Knowing exactly what college tennis coaches are looking for can make the tennis scholarship process a lot easier for women’s tennis recruits. NCSA’s tennis recruiting guidelines can help you decide the level of competition that you’re best suited for. The guidelines also give a tennis recruit an overview of how many tennis scholarships and college tennis programs are out there to choose from (in the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA).
Knowledge is an extremely important tool in the tennis recruiting process. Learn from NCSA’s guidelines and make the job of finding a tennis scholarship a little easier.
Grades: 3.0 GPA + 24 ACT + 1000 SAT (out of 1600)
Tier 1 Tennis
USTA & ITA/ITF Qualifications:
- Zonal Team Experience
- USTA Sectional Rank - Top 30 in Tier 1 Section, Top 15 in Tier 2 Section
Tennisrecruiting.net Qualifications:
- Minimum 4 star recruit, preferred 5 star +
- National Ranking 250 or below
Attended one of the following Academies:
- Evert Tennis - FL
- Saddlebrook Academy - FL
- Bolletierri Academy - FL/PA
- John Newcombe Tennis Academy Camp ,TX
- ITA International Tennis Academy Camp - FL
- Rick Macci Tennis Academy - FL
- Windward Academy - GA
Tier 2 Tennis
USTA & ITF Qualifications:
- Zonal Team Experience
- USTA Sectional Rank - Top 60 in Tier 1 Section, Top 30 in Tier 2 Section
Tennisrecruiting.net Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 star recruit, preferred 4 star +
- National Ranking 250 or below
Tier 3 Tennis
USTA & ITA/ITF Qualifications:
- District Rank - Top 50, Sectional Rank highly desired.
- USTA experience is strongly preferred at D2, but not necessary.
Tennisrecruiting.net Qualifications:
- Preferred 1 star +
- National Ranking 500 or below
Tier 4 Tennis
USTA & ITA/ITF Qualifications:
- District Rank - preferred Top 50, Sectional Rank preferred
- Several years experience preferred.
Tennisrecruiting.net Qualifications:
- Preferred 1 star