Division 1 tennis ratings???

[Raul_SJ]

Originally Posted by SystemicAnomaly

Not really. Not all D1 schools are at the level of Stanford. Santa Clara University, for example, has a D1 tennis team.

Wasn't San Jose State also a Div 1 school in the 1990's?

They seem to have cut the Men's Tennis Program since then...

[SystemicAnomaly]

^ I believe that you are correct about that. If so, it is a real shame. Not sure why it happened -- it could have been a casualty of title IX.

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[t135]

Originally Posted by tennis_balla

Top 2 or 3 in your country? For college? Come on guys, please don't offer advice like this.

I coached college tennis for a long time, and yes this is the way it is. Even when I coached at the NJCAA level...I got the #4-6 ranked players from a given country...who had not passed the TOEFL...or who didn't have the academic side covered. A lot of those players don't consider US college tennis until the last minute and are unprepared to get compete for spots in top programs. And then wind up in weird spots.

But there really are a broad variety of D1 programs out there, they aren't all at the same level like the other guys said. It's all over the place and the #3 player from every country across the globe isn't necessarily qualified to be a top ranked NCAA player.

[t135]

Here is an example of what I am referring to. Just picked a random university that I remembered from my coaching days...

http://armstrongpirates.com/sports/m...leases/mt71812

It's the story all over America at small non-powerhouse NCAA and NJCAA tennis programs. The 4th ranked player from Peru, who isn't good enough to turn pro, can fit nicely onto an unknown USA school roster and hope to make a run at a national championship.

To be fair, there is plenty of room in American college tennis for players of all levels, ages and experience. But most foreign players coming to the USA are looking for scholarship money, good coaching and a good team to be a part of. A chance to improve and transfer up to bigger schools/better programs, and maybe even get good enough to win at the pro level some. They don't come to play for a hack coach on a team of high school players. Unless they are just looking for adventure in life...or in America.