Welcome to the Collegiate Tennis Pages of USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION

Here you will find resources to help you play either at the varsity level at a university or recreational at a school in the USTA Southwest Section. You can also find the USTA's annual college scholarships, the USTA's Tennis on Campus program and a special Section called "Where are they now?" that highlights where former USTA Southwest Juniors are playing.

Quick Facts – Did you know?

College Tennis Opportunities
There are three associations governing collegiate tennis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). With over 2,000 colleges and universities to choose from. See below for scholarship availability within each association.

Athletic scholarships available (maximum)
NCAA
Division I: Men – 4.5 Women – 8
Division II: Men – 4.5 Women – 6
Division III: Men – 0 Women – 0
Note: Division I Ivy League Conference and Division III do not offer athletic scholarships

WHEN DO I START?
It is never too early to start planning for college. The following is a guide from the USTA to help student-athletes interested in playing college varsity tennis understand the process. The more you know about the process the more informed you will be when it comes to making one of the most important decisions of your life. There are academic scholarships, athletic scholarships and financial aid available. There are many opportunities to play collegiate tennis, the more research you do the more options you will have. BE PREPARED and DO YOUR RESEARCH.

COLLEGE RECRUITING LISTS:
Many College Coaches contact the USTA Southwest Section office for address lists for our Southwest players to help them with their recruiting process. We print these list directly off of the membership information at National. Please make sure that your contact information is current (address, phone number, e-mail…) in order for the coaches and our office to have correct resources. To update your information, please call Membership at 1-800-990-8782, or e-mail member services at memberservices@usta.com.

Where are they now? Here is a list of past Southwest players who are currently playing or played college tennis. Click on the name to see their college Bio.

Rebecca Smalley - Colgate Univ.
Colin O'Grady - Univ. of Arizona
David Kowalski - Univ. of New Mexico
Nicholas Goldberg- Brown Univ.
Geoffrey Russell – William & Mary
Catherine Cochrane - Santa Clara Univeristy
Natasha Bode - George Washington Univ.
Michelle Duncan - Univ. of San Francisco
Kendra Strohm- Univ. of Texas
Jake Heims - Colgate Univ.
Randall Smalley- Lehigh Univ.
Jennifer Kaufman – Arizona State University
Sarah Reimer – Univ. of Houston
Nathan Cochrane- Univ. of Arizona
Peter Zimmer- Univ. of Arizona
Yawna Allen - Univ. of Arkansas
Jennifer Chay - Southern Methodist
Dan Nguyen- Harvard Univ.
Austin Kakar - Univ. of Pacific
Drake Kakar - Marquette University
Mai Ly Tran - Cal State Fullerton
Courtney Koegnigsfeld - San Jose State
Cooper Fratt- Gonzaga Univ.
Hala Sufi - Purdue Univ.
Jessie Strunk - Santa Clara Univ.
Drew Gaffney - New Mexico Military Institute
Ashley Tavita- San Jose State Univ.
Kami Miller - Univ. of Houston
Tyler Lyon - New Mexico State Univ.
Ashley Ebbert - Columbia Univ.
Jenna Anderson - Univ. of San Diego
Megan Schmulbach - Univ. of North Texas
Jeremy Coll - No. Arizona Univerisity
Nicole Fintell - New Mexico State Universtiy
Sara Baker - New Mexico State Univ.
Allison Dunn - Colby College
Mara Frisch - George Washington Univ.
Adrian Lai - U.S. Naval Academy
Evan Feldhausen- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College
Zach Bromberg - Univ. of Arizona
Ryan McBride- Arizona State Univ.
Ryan Waits – Arizona State Univ.
Danielle Uscinski - Iowa State Univ.
David Steinberg- Dartmouth College
Lindsey Griffin - Univ. of Portland
Shawna Young - Grand Canyon University
Tiffany Coll- Boise State
Karen Groll - Univ. of Northern Colorado
Marc Knutila - Univ. of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Mariana Spilca– Univ. of Minnesota
Torrie Browning - Wichita State
Santiago Montoya- Univ. of Notre Dame
BreAnn Cheung – Univ. of Connecticut
Lindsey Keeler - Manhattan College
Michael Martin - Vanguard University
Justin Miller - Vanguard University
Lynley Wasson – Univ. of North Texas
Eric Federgreen – Stonybrook College
Joseph Goldstein – University of Connecticut
Amanda Martin – Arizona State University
Audree Jenks – University of Portland
Kristen MacWilliam – Gonzaga University
Ali Griffin – Montana State University – Bozeman
Joy Adewumi - University of Maryland – Baltimore
Tommy McGeorge – University of Iowa
Geoffrey Embry – University of Oregon
Tyler Hochwalt – University of Florida
John Nanosky – University of Minnesota
Caitlin Fluegge – Colorado St. (signed)
Anya Dalkin – Portland State
Malia Wahanepio – Grand Canyon Univ.
Ian Mordaunt – Univ. of New Mexico
Erik Sheldon – Boise State