FINALLY 

The link below recognizes the  issue International  player’s dominance of American college tennis:

https://www.ncaascholarshipguide.com/blog/ncaa-tennis-scholarships-for-international-vs-u-s-recruits

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This week also featured similar observations issued from the John McEnroe Tennis Academy.

( 90% of players are international, i.e. scholarship recipients’)

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EARLIER

A “SCORE ” Agenda Item

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What Coaches Are Doing (Tennis-Specific)

Recruiting shift:

• Less emphasis on high school recruiting
• More focus on:
  • Experienced transfers
  • “Plug-and-play” singles players

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2024

Earlier I have described how fast international tennis players thoroughly dominated American college tennis rosters .

” My involvement in this tsunami was as a small college Men’s tennis coach. It was tricky in 1970 and it is in 2024.

The NAIA was the first to eliminate quotas.  The coaches repealed the One International eligible for NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP play rule.   

Coach Jim Verdick of Redlands University warned  “…soon some Texas school, with all Mexican pros, will win every year.” He was wrong.  The next year Mercyhurst College  (Pennsylvania ) won featuring  six of six players from Finland won.   The paste was out of the tube. ” (See NEXT PLEASE -www.tomparham.wordpress.com )

Subsequently I tried to make the American basketball world aware of this scenario being repeated in our other sports that had international players. Men and women. That began 55 years ago.

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Once I questioned my own persistence to a respected professional. His adamant response was “… worth the effort? You’re damn right it is worth it. It’s our children. Child advocacy !”

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THERE ARE ONLY TWO MAJOR WAYS TO RECOUP PARENTAL/FAMILY INVESTMENT: 1. PRO TENNIS (IN NC ONLY ISNER, WILKISON, AND SADRI MADE ANY LIFETIME $) AND 2. COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. THE RISING COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAKES SCHOLARSHIPS MORE VALUABLE AND MORE APT TO AFFECT THE CHOICE OF SCHOOL AND SPORT TO PURSUE.

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Technology makes research easier.  Embedded below is a “jackleg “ effort I made —studying the top college teams in 2025.   Bottom line:  All divisions (NCAA 1, 11, NAIA, JUCOS, men and women averaged about 90% of starters.  And most probably “scholarshipped “ players.  Only NCAA 111 (non- scholarship ) and NCAA 1 women were less than 90%.

!!!!! This has not been properly emphasized–What matters is scholarships.  The starters get the money and they are 90% international.