Nigeria Tennis Live has confirmed an opening for full College Tennis scholarship for qualified Nigerian tennis players at the University of Minnesota.
This much was revealed by Lois Arterberry, the Head Coach at the University of Minnesota, who has been on the hunt for talented tennis players to join her team.
In a chat with Nigeria Tennis Live, the former Head Coach at the University of St Thomas noted that this opportunity is only open to top female players with a high UTR score.
The enthusiastic tennis coach had in the past made findings about Nigerian tennis players whom she believed were highly placed for College Tennis scholarships but not many qualified for the offer.
But when asked recently if there was any opening for tennis scholarships at the institution, she responded: “I have one for January but they have to be a top player. At least 9.4+ UTR for a full scholarship.”
When quizzed further, she explained that the scholarship was for females only and that the players must be high school graduates already.
Recall that a number of Nigerian players have recently gained scholarship to play College Tennis in the United States.
The likes of Sadiq Tswako, Christopher Bulus, Venus Ubiebi, Oyinlomo Quadre, Martins Abamu, Jumai Mohammed, Mariam Alli-Balogun, Wilson Igbinovia, and most recently Oiza Yakubu are among the Nigerian players who have passed through or are still playing College Tennis in the United States.
This opportunity, Coach Arterberry reiterated, is for top players with very impressive UTR points and who have already finished High School or Secondary School, as the case may be.
11 Comments
Hello my name is Joseph fortune I have singles utr 9.44 and doubles utr 9.52
Hello Joseph,
This offer is only meant for females and not for males.
We’ll let you know when there’s an offer for male too, we are currently working on that as well.
Regards,
Team NTL
My name is adebowale Glory and I have 3.4 singles
Very good
Thanks for doing this
Thank you for your support.
Thank you for this
Good Day!
My name is Amarachi Odoh my UTR is 3.50 – 5.50. I don’t really play some competition due to financial issues and am done with my Secondary School Education thanks.
Hello Amarachi,
It’s a shame that you won’t be able to enjoy this scholarship as you don’t meet the requirements.
However, we’ll encourage you to keep putting in the work with your UTR and ensure you play tournaments, as these are the only ways you can benefit from this.
Cheers!
Team NTL
I’m ADEBOWALE Glory and I need a scholarship in order to learn table tennis or lawn tennis my utr is 3.5
Dear Adebowale,
This scholarship is actually meant for people who have been playing tennis for a while and have attained a particular status.
For the kind of scholarship you desire, you’ll need to keep working hard on your tennis and keep putting in the work. Luck will smile on you, definitely.
Cheers,
Team NTL.
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