PLAY USA TENNIS PATHWAYS JOINS FORCES WITH THE FIRST SERVE

The First Serve is pleased to announce a formal partnership with Play USA Tennis Pathways for 2025.

Play USA Tennis Pathways is a college recruiting agency based in the USA headed up by former Aussie college athlete Lachlan Puyol who is no stranger to The First Serve who has previously hosted our Play USA Podcast and featured reguarly talking college tennis on our live show.

For a number of years now, The First Serve has covered college tennis, a route so often taken by aspiring Aussie tennis players and that will continue with the return of our dedicated Play USA Monthly Podcast that returns in February after a hiatus in 2024, plus each Monday Night on our live show from January 27 our college segment will feature weekly.

“ We are thrilled to partner with The First Serve. We love their relentless dedication to cover all facets of the game, especially college tennis with a weekly college segment on the show and the monthly Play USA Podcast that shines a light on Aussie athletes who are currently playing college tennis in the United States"

"We can’t wait to see how our partnership will impact the Australian Tennis Community and abroad to all stakeholders who have an interest in the college pathway". Puyol said.

As well as our monthly dedicated podcast and weekly live show content our social channels will feature regular college content, to showcase the many storylines.

"Delighted to form a partnership with Lachlan, who has been a big contributor to our content in the college space the past few years to which he has now expanded to set up his own recruiting agency to help players from Australia navigate the college path. It's a perfect fit" host Brett Phillips said.

You can contact Lachlan at playusatennispathways@gmail.com to find out more about the college pathway opportunities.

The First Serve 'LIve' returns on Monday January 27th 2025 at 8pm AEDT on the Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) and Sport Nation NZ.