D3 Success Stories[?]
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atatu
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Liam Grennon
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Brian Gottfried went pro after attending Trinity in TX. I have actually gotten to speak and be coached by him the last two weeks. He is an awesome guy but had an amazing work ethic. Think he was number 4 on the pro tour.
atatu
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Trinity is D3 now, but at that time it was D1 and had one of the best programs in the country ! In addition to Brian Gottfried they had Dick Stockton, Larry Gottfried and Bill Scanlon.
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Johnatan
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I have not heard a lot of professionals coming from D3 in Tennis, but in other sports like track and field, you can look at Nick Symmonds All-Americzn, and Olympian in the 800m. He got refused to get into the University of Oregon, but it did not prevent him to pursue his dreams.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
D3 at present day has become 3rd tier level talent of college tennis. almost NO pros come out of this division, none that make it to top 100 for sure.
atatu
Hall of Fame
I guess that's why it's called Division 3 ?
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jcgatennismom
Professional
Top D3 attracts the scholar athlete-players who want a close to Ivy level of academics combined with a high level of play but not as many hours of travel and training. D3 athletes can choose any major. They chose D3 because they want successful careers after college-they arent planning on playing pro tennis. It's a great choice for many smart players. Top D3 is not 3rd tier-it probably overlaps with midmajor D1 tennis. A local guy who played D3 tennis beat a guy who played in the lineup of the Gators in a summer tourney a few years ago.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Impossible. Stanford women never lose, especially to D3 player
Keizer
Professional
After a simple google search:
Justine Leong Wins First Match at Oracle ITA Fall National Championships
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - First-year Justine Leong has had an impressive start to her collegiate tennis career at the Division III level for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, winning the National Player of the Month honors for October after winning the ITA Cup Division III national championships in both...
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jhick
Professional
My boys and I belong to a club owned by Eric's dad where he grew up in Rochester, MN.
This was an interesting talk from Eric about his tennis career.
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Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
I think she had exams the day before and didn't get any sleep. she couldn't get ready for the matchAfter a simple google search:
Justine Leong Wins First Match at Oracle ITA Fall National Championships
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - First-year Justine Leong has had an impressive start to her collegiate tennis career at the Division III level for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, winning the National Player of the Month honors for October after winning the ITA Cup Division III national championships in both...www.cmsathletics.org
mmk
Hall of Fame
Yep, different sport(s), but my youngest daughter captained field hockey and lacrosse for a D3 school in Cambridge MA, and she had teammates who could have played D1, but wanted to go to one of the top schools in the world. Obviously those two sports aren't going to lead to pro careers, but most tennis players aren't going to go on to lucrative tennis careers either regardless of whether they are D1 or not.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
you mean like Weed big bubba ?
Bukowski
Professional
Yeah something comically large. I swear the guy played for Uc Santa Cruz or something like that?
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
I did see a College player playing with Prince Mono oversize racket once. but that racket being 108 sq inches wasn't really a beginner racket at all. even jimmy Connors at one point in senior tour used that racket with much effectiveness.