Transferpalooza: Year 3 Women’s Superlatives
In 2020, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to all athletes whose season was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. I wrote about how that caused a transferpalooza in tennis (and other sports) as many students took advantage of their added eligibility, often transferring and getting graduate degrees at other programs. As we enter the third year of the transferpalooza era, I decided to award some transfer superlatives to the most eye-catching moves in women’s tennis. It was no easy task: there are 12 incoming transfers to 8 of the top 10 women’s programs – only #2 Oklahoma and #7 Texas A&M don’t have incoming transfers. Full list is at the end of the article. Look out for the men’s superlatives next week! Duke: Transfer U In 2021, Pepperdine was the undisputed winner of the Transfer U crown after it brought in NCAA semifinalist Janice Tjen (Oregon) and 3x All-American Vicki Flores (Georgia Tech). This year, Pepperdine brings in two excellent graduate tran...