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College Tennis: To Play or not To Play

Since 2018, Iowa High School Tennis has produced 110+ players (and many more over the years) who have went on to continue their tennis careers in the college ranks and have represented all the division levels of DI, DII, DIII, NAIA and Junior College. There are so many paths that high school students can take after completing high school, whether it be entering the workforce, pursue college etc. College tennis is one of the many options that is available to junior players, being offered at all division levels across the country. The state of Iowa has seen many go on to play in college, and even so these last couple of years, there have been a ton of great players who decided to hang up their racquets coming out of high school. It has amazed me, especially over the last few years, the lack of interest in playing tennis in college. Why do a lot Iowa high school players not want to keep playing? One thing I seem to hear fairly frequently from junior players is "I can't play in co