{"id":33765,"date":"2026-09-06T00:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T23:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/results-alumni\/erin-caldwell\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T00:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T23:33:32","slug":"erin-caldwell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/results-alumni\/erin-caldwell\/","title":{"rendered":"From red ball to an NCAA scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"is-story anps-academy-page-hero alignfull wp-block-sportpulse-academy-page-hero\" style=\"--anps-photo-opacity:0.34\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisPlay.webp\" class=\"anps-academy-page-hero__photo\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisPlay.webp 1600w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisPlay-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisPlay-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisPlay-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisPlay-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><span class=\"anps-academy-veil is-deep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><div class=\"anps-academy-page-hero__inner\"><nav class=\"anps-academy-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a class=\"anps-academy-crumbs__link\" href=\"\/academy\/\">Home<\/a><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-chevron-right\"><\/use><\/svg><a class=\"anps-academy-crumbs__link\" href=\"\/academy\/results-alumni\/\">Results &amp; alumni<\/a><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-chevron-right\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"anps-academy-crumbs__here\">Erin Caldwell<\/span><\/nav><p class=\"anps-academy-kicker is-dark\">ALUMNI STORY<\/p><h1 class=\"anps-academy-page-hero__title\">From red ball to an NCAA scholarship<\/h1><p class=\"anps-academy-page-hero__lede\">Erin Caldwell arrived at Rowan Hall aged six and left eleven years later on a full athletic scholarship to the University of Georgia. She was never the best player in her squad.<\/p><div class=\"anps-academy-page-hero__byline\"><span class=\"anps-academy-avatar is-54\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/faceW1-150x150.webp\" class=\"anps-academy-page-hero__avatar\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><span><span class=\"anps-academy-page-hero__byname\">Erin Caldwell<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-page-hero__bysub\">Left Rowan Hall in 2025<\/span><\/span><\/div><dl class=\"anps-academy-figures is-facts\"><div class=\"anps-academy-figures__cell\"><span class=\"anps-academy-figures__icon\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><dt class=\"anps-academy-figures__label\">Joined<\/dt><dd class=\"anps-academy-figures__value\">September 2014, aged 6<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-figures__cell\"><span class=\"anps-academy-figures__icon\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-calendar-check\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><dt class=\"anps-academy-figures__label\">Left<\/dt><dd class=\"anps-academy-figures__value\">July 2025, aged 17<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-figures__cell\"><span class=\"anps-academy-figures__icon\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-users\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><dt class=\"anps-academy-figures__label\">Programmes<\/dt><dd class=\"anps-academy-figures__value\">Mini \u00b7 Squads \u00b7 Elite<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-figures__cell\"><span class=\"anps-academy-figures__icon\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-graduation-cap\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><dt class=\"anps-academy-figures__label\">Now<\/dt><dd class=\"anps-academy-figures__value\">University of Georgia, NCAA D1<\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull anps-ac-band anps-ac-story__background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"anps-academy-prose alignwide wp-block-sportpulse-academy-prose\"><div class=\"anps-academy-prose__head\"><p class=\"anps-academy-kicker\">BACKGROUND<\/p><h2 class=\"anps-academy-prose__title\">Where she <em class=\"anps-academy-accent\">started<\/em><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-prose__body\"><p class=\"anps-academy-prose__text\">Erin was six when her mother brought her to a Saturday morning red-ball group because a school friend went. She had never held a racket. Amelie Fortin put her on an eight-metre court with a soft ball and she rallied nine times in her first session, which is roughly average and, at Rowan Hall, roughly the point.<\/p><blockquote class=\"anps-academy-prose__pull\">She was third or fourth in every group she was ever in. The file is full of technique and almost empty of results.<\/blockquote><p class=\"anps-academy-prose__text\">For the next four years nothing about her progress was remarkable. She moved through orange and green at the expected pace, won nothing, and was consistently the third or fourth strongest player in every group she was placed in. Her file from that period is full of technical notes and almost empty of results.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull anps-ac-band is-well anps-ac-story__pathway has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"pathway\"><div class=\"anps-academy-section-head alignwide wp-block-sportpulse-academy-section-head\"><div class=\"anps-academy-section-head__copy\"><p class=\"anps-academy-kicker\">DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY<\/p><h2 class=\"anps-academy-section-head__title is-large\">Eleven years, one <em class=\"anps-academy-accent\">syllabus<\/em><\/h2><p class=\"anps-academy-section-head__lede\">Every move up a stage was made on technical checkpoints rather than a birthday or a result.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"is-strip anps-academy-stages alignwide wp-block-sportpulse-academy-stages\"><div class=\"anps-academy-stages__strip\"><div class=\"anps-academy-stages__cell\"><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__bar\" style=\"background:#C25A3E\"><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__cellname\">Mini<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__cellyears\">2014 \u2014 2018<\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-stages__cell\"><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__bar\" style=\"background:#D08A34\"><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__cellname\">Junior<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__cellyears\">2018 \u2014 2019<\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-stages__cell\"><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__bar\" style=\"background:#4E8C55\"><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__cellname\">Squads<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__cellyears\">2019 \u2014 