my...

My dad passed away in October of 2011. I had been pro for only about three months at this point and received one of the worst phone calls anyone could ever get. I was at a 10k future in Texas...

Stefan Bojic is considered the first tennis freestyler ever. He pioneered a movement that gained traction all around the world. With over 70,000 followers, Stefan has made a name for himself in the tennis world. Before his career began to...

The new Tennis for America service year will place AmeriCorps VISTA members across the country to utilize their extensive tennis backgrounds and academic credentials to add significant value to the organizations that are making important progress fighting poverty and...