Cooper Loubier '25 Recruiting Profile

Although I was always interested in playing sports, I did not pick up tennis until a later age. I first held a racquet at summer camp when I was 12 years old. Swinging the racquet and running to get the ball, I was immediately hooked. I reported my interest to my parents and they signed me up for lessons and clinics at the University of Pennsylvania.  Penn has a great junior program and I could walk there after school. Unfortunately, as soon as I got into the routine of after school lessons and weekend clinics, the pandemic caused the tennis facilities at Penn to close. This temporarily ended my tennis practice. Luckily someone told my parents about High Performance Tennis Academy (HPTA). HPTA was open during the pandemic and I found great coaches and peers to compete with. I knew I belonged there right away. 

HPTA has been a perfect fit for my tennis training. I have noticed a drastic improvement. In addition to clinics and private lessons, I have attended camp at HPTA the past 3 years. My love of tennis has grown with my training. In the past year, I have realized that I want to continue to pursue my tennis passion as a collegiate athlete. I have focused nearly all my free time on tennis, playing tournaments, working on fitness, and training with peers and coaches. Tournament play has allowed me to put the skills I have learned at HPTA into practice and develop my tennis strategy. 

At Central High School I played first doubles my freshman year and first singles my sophomore year. During freshman year, I enjoyed playing doubles with my partner. Regardless of whether we won the point, we high fived after every point to bring each other up. High school tennis has been important to my development. I learned how to compete in a team environment and how to support my teammates no matter the situation. You boost each other up during good matches and challenging ones. I felt this support especially during Philadelphia Districts this past year. I played first singles and first doubles. Although I love playing singles, playing doubles is a way to compete as a team and has only solidified my desire to play tennis in college.

Over the past 3 ½ years, I have become a more versatile player. My ability to modify my strategy have dramatically improved. My coaches have allowed me to unlock a stronger aggressive game as well as backing up my play with a strong mental game. These things have brought me to be a more confident player allowing better execution on my shots and decision making. I have so much love for this sport. Competing in college is extremely important to me. I am sure the relationships built with coaches and teammates will help in life and my career. I am interested in going into a business or science-related career due to my interest in math and physics. My unwavering attitude on the tennis court will help me to become a better person through college and throughout my life.