Senior tennis player Rita Bermudez didn’t expect to become the “big sister” of her college tennis team.
As the lone senior on the women’s team at the University of Idaho, Bermudez learned to work with a team of younger athletes, all of whom are from different countries.
“It’s been a bit different being the only American,” Bermudez said. “You teach them how to say words, but you learn so much about other cultures.”
The Phoenix native believes the multicultural environment of her team has helped her gain a better understanding of her peers.
“There’s someone from Taiwan, Russia, Spain, everywhere,” she said.