2023<\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-stages__cell\"><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__bar\" style=\"background:#123B2A\"><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__cellname\">Elite<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__cellyears\">2023 \u2014 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-stages__cell\"><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__bar\" style=\"background:#B99247\"><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__cellname\">NCAA<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-stages__cellyears\">2025 \u2014<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"anps-academy-timeline alignwide wp-block-sportpulse-academy-timeline\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__line\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__list\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__entry is-start\" style=\"--anps-mark:#C25A3E\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__head\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__year\">2014<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__age\">Aged 6<\/span><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__title\">Red ball<\/span><p class=\"anps-academy-timeline__text\">Joins the Saturday mini group with no experience. Groups of six, two coaches, racket on loan.<\/p><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__milestone\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-check\"><\/use><\/svg><span>Rallied nine balls in her first session<\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__dot\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__entry is-end\" style=\"--anps-mark:#C25A3E\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__head\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__year\">2016<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__age\">Aged 8<\/span><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__title\">Orange ball<\/span><p class=\"anps-academy-timeline__text\">Moves up on stage checkpoints rather than age. First in-house festival, first competitive loss.<\/p><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__milestone\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-check\"><\/use><\/svg><span>Unit turn and low-to-high signed off<\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__dot\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__entry is-start\" style=\"--anps-mark:#D08A34\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__head\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__year\">2018<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__age\">Aged 10<\/span><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__title\">Green ball<\/span><p class=\"anps-academy-timeline__text\">Two sessions a week. Amelie flags her movement as the strongest thing about her game.<\/p><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__milestone\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-check\"><\/use><\/svg><span>Full court, two sessions weekly<\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__dot\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__entry is-end\" style=\"--anps-mark:#4E8C55\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__head\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__year\">2019<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__age\">Aged 11<\/span><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__title\">Green squad<\/span><p class=\"anps-academy-timeline__text\">Enters the performance pathway after a trial block. First LTA rating: 10.2.<\/p><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__milestone\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-check\"><\/use><\/svg><span>First LTA rating \u2014 10.2<\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__dot\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__entry is-start\" style=\"--anps-mark:#4E8C55\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__head\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__year\">2021<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__age\">Aged 13<\/span><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__title\">County squad<\/span><p class=\"anps-academy-timeline__text\">Nine hours a week plus S&amp;C. Douglas builds her first planned tournament year: eight events.<\/p><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__milestone\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-check\"><\/use><\/svg><span>11 hrs a week, 8 planned events<\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__dot\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__entry is-end\" style=\"--anps-mark:#4E8C55\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__head\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__year\">2022<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__age\">Aged 14<\/span><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__title\">First county title<\/span><p class=\"anps-academy-timeline__text\">Wins the Surrey under-14 closed from outside the top eight seeds.<\/p><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__milestone\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-check\"><\/use><\/svg><span>Surrey U14 champion<\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__dot\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__entry is-start\" style=\"--anps-mark:#123B2A\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__head\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__year\">2023<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__age\">Aged 15<\/span><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__title\">Full-time elite<\/span><p class=\"anps-academy-timeline__text\">Moves to twenty hours a week with schooling on site. LTA rating reaches 6.4.<\/p><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__milestone\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-check\"><\/use><\/svg><span>26 hrs a week, schooling on site<\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__dot\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__entry is-end\" style=\"--anps-mark:#123B2A\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__head\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__year\">2024<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__age\">Aged 16<\/span><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__title\">The college decision<\/span><p class=\"anps-academy-timeline__text\">Told frankly that the American route suits her better than the tour. Final two years replanned.<\/p><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__milestone\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-check\"><\/use><\/svg><span>Calendar rebuilt around US recruitment<\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__dot\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__entry is-start is-last\" style=\"--anps-mark:#B99247\"><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__head\"><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__year\">2025<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__age\">Aged 17<\/span><\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__title\">Georgia<\/span><p class=\"anps-academy-timeline__text\">Signs a four-year full athletic scholarship. Plays number three singles as a freshman.