Mary Liz Swanson is a senior this year at Blaine high school and plays tennis singles. She is in the top 8 best players in the state. Since she was in 8th grade she has been Blaines #1 singles player. She is ranked the 382nd best singles player in the state.

She has played in the 2A state tournament singles draw as a sophmore and as a junior. As a sophmore she placed fourth, but she didn’t place as a junior. This year she has also qualified for the tournament.

Swanson is currently interested in: Yale in New Haven, Connecticut; Columbia in New York City, New York; George Washington in Washington, D.C.; and Pepperdine in Malibu, California for college.

Coach Fedor also said “She is definitely capable of playing Division I college tennis at many schools, but academics are her priority so there is a chance she may not even play tennis in college.  She would like to be a MD someday and has a list of big schools she will be visiting after tennis season is over so she can make her final decision.

“Mary is an excellent tennis player.  She works extremely hard on her game in season with her team at school and out of season with her private coaches to ensure her success.  Last summer she played in several National USTA tournaments and worked at Golden Valley Country Club teaching tennis to prepare for her senior year.”

Over the summer she worked with two groups of kids as an instructor for 4- to 6-year-olds and 8- to 11-year-olds.