Mike joined the Scholarship For Athletes team in October of 2008. He is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the business as well as managing the clients. Originally from Minnesota, he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA from 2000-2004 where he earned a bachelor's degree in Economics.
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Dan has been working for Scholarship For Athletes in Israel for the last 2 years. A member of the top 10 ranked University of Michigan Tennis team (Psychology Major, class of 1980), Dan was also the assistant tennis coach at Princeton University from 1984-88. Dan is married to Nancy Shapira and has three girls, two of whom are eyeing softball scholarships one day. Dan has a top senior tennis ranking in Israel and plays for the top Men's Fastpitch Softball league in Israel.
Dan has guided many foreign athletes through the necessary steps in order to obtain a scholarship in America. His knowledge of the college academic rankings has helped student-athletes and their families find the best school for them. Dan eases the transition to the United states and college community by introducing athletes to people in their community that will make them feel at home.
Tanja graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in business management & society. During her 4 years in college she was a student athlete and played singles and doubles on the tennis team. During her time with the UNC women’s tennis team, their ranking reached as high as number 5 in the nation. She made the Deans list both her junior and senior year.
Paul Torricelli has joined Scholarship For Athletes as a resource for our clients. Paul brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with the college recruiting process to Scholarship For Athletes.
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Juan is originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador. He played tennis for four years at Wesleyan College and made the 1st team all conference. For four years in a row, he received the AAC sportsmanship award. He also was the recipient of the NAIA Champion of Character award. During his senior year, he also played on the soccer team as a forward.
Juan worked as the Assistant Coach for TWC in 2007and has coached tennis in San Jose, California and Nassau, Bahamas. He graduated in 2007 from Tennessee Wesleyan College with a degree in Finance and Business Management.
Martin was born in Quito, Ecuador. He started his collegiate tennis career at University of Florida on an athletic scholarship for the men's tennis team.
Martin played in the Davis Cup for Ecuador in 2002 and was ranked as high as #55 in singles and #19 in doubles for NCAA Division 1 tennis. As a junior tennis player, he was ranked as high as #40 in singles and #24 in doubles in the world. In 2002 Martin was selected as Athlete of the Year in Ecuador. He competed in Wimbledon and Roland Garos junior events and was National Champion under 12-14-16-18 in Ecuador.
From 2005-2007, Martin captained the Georgia State University’s Men’s Tennis Team in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the #1 singles and doubles player and led the team to Conference (CAA) Title in 2007. Martin achieved the highest tennis team ranking in school history (#33) and held the highest singles and doubles ranking in Georgia State’s history. He completed his studies at Georgia State University on a tennis scholarship, and graduated in December 2007 with a Bachelors degree in Business Management.
Juan is from Guayaquil, Ecuador where he played tennis since he was seven years old. In Ecuador, he was one of the top three players in the nation for 18 and under singles and doubles. Juan attended Tennessee Wesleyan College where he earned a degree in business management. He played college tennis for 3 seasons at TWC where he played #1 singles and #1 doubles. Juan was 1st team all conference and region and was ranked top 30 in the nation NAIA.