Parker Goyer Named Rhodes Scholar; Ahn and Brodsky Join Blake Brothers for Benefit Tuesday
(photo courtsey Reka Zsilinszka)
There has been more publicity than usual lately for the naming of this year's Rhodes scholars due to the candidacy of Florida State football player Myron Rolle. Rolle was one of the 32 college students chosen, but for me, his selection took a back seat to that of Parker Goyer, the former member of the Duke women's tennis team, who founded the Coach for College program that I have written about twice for The Tennis Recruiting Network.
Reka Zsilinszka wrote a diary on her summer's Coach for College experience in Vietnam for SMASH magazine (unfortunately, there is a no link available), but if you have received the winter issue with Nadal on the cover, it is in the "Game On" section in the front. When I spoke to her about the program, both before and after her trip, Zsilinszka was effusive in her praise of Goyer. The Duke website has an extensive writeup of Goyer's selection, and if you are a bit depressed about the state of the economy in particular and the world in general, read the biographies of all 32 winners at rhodesscholar.org. It will give you reason for optimism.
On Tuesday, James and Thomas Blake, along with Patrick McEnroe, will participate in the annual Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program fundraiser. National 18s champion Gail Brodsky of Brooklyn and Spring 18s National champion Kristie Ahn of Upper Saddle River, NJ will join them. Katrina Adams is the executive director of the program. For more details about the evening's activities, see this Tennis Week release.
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