Join us on October 17 as we host a conversation on the Pathways to College Tennis and Modern Recruiting for your students!
Description:
The aspirational goal of every American junior should be to play tennis in college. Armed with the resources on recruiting and opportunities at every level of college tennis, USPTA pros will be able to prepare and guide their student/athletes successfully along the pathway to fulfilling college tennis careers. This webinar will moderated by Erica Jasper, CMS Director of Athletics and Ramona Husaru, USPTA Director of Education & Certification.
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Speakers:
Todd Wojokowski
Head Men's Tennis Coach at Case Western Reserve University
Todd Wojtkowski has built the Case Western Reserve University men's tennis team into one of the top programs in all of Division III during his 15 seasons at the team's helm, which includes guiding the squad to the NCAA Division III Championship in 2023, the first-ever team title won by a CWRU team in any sport. The National Championship game on the heels of back-to-back finishes at the NCAA Championship each of the previous two years. He was named the Wilson/ ITA National Coach of the Year honors in 2021. In his 15 seasons at the team's helm, Wojtkowski has compiled a 278-113 record in dual matches for a .711 overall winning percentage, while going 24-15 (.615 winning percentage) in University Athletic Association play, one of the premier Division III tennis conferences in the country. Under Wojtkowski's leadership, the Spartans have qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships six times (2013, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, and 2023). He has coached his players to 22 All-America honors, including three NCAA Division III Doubles Championships and two ITA Cup D3 Doubles Title, while mentoring his athletes to seven CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and two NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.
Traci Green
The Sheila Kelly Palandjian Head Coach at Harvard Women's Tennis
Traci Green, The Sheila Kelly Palandjian Head Coach for Harvard Women's Tennis, enters her 16th season in 2022-23 after taking over the program July 1, 2007. In the Fall of 2021, Green added The Ragatz Family Harvard Women's Coach of Excellence to her title for the '21-22 campaign after she provided student-athletes with exemplary leadership and mentorship during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating adaptability and compassion over the course of a year unlike any other. Under her guidance, the Crimson completed the biggest turnaround in 35 years of Harvard women's tennis. After finishing 2-17 and 2-5 in the Ivy League in 2008, Green led Harvard to a 13-8 overall record and a 6-1 finish in the Ivies to win the programs 18th Ivy League title in 2009. In the process, Green became the first African-American coach at Harvard to win an Ivy League title. She coached five All-Ivy selections in 2009, including a unanimous player of the year, Beier Ko. She is the second winningest coach in Harvard women's tennis history with 159 wins and is the second coach in Harvard women's tennis history to earn triple-digit victories.
Erica Jasper
Director of Athletics at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics
Erica Jasper, a leader in intercollegiate tennis, successful Division I head coach, and distinguished student-athlete, is entering her fourth year as the Director of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics. Jasper came to CMS after serving as the chief operating officer of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), the governing body of college tennis. Prior to joining the ITA in 2015, Jasper had been a head women’s tennis coach at the University of New Mexico, Michigan State University, and Georgia Southern University, and an assistant coach at the College of William and Mary. At each institution, Jasper’s teams improved their competitive records while also winning multiple academic honors. At New Mexico, Jasper inherited a team that had won only 17 matches in the prior three seasons and coached them to a Mountain West conference title in her third year.
Worth 1 USPTA Education credit.