The History Of College Tennis and the ITA
I viewed with pride and appreciation the new video. Everyone in College tennis in general, and small divisions in particular, owes gratitude to David Benjamin.
The NAIA, Division II, and JUCOS were where the influx of international tennis players began. From 1970 to 1980 was our boom.
Early on many of us wondered if this was the best thing for our schools and students and their families. Many of us still do.
We lost the argument even though a majority of ITCA coaches supported limitations. Fear of a lawsuit frightened some. The diversity issue merited influence.
I do take issue with the video on several points.
The suggestion that there are many opportunities for American youngsters at high quality Universities and colleges ( with a sizable scholarship) is flawed. Division I schools number in the hundreds before most of those have Americans with large grants for tennis. Division II is almost totally international among its elite institutions. Ditto for JUCOS. Women too. Don’t mention DIII with no grants, just price tags that create family debt for even wealthy families and students. The ITA website now makes data available that refutes earlier USTA numbers.
Paying the players will attract more and better internationals. They will bump more good American kids and lesser internationals. Will the same happen with basketball with losers being mostly Black kids? Really all “Global Sports” ( Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Track. Etc.)?
Don’t we have a right to take care of our own?
Links below are lengthy articles I wrote on scholarships, portal and payments, Artificial Intelligence and college tennis , colleges to pros.
Please relay my sincere regards to David Benjamin. Tom Parham.
The Little Green Book of Tennis 
Tom
I am coming around somewhat to your point of you. What was/is the benefit bringing in foreign players. Why would state colleges pay for foreign players. I note that a lot of the foreign players now are of mediocre quality. When I came to PC I was a professional as the state gave free tennis lessons, equipment, travel etc. It all got perverted, I believe. Milan