With the collegiate landscape rapidly changing due to COVID-19, the USTA would like to provide junior players and parents with some important links as they navigate the recruiting process. This page will be updated as new information becomes available.
While so many questions still remain unanswered, these pages and stories can assist in providing the status on many important items related to recruiting.
For more information on the impacts of the coronavirus on college tennis, see USTA.com's extensive Q&As with college coaches: Part I, Part II.
NCAA.org
Coronavirus Resource Page Including FAQs
Standardized Test Updates for 2021-22 Enrollees
DI Council Extends Recruiting Dead Period in All Sports
DII Resumes Normal Recruiting Calendars Sept. 1
Eligibility Center - COVID-19 Updates (PDF)
Eligibility Center - COVID-19 FAQs (PDF)
NCAA D-I - Eligibility Extended for Current College Student-Athletes
NCAA D-II - Eligibility Extended for Current College Student-Athletes
NCAA D-III - Eligibility Extended for Current College Student-Athletes
NAIA.org
NJCAA.org
CCCAASports.org
USTA.com
General FAQs on the USTA's Operations
College Info Month (USTA Midwest)
TennisRecruiting.net
Coaches Roundtable - How an Extra Year of Eligibility Impacts the Game
Zoo Tennis
ParentingAces
CollegeBoard.org
ACT.org
News Articles (most recent at bottom)
CNBC - How Coronavirus Changed College for 14 Million Students (Video)
Buffalo News - How COVID-19 Impacts College Recruiting
Portland Press Herald - College Recruiting During the Pandemic - 'It's Stressful' for Coaches and Athletes Alike
Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette - High School Seniors, College Coaches Deal With Recruiting Challenges
Finger Lakes Times - How Recruiting is Affected by COVID-19
ESPN - How the Coronavirus is Affecting College Sports
CBS Boston - High School Juniors Lose Best Recruiting Pitch for College
ABC Toledo - College Recruitment Goes Virtual
NY Times - Pandemic Leaves a Void for Young Athletes Seeking to Make College Teams
Grand Forks Herald - Junior College Makes It Work With Low Budgets, No Full Rides
NBC News - As COVID-19 Upends Fall Sports, Student-Athletes Face Uncertain Futures
