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Tim Donovan

Hope McAndrew Rupley

Founded in 1997, Donovan Tennis Strategies has been helping players navigate the college tennis recruiting process to find the program and school appropriate for their academic and tennis levels and goals.

Our clients attend or have attended an array of colleges and universities, including: Albany, American University, Amherst, Army, Bates, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brandeis, Brown, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Central Florida, Claremont McKenna, Colgate, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Delaware, Denison, DePaul, Drew, Duke, Emory, Fairfield, Fairleigh Dickinson, Fordham, George Washington, Georgetown, Hamilton, Harvard, Haverford, Hobart, Indiana, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon, Lehigh, Maryland, Maryland/Baltimore County, Miami (OH), Michigan, Middlebury, New York University, Nevada, Notre Dame, Old Dominion, Pennsylvania, Penn State, Portland, Providence College, Quinnipiac, Rhode Island, Rhodes, Richmond, Rochester, RPI, Rutgers, St. Lawrence, Skidmore, South Carolina, Stetson, Stevens Institute of Technology, Swarthmore, Tennessee, Trinity, Tufts, University of California/Santa Cruz, University of California/San Diego, University of Massachusetts, Vassar, Villanova, Virginia Commonwealth, Washington and Lee, Washington College (MD), Washington University (MO), Wesleyan, William & Mary, Williamette, Williams, Wofford and Yale.

Tim Donovan, Founder and Director

Playing Biography

Competed for four years on the ATP Tour and achieved a top 300 world ranking in singles

Competed in the U.S., French, and Australian Opens.

Number one player for four years at Brown University.

Member of the Brown University Hall of Fame.

Reached a high of #6 in the NCAA Division I National Rankings.

Two time Ivy League and Eastern Conference Player of the Year and Sportsman of the Year.

Gold medalist in singles at the United States Olympic Festival.

Professional Biography

Established Donovan Tennis Strategies in 1997.

Assistant Coach, Harvard University, 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons.

United States Tennis Association/New England Director of Player Development, 1994-98.  As the coordinator of the regions college tennis activities, initiated an annual College Day Forum to provide information and assist prospective college tennis players and their parents.

Featured speaker at Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) Annual National Conference, USTA Sectional College Forums, and United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Conference.

Has placed hundreds of players in Division I, II, and III college tennis programs throughout the country.

Certified USTA High Performance Coach.

Contact Tim Donovan: tim@donovantennis.com

Hope Rupley

Number one player for Boston College for four years

Captain of the Boston College Tennis Team 1993-1996

Assistant Women’s Tennis coach, Wellesley College, Spring of 2000

Head Women’s Tennis Coach, Emmanuel College, 2001

United States Tennis Association/USA Tennis New England Director of Player Development, 2000-2002

Director of Student Activities, class Dean, and Girl’s Tennis Coach, Milton Academy, 2001-present

Contact Hope Rupley: hope@donovantennis.com

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phone 781-556-5305 • fax 617-314-9581 • tim@donovantennis.com

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