Felipe Diaz '11 Recruiting Profile

I am 5'7" tennis player from Ontario Canada graduating class of 2011. I have been playing competitive tennis since the age of 11 in the Ontario Tennis Association (OTA) were I have been climbing up the rankings in every category. In the under12 category I finished #25, under 14 #18, under 16 #12, and in the under 18 category I plan on finishing top 5 were I still have a year and bit more to play. I have been playing the best tennis of my life in the past year or two. In 2009 I placed 7th in the Ontario Under16 Provincials, RD16 in Canadian Junior Nationals, 3rd in Nationals Team Event. In 2010 placed 7th in Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Associations (OFSAA), Semifinalist in Under18 provincials doubles, OTA masters singles finalist and doubles champion. After high school I plan on pursuing the career of Accounting and Finance because this field of study has always been of interest to me for various reasons. The main reason being that my father who I look up to as a great role model is an accountant himself. Also I have always liked subjects in school that involve numbers and I have excelled in them, such as mathematics and accounting. The type of school that I am looking to attend is a school which has the balance that I am looking for. The balance consists of the following things: first it has to have a good level of tennis, I�??m open to schools in the D1, D2 or NAIA level. Second, it has to have a good level of education and third a good scholarship offer. These things go hand to hand and are things that I hope to find at a medium size to a larger size school. I believe that I have 3 really good qualities/characteristics to offer to any team and these are all based and fuelled by one thing, my burning desire for success. The first thing I have to offer to a team is my "heart". This means I always give it my all during practice and during competition and I never give up. I always fight every single ball and I treat every ball with value and give it 100% no matter what the score is. From "heart" derives another one of the qualities that I have to offer to a team, my determination. I have this hunger for success and for the pursuit of excellence, and I think that this is something that any athlete needs to have if he/she wants to succeed. The last big quality I have to offer a team is my dedication and love for the sport. To expect good results, one must put in the work, and this is something I enjoy doing, working hard! I love putting in the hours and giving it my all at practice so that during competition I can showcase my skills and more importantly my improvements! This attitude that I have towards my tennis is not only going to help me as an individual athlete but I believe that all 3 of these qualities are "contagious" qualities and they are going to make a positive impact on any team that I play for. It is going to make my teammates want to put in the work, fight for every point, and inspire them to raise their level to their full potential and make us a better team as a whole.