The 2018 WKU tennis team featured six players from six different countries, which created a diversity and blending of cultures that the Lady Toppers embraced, forming a bond that extends well beyond the court.
Members of the tennis team were recruited to WKU by head coach Jonatan Berhane, and they all traveled similar paths to Bowling Green. They decided to leave their home countries in order to attend college in the United States, which graduate student Elpida Malamou said many international players do if they want to pursue education while still furthering their tennis career.
“Back home in Greece, we don’t have college athletics,” Malamou said.