This is it, the last of the senior profiles before we get to the big senior tribute! Last does not equal least, however, and these seniors are poised to kick butt and take names. With Dogs of D3 firing up one more time, our senior tributes, POTW, and a bunch of other things in the works, we have yet to slow down for summer break here at the Blog. This week features a bunch of seniors from the ASouth and Central regions. By now, I think almost all of the colleges in the US have had their graduation ceremonies so I suppose these women aren’t seniors anymore, but no matter —
Senior: Ashley Thornton
School: Averett University
Major: Communications and Journalism
Tennis Career: #6 singles, #2/#3 doubles at Averett
Future Career: Sports Information Director
Immediate Post-grad Plans: Looking for Sports Information Graduate Assistant Jobs. Wants to either get her masters in Communications or her MBA
Senior: Charlotte Disley
School: Oglethorpe University
Major: Psychology, Business Administration minor
Tennis Career: #2-#4 singles, #2 doubles for the Stormy Petrels (what a mascot)
Future Career: Working in Human Resources at a prestigious company
Immediate Post-grad Plans: Working in Human Resources
Other Cool Plans: Charlotte will be taking a trip to Singapore to visit her brother!
Senior: Ashley Solberg
School: Concordia University Wisconsin
Major: Psychology and Business Majors, Spanish minor
Tennis Career: #1 sinlges, #1 doubles for the Falcons
Future Career: Mental Health Counselor
Immediate Post-grad Plans: Masters of Science in Mental Health Counseling at Viterbo University
Senior: Peyton Morrow
School: Muskingum University
Major: Education
Tennis Career: #4-#6 singles for the Fighting Muskies (another great mascot)
Future Career: Teacher
Senior: Ming Bowser
School: Lancaster Bible College
Major: Business
Tennis Career: #3-#4 singles, #2 doubles for the Chargers
Future Career: Work at a non-profit that benefits orphans
Immediate Post-grad Plans: At the time she filled out this survey, she was still waiting to hear back from jobs! Hope you got something lined up Ming!
Other Cool Plans: “Just can’t wait to see what God is going to do with my life.”
Senior: Elyse Smilnak
School: University of Scranton
Major: Neuroscience and Hispanic Studies majors, Biochemistry minor
Tennis Career: #4-#6 singles, #3 doubles at Scranton
Future Career: Physician
Immediate Post-grad Plans: Medical school
Other Cool Plans: Traveling to San Lucas, Guatemala for a service trip
Senior: Lily Hamilton
School: Grinnell College
Major: Political Science and French double major
Tennis Career: #5-#6 singles, #3 doubles for the Pioneers
Future Career: Nonprofit advocacy work in the fields of human, civil, or women’s rights; or teacher
Immediate Post-grad Plans: English teacher with the Teaching Assistant Program in France
Senior: Meera Balasubramanian
School: Goucher College
Major: Political Science and English Literature majors, International Relations minors
Tennis Career: #6 singles, #3 doubles at Goucher
Future Career: Lawyer
Immediate Post-grad Plans: Working as a director at a non-profit, The Intersection
Other Cool Plans: Moving to Baltimore!
Senior: Ashley Rottinghaus
School: Wartburg College
Major: Accounting
Tennis Career: #1-#2 singles, #1-#2 doubles for the Knights
Future Career: Continue working at John Deere
Immediate Post-grad Plans: Finance Development Program employee at John Deere
Other Cool Plans: Continuing to play tennis and enjoy the game while working for John Deere
Senior: Jenna Lipinski
School: Frostburg State University
Major: Exercise and Sports Science major, Psychology minor
Tennis Career: #1-#2 singles, #1-#2 doubles at Frostburg
Future Career: Occupational therapist
Immediate Post-grad Plans: Occupational Program at Wesley College of Deleware
Senior: Heidi Sarkkinen
School: Averett University
Major: Physical Education and Health
Tennis Career: #1 singles, #1 doubles for the Cougars. Lost only ONE dual singles match during her college career. ONE match in FOUR years!
Future Career: Physical education teacher and tennis coach
Immediate Post-grad Plans: Assistant coach for Averett tennis team
Other Cool Plans: Going to Australia after graduation!
With the exception of a few seniors who would prefer to not have their information shared, you have now read the profiles of all the graduating seniors who were kind enough to fill out our survey. Thank you so much, gals! And thank you for all your contributions to D3 tennis. You will be missed. The Senior Series isn’t over just yet though – keep your eyes peeled to the Blog for one more Senior Tribute article later this week. I’m including a lot of graduation pictures so it might take me a month or two to upload it onto the site, but it will be great! Additionally, early next week we’ll be coming at you with a podcast with one of our wonderwomen recent grads of D3! Check back to find out who it is!
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