USTA Eastern To Host 37th Annual College Showcase In November

USTA Eastern will host the 37th annual College Showcase on Sunday, November 9 at the Genesis Health Club at Saw Mill in Mount Kisco, N.Y.

This year, there will be the showcase for juniors and seniors, as well as the very popular “college camp” for freshmen and sophomores. This is the third year hosting the camp, which gives participants the opportunity to run through a typical college practice with college coaches.

“We are excited and thrilled to hold this event every year. One of the greatest joys of my role at Eastern is watching the Showcase in action,” said Julie Bliss-Beal, Managing Director, Strategy & Competition for USTA Eastern. “I love seeing juniors develop connections with potential future coaches. Many times a student will have not even heard of a particular school and then walk away from our event adding it to the top of the list. That’s always one of our main goals: facilitating introductions.”

Kyanna Singh, who attended the Showcase during her junior career, was there in 2024 representing the University of Rochester, where she is now an Assistant Coach for both the Men’s and Women’s tennis teams.

“The Showcase was extremely helpful to me when I was an aspiring college player, it allowed me to demonstrate my skills in front of college coaches and gave me the opportunity to meet and have a conversation with these coaches,” Singh said. “The exposure helped me to understand how to start having conversations with coaches and it helped me navigate the recruiting process. Being on the other side at this year’s Showcase was truly a full-circle experience. I understood how critical it was for the players to make a strong impression on and off the court. As a coach, I was looking for players that not only had great skill on the court, but also had a great attitude to help them succeed at the collegiate level.”

Stephanie Marcharet, a senior at Syosset High School, is one of the top players in her age group, and she attended the Showcase.

Marcharet knew what she wanted to do to impress the coaches on the court, but also gained knowledge on things such as how to connect with coaches throughout the year.

“The showcase had great lectures that explained a lot of the recruitment platforms coaches use to look at players. What was also incredibly helpful was the talk that discussed the college essay. Before that, I was unfamiliar with what I’d do when I finally come to write it since I didn’t know much about the essay,” said Marcharet. “On court I was thinking of practicing the discipline to perform under pressure, from the pressure of coaches and other people watching. When I was interacting with coaches, I was interested to learn not only about the different schools but also how to converse and relate with different types of coaches.”

You can learn more about the day, including a tentative schedule HERE