<\/p><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__milestone\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-check\"><\/use><\/svg><span>Full four-year scholarship<\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__dot\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-timeline__note\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-trending-up\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"anps-academy-timeline__notetext\">Eleven years, five stages and one syllabus. Her LTA rating moved from 10.2 to 3.9 without a single stage skipped.<\/span><a class=\"anps-academy-timeline__notelink\" href=\"\/academy\/our-method\/\">The method<svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull anps-ac-band anps-ac-story__programme has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"is-photo-end anps-academy-feature alignwide wp-block-sportpulse-academy-feature\" style=\"--anps-split:1.05fr 1fr;--anps-split-gap:48px\"><div class=\"anps-academy-feature__copy\"><p class=\"anps-academy-kicker\">COACHING PROGRAMME<\/p><h2 class=\"anps-academy-feature__title is-compact\">The last two years, planned <em class=\"anps-academy-accent\">backwards<\/em><\/h2><p class=\"anps-academy-feature__text is-default\">Erin\u2019s last two years at Rowan Hall were built backwards from a recruitment calendar rather than a ranking. Douglas Rennie entered her in the events American college coaches actually attend \u2014 ITF junior circuit stops in Europe, the national age-group championships and two US summer showcases \u2014 and cut everything that only served a domestic ranking.<\/p><ul class=\"anps-academy-feature__items is-rows\"><li class=\"anps-academy-feature__item\"><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itembody\"><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itemtitle\">Weekly training<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itemtext\">20 hours court, 6 hours athletic, Monday to Friday<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"anps-academy-feature__item\"><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itembody\"><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itemtitle\">Coaches<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itemtext\">Marta Silveira (technical), Douglas Rennie (competition), Sam Okafor (S&amp;C)<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"anps-academy-feature__item\"><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itembody\"><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itemtitle\">Tournaments<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itemtext\">11 events in her final year, 5 of them abroad<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"anps-academy-feature__item\"><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itembody\"><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itemtitle\">Support<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itemtext\">Termly physio screening, weekly video analysis, monthly written report<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"anps-academy-feature__item\"><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itembody\"><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itemtitle\">Schooling<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-feature__itemtext\">On-site to A-level, three subjects, taken in the afternoon block<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"anps-academy-feature__note\">Her recruitment folder contained twenty-two termly written reviews going back to 2014. Three US coaches asked for it by name.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-feature__photo is-4x5\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennis-1024x683.webp\" class=\"anps-academy-feature__img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennis-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennis-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennis-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennis-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennis.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull anps-ac-band anps-ac-story__achievements has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"anps-academy-section-head alignwide wp-block-sportpulse-academy-section-head\"><div class=\"anps-academy-section-head__copy\"><p class=\"anps-academy-kicker\">KEY ACHIEVEMENTS<\/p><h2 class=\"anps-academy-section-head__title is-large\">What she took <em class=\"anps-academy-accent\">with her<\/em><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"is-icon anps-academy-cards alignwide wp-block-sportpulse-academy-cards\" style=\"--anps-cards-min:280px;--anps-cards-gap:20px\"><div class=\"anps-academy-cards__grid\"><div class=\"anps-academy-cards__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-cards__icon is-square\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-trophy\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"anps-academy-cards__title\">Surrey County Closed<\/h3><p class=\"anps-academy-cards__text\">Champion, under-14 (2022) \u00b7 Runner-up, under-16 (2023)<\/p><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-cards__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-cards__icon is-square\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-trending-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"anps-academy-cards__title\">LTA rating<\/h3><p class=\"anps-academy-cards__text\">From 10.2 in 2019 to 3.9 by 2025<\/p><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-cards__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-cards__icon is-square\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-list-ordered\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"anps-academy-cards__title\">National ranking<\/h3><p class=\"anps-academy-cards__text\">Peaked at 38 in the under-18 list<\/p><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-cards__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-cards__icon is-square\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-globe\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"anps-academy-cards__title\">ITF junior circuit<\/h3><p class=\"anps-academy-cards__text\">Two main-draw appearances, best result last 16 at a J100<\/p><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-cards__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-cards__icon is-square\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-award\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"anps-academy-cards__title\">Rowan Hall<\/h3><p class=\"anps-academy-cards__text\">Club champion 2024, and the academy\u2019s player of the year<\/p><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-cards__card\"><span class=\"anps-academy-cards__icon