If you look at both Marquette tennis rosters, one thing will jump out at you: a heavy international presence.
The women’s program has six international players while the men’s has five. These international athletes make up almost 50% of both teams and come from everywhere, spanning from New Zealand to Brazil to Switzerland.
Director of tennis and head coach of both programs Steve Rodecap says that tennis’ popularity in the rest of the world makes it easier to develop talented players.
“In Europe, the design is completely different than it is here,” Rodecap says. “You can have less resources and be successful over there versus here.