Being a part of a team is a rewarding task that most athletes go through when they compete, but competing in a sport that does not have a team aspect means competing for individual recognition and building individual skills.
While it is common to either be in a team sport or individual sport, tennis has the distinct difference of transitioning from playing individually one’s whole life to playing in a strong team environment in college.
One of the most difficult parts of the transition to college tennis is being put in a leadership role that has much different definition from being a leader in high school.