Nathanial Rathe '21 Recruiting Profile

As a 5 year old playing Madden in the basement, I devoloped my passion and love of sports and competition.  Being one of the smaller guys, I always had to work extra hard to compete.  I began playing tennis my freshman year, at 5'4" and less than 100 pounds, after randomly playing club tennis with the high school tennis coach over the summer.  I made the junior varsity high school team and there began my passion for the sport.  As a freshman I started out at the bottom of the ladder  and cheered on my teammates as I worked every single day to get better.   By the time I was a senior, playing varsity, now 6'2 and 150lbs, I played 1 doubles and won the Nebraska State Championship.  I was a 2 year letter winner and awarded conference honors, the Heartland Athletic All-Conference and Academic All-Conference awards, as well as being named first team All-State.  Through this experience I learned the value of teamwork, work-ethic, sacrifice and commitment.

I am looking for a program that will be a good fit academically, which would have a Sports Management or similar program, as well as let me continue to grow and develop athletically.  I am looking to become part of a team that has the same passion for tennis as I do and is  ready to compete every single time I step onto the court.  I believe I can bring character, and strong leadership skills to your program.