Shane Giannetti has signed
a Letter of Intent to compete as part of the William Jewell College men's tennis
program in the fall of 2010. A native of Oyster Bay, N.Y., Giannetti is
currently ranked 162nd in the nation and 16th in the state of New York,
according to tennisrecruiting.net.
Jewell head coach Paul Worstell is thrilled about Giannetti's arrival. "We are
extremely excited to have Shane join our program," said Worstell. "In my five
years of coaching at William Jewell, he is the highest ranked recruit that we
have signed and there were several NCAA Division I schools interested in him as
well. I believe Shane will come in and have an immediate impact on our men's
team."
In addition to his four-star recruit status on
tennisrecruiting.net Giannetti has also garnered All-County and All-State honors
during his High School tennis career. Giannetti has also been successful in the
classroom at Oyster Bay High School, as he has been named to the honor roll
every marking period while attending Oyster Bay High.
Giannetti plans
to study in William Jewell's Premedical Advisory Programand will also
pursue William Jewell's Oxbridge Honors Program. The Oxbridge Honors Program is
the only program in the United States offering a full curriculum of
tutorial-based instruction in conjunction with a year of study in
England.
Founded
in Liberty, Mo., in 1849, William Jewell College has earned a solid reputation
among the Midwest's most consistently honored and academically challenging
private colleges. With its rigorous academic culture and focus on student
achievement, the college offers students an outstanding education grounded in
the liberal arts with a unique focus on cultivating leadership, intellectual and
spiritual growth.
