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In the Northeast, I would nominate MIT and Middlebury.

I think it depends on how much a person enjoys the sport. College tennis is definitely a commitment, but for those kids who love the sport, they can't imagine college life without it. My kid attended a school that has a period of time from 5-7pm blocked off for athletics and no classes are...

Your daughter could delay graduation by a year and play for a D3 team. The top academic D3 schools have players with UTRs in the +9.5 range. But D3 does not offer athletic scholarships, so if that is the reason for wanting to play D1, then D3 obviously won't work. Also, before you make the...

My family's experience with D3 recruiting mirrored that of @BusyMom. My daughter received a likely letter from a non-NESCAC D3 school in the summer before the start of her senior year that also listed the minimum merit award she would be offered. However, the merit award was based on test...

In my experience, the singles UTR is usually pretty accurate. The doubles UTR, on the other hand, is a complete joke. The rating is so inconsistent across age-groups (juniors, college, adults) that the UTR folks should either abolish the doubles rating or go back to the drawing board. That...

Just curious if you have kids playing junior tennis?

Well, it happened to my son and his teammates when they were playing a high school match against another school, and they knew the results were not going to be entered in UTR. The coach actually told each of the kids what they were supposed to work on that day.

So does that mean that a player is not confined to playing the tournaments within his section? For example, we live on the border of our region, and many times we would have to drive 6+ hours to play a higher level regional tournament, but if we could have played in another region, the drive...

What are the proposed changes?

In my experience having gone through this process with my kids, there is no absolute answer to your question and you should definitely pose this question to the coach at each school on your list. My kids' experiences were that the vast majority of the coaches at the highly selective schools in...

If the higher rated player knows that the match won't count in his UTR, he will be able to take the opportunity to work on a part of his game. This could be beneficial to both players as the lower rated player may get a chance to be involved in more rallies while the higher rated player messes...

I agree with @strike1 that your best bet will be with D3 schools. As long as your injury won't impact your play in college, your falling ranking should not be an issue. Have the coaches at Johns Hopkins or UChicago asked you to submit your transcript for a pre-read? If not, I would recommend...

I wonder if he was involved in the Varsity Blues Scandal?

I am not familiar with the rules involved in taking a gap year, but thought I would offer some feedback on your son's desire to attend a high academic school. Since "high academic school" is a relative term, if you would be able to provide us with some colleges that your son considers a "high...

Back when UTR was first getting started, they counted all matches. This negatively impacted many of the junior players who played high school tennis and had their results reported to UTR. My son was a 5-star who saw his UTR drop by more than 1 point during high school tennis season because...

Once a player plays just a few matches, he will have a UTR.

Can any of you recommend a tennis club that a USTA rated 5.0 (UTR 12 or 13 depending on the whims of the algorithm :-) ) could join? He wants to find a club that has other 5.0s that he could play both singles and doubles with on a regular basis. Thanks is advance.

While no rating system is perfect, for juniors, I think UTR is better than the other ranking/rating metrics. I think UTR helps level the economic playing field somewhat as it does not require as much travel to maintain a ranking as some of the other ranking systems. I have gone through the...

What is a USTA-affiliated club? If a club has USTA adult teams, is that an affiliated club? If the club holds junior USTA tournaments, is that an affiliated club? Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.

Thanks for your response. I am still confused. Has the USTA issued an official statement? The only statement I have seen that states private clubs need to hire certified pros has been issued from the USPTA. What will happen if clubs refuse to hire USPTA certified pros? The head pro at my...

Can someone link where this info is stated by the USTA? The following is what I could find on the USTA site: "Clubs and facilities that hire certified tennis-teaching professionals from USPTA (as a fully accredited organization) will receive a host of benefits. USPTA’s full accreditation...

The vast majority of kids with perfect scores still get rejected by MIT and schools in the Ivy League. A high test score is only one component of many considered by schools that practice holistic admissions. In addition to high test scores, kids need to have a rigorous high school transcript...

Wow. Can you post the source for this? This is ridiculous. Thanks for the info.

I must be surrounded by unicorns then. My husband, who never played tennis until until his 20s and never had a lesson in his life started out as a 3.0 and moved up to 5.0 within a couple of years. I could provide many other examples, but I think it would fall on deaf ears.

You don't need to devote massive amounts of time to achieve an 8 UTR, and the bottom tier of D3 is well below an 8. To answer your question, "All for what?" My kids will tell you because they love tennis. They played tennis most days of their childhood because they enjoyed it. They are...

D3 colleges do not award athletic scholarships and very few schools award need-based aid to internationals. Typically, the schools that award need-based aid for internationals are some of the most selective schools in the country. These schools usually have some of the best tennis teams as...

This is not an isolated incident with McNally. It is nice to see McNally recognized. Too bad there are not consequences for cheating. It is also a shame that line judges very rarely do their jobs and prevent this kind of nonsense.

@texrunner If you decide not to hire a recruiting service, I found the "Athletic Recruit" sub-forum on the site College Confidential to be an invaluable resource in navigating the world of D3 recruiting. There are many parents active on that forum who have been through the recruiting process...

My kids play D3. We did not use a recruiting company. The coaches spoke freely with my kids. I think a coach would rather speak directly with the recruit than a representative from a recruiting company. With D3 recruiting, many schools conduct pre-reads in July between junior and senior...

I agree. However, UTR claims that a player's UTR is universal across gender and age groups.