At age 3, when my Dad first gave me a raquet I almost took his head off with the first tennis ball I hit. Ever since then I've loved the sport. I am determined to attend a college where I can succeed in academics as well as compete at the collegiate level in Tennis.  I am a very hardworking, serious student athlete that always gives 100% no matter what. Everyday I want to get better.  Also, I enjoy pushing myself to success to gain the confidence in my abilities on and off the tennis courts. Unlike other student athletes, my work ethic, dedication, and commitment all goes into the person I can be on the tennis courts or in a classroom.  I fully understand the intensity, and sacrifice that goes into playing tennis at a top level.  My aspirations in both academics and athletics are to pursue my interests in the classroom as well as take the new challenges that come at me on the courts in college.  Tennis may just be a sport to some but, to me it is a lifestyle. Eat, sleep, breathe tennis, that's my life.