Seven JTCC Players Announce Their College Commitments

The dreams of seven hard-working student-athletes have been fulfilled with their commitments to play college tennis at prestigious institutions in the fall.

A signing day ceremony was held at JTCC on Thursday, January 11, with players, family members, and media in attendance.

JTCC players will be competing at five NCAA Division I universities and two NCAA Division III colleges. Headlining the signees is Stiles Brockett, who will be joining back-to-back National Champion powerhouse University of Virginia. He is a three-time United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Gold Ball winner.

JTCC congratulates these students and looks forward to following their successful college tennis careers:

Stiles Brockett – University of Virginia

Jason Daly – Colby College

Cole Henceroth – University of South Carolina

Amari O’Brien – Mount St. Mary’s University

Seth Sadikov – Swarthmore College

Shivaani Selvan – United States Air Force Academy

Yichen (Cindy) Zhao – Princeton University

JTCC Alumni Hitting Session Sparks Social Media Attention

The past and present collided during winter break at JTCC when several alumni returned from college to train together with current High Performance players.

The holiday training sessions featured thrilling rallies, powerful serves, and a joyful camaraderie that showcased the success of the JTCC pathway.

The reunion also sparked attention on social media with a 55-second video of one of the hitting sessions posted on JTCC’s Instagram page generating 36,000 views, more than 196 hours of watch time, and 1,153 likes.

The impressive lineup of players included five current NCAA players—

Mikeal Carpenter (Morgan State University), Brian Cernoch (University of North Carolina), Ryan Colby (University of Georgia), Trinity Grear (Rice University), and Cyrus Mahjoob (University of Georgia).

“Coming back to JTCC over the holiday break is something I look forward to every year,” shared Cernoch. “Getting a high-quality practice with fellow alumni and being able to talk about college and reminisce on our times in College Park always brings back great memories.”

Grear echoes Cernoch’s sentiments.

“I know how fortunate I am to have such a great support system in place when I come home, and I don’t take it for granted,” stated Grear. “It allows us to have a proper preseason and stay sharp over the break so we can be ready to compete at a high level in the new year.”

To watch the clip of the players posted on social media, please click here.

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