http://tennisrecruiting.net/articles/marcu.asp Copyright 2010, Sirius Software Inc. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:32:41 -0500 dallas@tennisrecruiting.net Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:00:00 -0500 webmaster@tennisrecruiting.net http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/img/experts/Marcu-Alana.jpg http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/articles/marcu.asp 90 120 Most college-bound tennis players start training, traveling, preparing, and competing when they are just a few years old. For 18-year-old Stephanie Hoffpauir of Escondido, Calif., who recently accepted a scholarship to UCLA, tennis was not a part of life until the ripe old age of 14. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=715 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:00:00 -0500 For Mollie Anderson of Melville, NY, the nerve-wracking anticipation of college recruiting is over. After an agitated couple of months leading into the early signing period, Mollie was looking at three choices: Wisconsin, Brown, and Penn. In the end, Anderson chose the Penn Quakers. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=717 Thu, 9 Apr 2009 05:00:00 -0500 Family, religion, tennis, and a career in sports medicine are four topics where 5-Star senior Catherine Isip speaks confidently. These four factors proved to play a major role in Isip's decision to attend Pepperdine University. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=654 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 -0500 Hannah Berner disappeared from the USTA junior scene as a sophomore in high school. Her decision to leave New York and head down to the Adams Flynn International Tennis Academy in Pembroke Pines, FL, was one she believed would enhance her tennis game physically and mentally. After spending two years at the tennis-intensive academy, the focused teen returned to her home in Brooklyn to get back on the college track and gain the recognition her new game deserved. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=642 Fri, 7 Nov 2008 05:00:00 -0500 With five graduating seniors on Boston College's horizon, there is little doubt that Head Coach Nigel Bentley has a large gap to fill for the coming season. Cue three senior 5-Star recruits: Olga Khmylev, Alexandra Kelleher, and Maria Fuccillo. Those three early commits will attempt to fill the void as they prepare for Fall 2009. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=636 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 -0500 With few upsets, injuries, and withdrawals, this year's competition at the Girls' 18 National Championships proved to have one of the strongest depths of field USTA has seen in a while. Top-seeded Gail Brodsky won the title with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Coco Vandeweghe. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=587 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0500 For the second consecutive year, The Berkeley Tennis Club invites 192 of the nation's best teenage tennis players to compete for the title of Girls' 18 National Hard Court Champion. This year, the seeds are not only at the top of the USTA rankings - several of them also have Top-500 Sony Ericsson WTA rankings. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=579 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0500 She is a blue chip recruit with a successful junior career and a year of professional tennis under her belt. She is 19 and she knows she wants to be a sports psychologist someday. This fall, Stefanie Nunic of New York will play college tennis at Boston University. Alana Marcu talks with Nunic about her decision. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=551 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:00:00 -0500 Like any college-bound athlete in their final semester of school and final months of junior sport, Emily Wolf appears to be an excited, positive, somewhat relaxed, somewhat nervous teenager ready to embark on her long sought-after goal of playing for an Ivy League college tennis team. "After going on my recruiting trips and narrowing my choices down, Penn seemed like the best fit for me." http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=503 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0500 In last year's Girls 18 Nationals, Ashley Weinhold of Spicewood, Texas was the runner up in both singles and doubles. "I'm hoping to win one more match this year," she said going into the tournament. She did just that - not dropping a set at this year's 2007 Girls 18 National Championship. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=385 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:00:00 -0500 Different courts, different site. Some familiar, some unaccustomed volunteers. Same directors, same returning top seeds and new, hungry players will go to California once again to compete in the Girls' 18 National Championship for the one desired US Open wild card. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=376 Fri, 3 Aug 2007 05:00:00 -0500 Harvard would have to wait as New York girl Lena Litvak made her debut at the 2006 US Open Junior Championship. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=196 Thu, 7 Sep 2006 05:00:00 -0500 Alana Marcu returns with a wrap-up of the Girls' 18 National Championships from San Jose, California. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=168 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:00:00 -0500 Alana Marcu previews the Girls' 18 National Championships from San Jose, California. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=165 Fri, 4 Aug 2006 05:00:00 -0500