is-square\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-graduation-cap\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"anps-academy-cards__title\">NCAA<\/h3><p class=\"anps-academy-cards__text\">Full four-year athletic scholarship, University of Georgia<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull anps-ac-band is-ink anps-ac-story__scholarship has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"is-keyed anps-academy-ink-split alignwide wp-block-sportpulse-academy-ink-split\" style=\"--anps-split:1.1fr 1fr;--anps-split-gap:52px\"><div class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__copy\"><p class=\"anps-academy-kicker is-dark\">THE SCHOLARSHIP<\/p><h2 class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__title is-medium\">University of <em class=\"anps-academy-accent\">Georgia<\/em><\/h2><p class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__text\">Georgia offered a full athletic scholarship in November 2024 after watching her at a summer showcase in Florida and reading the file. She started as the freshman playing number three singles, is studying sports management, and returns to Rowan Hall each December to train with the elite group.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__side is-keyed\"><div class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__row\"><span class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__key\">University<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__keyvalue\">University of Georgia<\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__row\"><span class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__key\">Division<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__keyvalue\">NCAA Division I, SEC<\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__row\"><span class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__key\">Award<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__keyvalue\">Full four-year athletic scholarship<\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__row\"><span class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__key\">Position<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__keyvalue\">Number three singles as a freshman<\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__row\"><span class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__key\">Course<\/span><span class=\"anps-academy-ink-split__keyvalue\">BSc Sport Management<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull anps-ac-band anps-ac-story__quotes has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"anps-academy-section-head alignwide wp-block-sportpulse-academy-section-head\"><div class=\"anps-academy-section-head__copy\"><p class=\"anps-academy-kicker\">IN THEIR WORDS<\/p><h2 class=\"anps-academy-section-head__title is-large\">Erin and her <em class=\"anps-academy-accent\">mother<\/em><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"is-quotes anps-academy-cards alignwide wp-block-sportpulse-academy-cards\" style=\"--anps-cards-min:340px;--anps-cards-gap:22px\"><div class=\"anps-academy-cards__grid\"><div class=\"anps-academy-cards__card\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-quote\"><\/use><\/svg><blockquote class=\"anps-academy-cards__quote\">The written reviews are what got me the scholarship. Six years of them, in one folder. American coaches do not care what you won at twelve, they care whether someone has been paying attention.<\/blockquote><span class=\"anps-academy-cards__foot anps-academy-cards__row is-center\"><span class=\"anps-academy-avatar is-44\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/faceW1-150x150.webp\" class=\"anps-academy-cards__img\" alt=\"Erin Caldwell\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><span><span class=\"anps-academy-cards__name\">Erin Caldwell<\/span><p class=\"anps-academy-cards__kicker is-faint\">Player<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-cards__card\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-quote\"><\/use><\/svg><blockquote class=\"anps-academy-cards__quote\">We asked twice to move her up a group early and were told no, twice, with a reason. At the time it was infuriating. At sixteen she had a serve that did not fall apart, and the girls who moved up early did not.<\/blockquote><span class=\"anps-academy-cards__foot anps-academy-cards__row is-center\"><span class=\"anps-academy-avatar is-44\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/faceW8-150x150.webp\" class=\"anps-academy-cards__img\" alt=\"Claire Caldwell\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><span><span class=\"anps-academy-cards__name\">Claire Caldwell<\/span><p class=\"anps-academy-cards__kicker is-faint\">Erin\u2019s mother<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull anps-ac-band is-end anps-ac-closer anps-ac-story__cta has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"is-band anps-academy-closer alignwide wp-block-sportpulse-academy-closer\" style=\"--anps-photo-opacity:0.3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1065\" src=\"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisCourt.webp\" class=\"anps-academy-closer__photo\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisCourt.webp 1600w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisCourt-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisCourt-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisCourt-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/tennisCourt-1536x1022.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><span class=\"anps-academy-veil is-green\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><div class=\"anps-academy-closer__inner\"><div class=\"anps-academy-closer__row\"><div class=\"anps-academy-closer__copy\"><p class=\"anps-academy-kicker is-dark\">START THE SAME WAY<\/p><h2 class=\"anps-academy-closer__title\">Every player here begins with one session<\/h2><p class=\"anps-academy-closer__text\">Erin\u2019s first session was a free Saturday taster with no experience and a borrowed racket. That is still how the junior pathway starts.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"anps-academy-closer__actions\"><a class=\"anps-academy-btn anps-academy-btn--gold anps-academy-btn--lg\" href=\"\/academy\/book-a-trial\/\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-calendar-check\"><\/use><\/svg><span>Book a free taster<\/span><\/a><a class=\"anps-academy-btn anps-academy-btn--ghost anps-academy-btn--lg\" href=\"\/academy\/results-alumni\/\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-trophy\"><\/use><\/svg><span>More results &amp; alumni<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erin Caldwell arrived at Rowan Hall aged six and left eleven years later on a full athletic scholarship to the University of Georgia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":33753,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-33765","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33765\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}