California Community College Tennis

[vbranis]

I'm playing for College of the Desert this year. It's a really solid Div.III team, winning the State Championship several times. Most of the team members are from South America, and very good.

[goober]

Originally Posted by vbranis

I'm playing for College of the Desert this year. It's a really solid Div.III team, winning the State Championship several times. Most of the team members are from South America, and very good.

How can a community college team be also Div III ?

[Joeyg]

It isn't, Goob. They are the best JC team in California. The team I help coach, Chabot in Hayward, played them for the state JC title two years in a row. All foreign players most of the time. We used to say that they were the best team money could buy! Lots of wealthy boosters.

[goober]

Originally Posted by Joeyg

It isn't, Goob. They are the best JC team in California. The team I help coach, Chabot in Hayward, played them for the state JC title two years in a row. All foreign players most of the time. We used to say that they were the best team money could buy! Lots of wealthy boosters.

ok that is what I thought.

Interestingly I played with one of COD's former female players that went to the semifinals(I think) in the CC state championships. She teaches part time at a center in Palm Desert. She was telling me how strong of a program they were. I didn't realize though at the time they were JC, I thought they were NAIA or small school.

I wonder how they get these foreign players to go there? Can you give scholarships for JC? I thought the tuition was very low.

[Joeyg]

The tuition for a foreign student is extremely high compared to an in house state kid. I believe that they have "sponsors" to take care of those annoying little details like tuition, books and food.

[vbranis]

Originally Posted by goober

ok that is what I thought.

Interestingly I played with one of COD's former female players that went to the semifinals(I think) in the CC state championships. She teaches part time at a center in Palm Desert. She was telling me how strong of a program they were. I didn't realize though at the time they were JC, I thought they were NAIA or small school.

I wonder how they get these foreign players to go there? Can you give scholarships for JC? I thought the tuition was very low.

No scholarships are given for JC teams. The tuition is actually extremely high for foreign students, they have to pay 3x or 4x more for classes. I'm not sure how they got to COD either, they are good enough to play for any D2 or many D1 schools. Maybe the coach has some connections, I don't know... It's just my 1st semester and the season doesn't start until Feb.

EDIT: In my previous post, I meant to say that it's like a really solid D3 team. Sorry for the confusion.

BTW, besides me, there's only 1 other local team member. Everyone else is foreign.

[tbini87]

Originally Posted by vbranis

No scholarships are given for JC teams. The tuition is actually extremely high for foreign students, they have to pay 3x or 4x more for classes. I'm not sure how they got to COD either, they are good enough to play for any D2 or many D1 schools. Maybe the coach has some connections, I don't know... It's just my 1st semester and the season doesn't start until Feb.

EDIT: In my previous post, I meant to say that it's like a really solid D3 team. Sorry for the confusion.

BTW, besides me, there's only 1 other local team member. Everyone else is foreign.

do you know who the returners are? i think a buddy of mine lost in three sets to the #3 seed at ojai who was from COD. short kid with great serve and forehand and 1hbh. maybe his name was evan... but can't remember.

[vbranis]

Originally Posted by tbini87

do you know who the returners are? i think a buddy of mine lost in three sets to the #3 seed at ojai who was from COD. short kid with great serve and forehand and 1hbh. maybe his name was evan... but can't remember.

You're probably referring to Evan Jurgensen. He's kind of short, looks Asian, and has a 1-hander. I never had the chance to play him, and he transferred to UC Santa Barbara this year. Very good player, he played #1 for COD.

[MomentumGT]

Originally Posted by Joeyg

It isn't, Goob. They are the best JC team in California. The team I help coach, Chabot in Hayward, played them for the state JC title two years in a row. All foreign players most of the time. We used to say that they were the best team money could buy! Lots of wealthy boosters.

College of the Desert = COD = Cash On Delivery = consistently strong top team

Just what my teammates and I referred to them when I played for GCC in 99.

-Jon

[ci2ca]

hey JoeyG. I'm at De Anza college and we played chabot a couple times. All good matches if you can remember. What do you think of our 17 year old #1 player? Haha.

[kevsaenz]

Im pretty sure COD didn't make it to the finals last year, also i though their #2 player the asain guy was better than jergunsen.