Athlete Services

I chose to go to school at the University of Arizona. When I was 18 years old, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so I didn't go to Arizona because of a specific program. When I went to tour the University, I fell in love with the campus and the beauty of the desert. I also choose to go to University of Arizona because of the adaptive sports program. I was able to compete in wheelchair tennis and get my bachelor’s degree in psychology. I loved being a student-athlete and being with my teammates. We were like a family. I loved being able to study and train for not just tournaments but also training for the Paralympic Games. I wouldn't be who I am today without all the growing and learning I did at the University of Arizona. I absolutely loved my time there and suggest anyone interested in studying and playing collegiate adaptive sports to go to the University of Arizona.

Competing collegiately helped prepare me for competing on Team USA because of the structure and the team element since tennis is traditionally an individual sport. Competing at a college level in tennis helped prepare me for playing at a professional level by practicing structure and the responsibility of training as a young adult. As a kid we have our parents driving us to and from practice and team functions, however as a young adult all the responsibility is put on you to show up to practice and be a good teammate.

College prepared me for life by giving me my first experiences to be an adult. It taught me responsibility and accountability. I had to be on time for my classes and practice. College was like a practice of real life. You learn how to balance a social life, athletics, and academics. It taught me more about who I was as a person more than any other period in my life.