Johns Hopkins
Fast Facts
Location: Baltimore, MD
Mascot: Blue Jays
Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,469
US News Ranking: Tied-10th, National Universities
Coach: Chuck Willenborg,13th Season
3-Year Avg. ITA Ranking: 15
Power 6: 72.46
Blogger Ratings
Academic Reputation: 9.50
Tennis Program & Tradition: 7.90
Development: 6.75
Facilities: 7.00
On Court Persona: Supercilious, Emphatic, Dauntless
Recruiting & Alumni
Target TR.net Ranking for Starter: 150
Sample Starter Profiles
Scott Thygesen – 3 Star, #183 in Class of 2015
Jeremy Dubin – 3 Star, #201 in Class of 2013
Michael Buxbaum – 4 Star, #107 in Class of 2013
Where Are They Now?
Andrew Wang ‘11 – Senior Consultant at Citrix, Washington D.C.
Andy Hersh ‘13 – Associate at The Compass Group, Irvine
Ben Hwang ‘15 – Dental School at Univ. of Pennsylvania, Class of 2019
Blogger Perspective: Several years ago, Johns Hopkins was bringing in a few of the top recruiting classes in D3. The outstanding reputation of the school and their world class pre-med program certainly didn’t hurt. With those recruits came multiple trips deep into the NCAA tournament. The school has attracted excellent tennis players, but their program is not as mature and established as some of the other traditional D3 powers. This comes out in their volatile results, though oftentimes Hopkins seems to save their best play for the post-season. What the student-athletes at Hopkins can do on the court given their workload is impressive. Hopkins is frequently known as one of the schools that works their students the hardest, and the pre-med majors on the tennis team get no relief from this.
Tennis takes a very distant backseat for most Johns Hopkins student-athletes, but this didn’t stop the school from putting very nice new outdoor courts on campus in 2016. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays do not have indoor courts on campus due to their urban location, so this sometimes can limit practice time during the cold weather months; however, their recent upperclassmen have provided good leadership, and this has led to strong results for the program. Johns Hopkins is known nationwide and they have drawn recruits from California, Texas and Florida in recent years to go along with their traditional hotbeds in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. As long as JHU continues to bring in strong players, they will be able to compete with the best in D3.
I was wondering as a Junior tennis player with a state title in doubles and with a high academic profile to get onto the tennis team. Should I email the coach and show interest in the team?
Yes, if you are a junior in high school with ambitions to play DIII tennis as a recruited player, it is essential that you evaluate the UTR and Tennis Recruiting Network rankings of various schools and determine where you fit in; then, contact the coach (most recruits begin the dialog with coaches in fall of junior year).
In most cases, if a school has a real interest in you, they will want to evaluate your academic record through the Admissions Office in July (this is known as a pre-read). So, you will want your most solid test scores available by this time (if you are waiting to take your standardized tests in fall, it may not fit the timetable necessary for recruitment).
Lastly, you should visit the athletic recruitment page at the College Confidential forum for additional details.