Alumni Spotlight

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...

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 I look back, anxiety has always been something I have struggled with. In 2014, I hit my career-high and things were seemingly going pretty well until I got injured. I missed about six weeks for my back at this...

Gabriel Sellmer came all the way from Brazil to play college tennis for Nebraska Wesleyan. But early on, his time in Nebraska was more plagued with doubts & mental struggles than the joy of being a collegiate athlete. It wasn't...

When growing up, in order to play tennis at a high level, you need to have some money in your family. My mom had cancer three times. First diagnosed when I was around ten. It had a large strain on...

“If it were not for a great team of doctors and what I’m sure had to be a lot of prayers by friends and family, I would not be alive today. In January, I will be reminded that three...

By Shelley MorrisonUniversity of Washington, Class of 1971 At the age of 10, I used to hit against a brick wall between the portables at our local elementary school.  The wall and the surrounding buildings formed an imaginary stadium and I...

By Mike Ross I played Division I tennis at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis from 1999-2003. Playing college tennis has impacted my life in many ways, and in particular, my professional life.  I am currently the President at Brown & Brown...

I would not be where I am today without my college tennis experience. I was a nationally ranked junior player and accepted a scholarship to play for Louisiana State University in 1992, at which time LSU was ranked in the...

Dominik Mueller is the head coach for the men’s tennis team at Old Dominion. Before joining the Monarchs, Dominik was both a player and a coach for the Baylor Bears. As a player, he holds the record for most singles...