Jenny Borck, a sophomore from San Diego, has been playing tennis twelve years, and now at the collegiate level, she’s still loving every minute.
At the age of 6, Borck’s parents put her in tennis, and she has been playing ever since.
“My parents play tennis,” Borck said. “Instead of watching them play all the time, I would just go on another court with one of their friends or by myself, and I just ended up really liking it.”
As Borck grew up and became interested in more competitive tennis, her career became more focused. Borck played on her high school tennis team all four years and said her team was special not only because they were talented, but also for another reason.
“My sophomore year, my mom became the tennis coach of my high school,” Borck said.
Having her mom as her coach was something that Borck said she truly enjoyed about high school tennis. “It was really cool that my mom was our coach.”
Along with her high school career, Borck played in different tournaments on the side against other ranked opponents.
“In order to get a national ranking, you have to compete in national tournaments,” she explained. “I played in a lot of national tournaments in Southern California, but Southern California is one of the hardest divisions in the United States, so that made it hard.”
During high school, Borck began the recruiting process, hoping to be noticed by college coaches. This is a process every athlete goes through if they desire to play at the collegiate level, and Borck made the decision to go to Lipscomb during the fall of her senior year.
“I took my official visit, and I really liked the school. I committed the next day,” she said.
Borck said she is enjoying her time on the Lipscomb women’s tennis team and has not looked back since she committed.
Committing to Lipscomb has eased a lot of her stress, Borck said. Prior to the decision, she was traveling for competitions often and felt that if she lost, her family’s time and money would be wasted. For that reason, Borck said choosing Lipscomb was a relief.
“I really like college because I feel like I have my parents back,” Borck said. “Now the coaches are the only ones responsible for my tennis, other than myself.”
“I’m thankful that I get to play for Lipscomb, and I’m really excited to see how we do this year.”
Photo courtesy of Lipscomb Athletics.