Nueva Inglaterra
What ' s in your bag - con Eric Zhang
BARRINGTON, RI - Eric Zhang, estudiante de último año en Barrington High School en Barrington, RI, jugará tenis en Kenyon College en Ohio el próximo otoño. Eric es un jugador de Nueva Inglaterra clasificado entre los 10 primeros en la división Boys ' 18 s que entrena con Mario Llano en Center Court en East Providence y con Doug Eng en toda el área de Boston. Eric y su familia se mudaron a los Estados Unidos desde China en 2014 cuando él tenía 11 años.
Nos reunimos con Eric en su ciudad natal de Barrington para averiguar qué lleva en su bolsa de tenis.
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