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Women's Tennis Ava Yurchison, Athletic Communications Intern

Senior Spotlight: Five Questions with Laura Tierney

New Paltz athletic communications intern Ava Yurchison caught up with senior Laura Tierney of the New Paltz women's tennis team for the week seven release of the 2015-16 Senior Spotlight series that will have a new senior interviewed every Monday.

Q: Being that you're from New Jersey, what brought you to New Paltz?
A: "Rob Bruley, my coach, had reached out to me to come take a look at the school and meet the tennis team. I had not heard of SUNY New Paltz previously, and had no idea what I was in for. Once I got to the school and scheduled an overnight, I fell in love. The team, the campus and the town were what won the school over for me. I then knew that New Paltz was the school for me."

Q: Who inspires you to be as successful on the court as you have been?
A: "My dad. He has been my coach ever since I was young, not only for tennis, but for basketball as well. He has always been tough and had high expectations for me as an athlete, but it pushed me to be the best I could be. Just his presence at my matches makes me strive to be the best I can be."

Q: What was the biggest adversity you faced throughout your time here?
A: "I had mono going into sophomore year. I had taken part in preseason, and had no idea I was sick at the time. It took the entire tennis season to find out that I had mono, and I was going back and forth from home to school trying to figure out what was going on with me. I basically missed out on an entire season, and only took part in about three matches. It was extremely tough mentally and physically."

Q: What are you going to miss the most once you leave New Paltz?
A: "I will miss the town and school as a whole. To me, I view New Paltz as its own little culture. It's hard to find places nowadays where everybody is so happy, kind and welcoming. If only the rest of the world could be like it is here!"

Q: What is your plan post graduation?
A: "I plan to apply for jobs in my field of public relations. I have high hopes of finding something in the city or in New Jersey!"
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Players Mentioned

Laura Tierney

Laura Tierney

5' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Laura Tierney

Laura Tierney

5' 9"
Senior