<p>any current students want to give input on how the tennis team is perceived on campus?</p>
<p>Do you mean Club Tennis? Cause I am wondering too...</p>
<p>no i mean men's varsity tennis</p>
<p>Men's Varsity (and women's) recruit some of the top juniors in the United States. Richard Gallien, the Women's coach, is one of the nicest, most supportive coaches in the business. I have known, from the time I was in college, through one daughter's tenure at SC, some of the men and women who play or have played for the team. They (the members of the Varsity team) were all top junior players. Our CC has an SC grad as a club pro.</p>
<p>Club tennis is different in that they have some very talented players (you are allowed one former college varsity player per team.) Many of the team members could have played at other schools, D1 included. (My daughter was actively recruited by three Ivies and a local university) but did not want the huge commitment of playing tennis for a major team. (4 to 5 hours daily, plus travel). Plus my daughter wanted film and that superceded tennis.</p>
<p>Club Tennis seems to have two levels: One very popular option are for kids who were "hackers" in high school. (no lack of respect here.) They might have played varsity or junior varsity (or even just took a few lessons and went to the public courts, weather permitting). The Club Team is generally comprised of kids who played the junior circuit, received national rankings, and definitely sectional rankings. There is a national tournament held in April where kids from universities from Harvard to a j.c. earn a berth to compete against the best club teams in the nation. SC has finished in the gold group in the top 15 in the nation in the past three years. USC does not fund the trip, the kids pay for this separately. Parents can and do come to cheer SC. </p>
<p>Club tennis, which is in, I believe, its fifth year at SC is one of the most popular clubs on campus.</p>
<p>thanks for the info, but i was wondering about the students perception of the men's varsity team....like the guys on the team.</p>
<p>If you are being considered for Men's Varsity tennis this isn't a question that you would be asking. You would know the men, either by reputation or in person from playing them or watching them on the junior or the ITF circuit. Even if you are still in the 18s you would have played up and been in the same tournaments with the American men. </p>
<p>If you are looking to your sport as entree to ....whatever...I think that how you succeed depends on you, and not how your sport is perceived on campus.</p>
<p>they're prob not looked at like the football players on campus lol</p>
<p>Possibly...:)</p>
<p>ellebud, i was offered a roster spot on the varsity team, but havent visited or met with the team yet(i will in the next 2 weeks)....i know some of them by reputation but i was just wondering how other usc students perceive the tennis team....like are they good guys, party animals, potheads, etc?</p>
<p>Congratulations on being offered a spot on the roster. I think my first piece of advice still stands: You should already know about them. I don't know what other schools you're applying to but, while SC isn't huge, it is a big school certainly larger than your high school. Except for major football players (my daughter has had some football players in her classes, some first string some not) no one treats athletes differently. You're swimming (sorry mixed metaphors) in a different pool. If an athlete, or any student, were to do something illegal and get caught, yes everyone would know about it. </p>
<p>I think that when you meet the team you will be able to see for yourself what kind of guys they are.</p>
<p>A friend of mine played for them his first 2 years at USC. He was offered a very small scholarship, had been ranked in top 50 in juniors and still never made it into the top 6 line up. Unless you are one of the best players in the country, you probably won't play much.</p>
<p>....to quote my youngest, "true dat."</p>