Nicole combines empathy, experience and perspective in the advice she provided my son Alex during the college recruitment process. Her commitment and genuine interest in Alex’s wellbeing- along with helping him identify the attributes of each college and how they complimented Alex’s future goals - was invaluable.
The college search, recruiting and application process can be incredibly daunting for every student – and even more so for athletes. There are so many variables that have to be considered – especially in today’s world- and Nicole was a mentor, friend and trusted advisor that helped guide Alex through the entire process. Most importantly, Nicole quickly and intuitively identified Alex’s hesitations and was able to turn them into case studies in confidence building.
Eric Gordon
Her outside perspective with an unbiased assessment was invaluable. Nicole connected with our daughter in a manner that was kind, caring and professional. This helped our daughter find the right fit for her in college tennis. We are so thankful.
Coach Nicole Kenneally was a great navigator for a very complicated process for our daughter’s journey into college athletics. Due to her hands on the ground experience, she was able to provide a unique perspective on the coaching, the conferences, and culture. She understood the financial aspects of the decision making as well. She considered different aspects of the decision-making process that we had not thought of. Her outside perspective with an unbiased assessment was invaluable. Nicole connected with our daughter in a manner that was kind, caring and professional. This helped our daughter find the right fit for her in college tennis. We are so thankful.
Ann & Tony Pearson
She was calm and level headed, especially when I needed her to be. When choosing my top school, Coach Kenneally gave me confidence in my choice and has supported me throughout my entire tennis career.
Coach Kenneally helped me narrow down my college options and offered unique insight on aspects of each school. She was calm and level headed, especially when I needed her to be. When choosing my top school, Coach Kenneally gave me confidence in my choice and has supported me throughout my entire tennis career.
Sophie Pearson
Nicole brings passion and experience that can only come from 19 years coaching div 1 NCAA. She helped Grace through all the twists and turns of the process but also is a mentor both on and off the court.
The experience of helping our daughter (Grace) to navigate the challenging journey to become a student athlete in the NCAA has taught us a few lessons but none more important than to immediately get an experienced person to assist you. From the moment we asked Nicole to join the team everything changed. Nicole brings passion and experience that can only come from 19 years coaching div 1 NCAA. She helped Grace through all the twists and turns of the process but also is a mentor both on and off the court. Nicole was absolutely key to Grace being accepted at the wonderful college she will attend in fall 2021.
Marc Thomas
Throughout the journey, Nicole helped me through countless decisions and ‘checkboxes’, and I have felt so grateful to have had her – not only as a source of guidance through every email and call, but as someone who has vouched for me every step of the way.
Throughout high school, I had always considered the American college pathway as a viable option to pursue both my academics and tennis post-graduation. So, at the end of my senior year, I sent out emails (complete with video and resume) to numerous college coaches. It is safe to say I had very limited success. It was after a couple months that I began working with Nicole Kenneally at CSUSA, and, throughout this whole process, that is undoubtedly the best decision I made. Within several days, Nicole had gotten me in contact with a number of coaches, and it was super exciting! I mainly felt relieved that my college search was in good hands – particularly after those weeks with no response when I attempted the process on my own. Throughout the journey, Nicole helped me through countless decisions and ‘checkboxes’, and I have felt so grateful to have had her – not only as a source of guidance through every email and call, but as someone who has vouched for me every step of the way. I’m super, super excited to have signed with the team at the University of Texas at Austin, who are currently in the Final 4 at this year’s NCAAs. The opportunity at this school almost feels too good to be true and I cannot wait to get over there and meet the team. Thank you so much for everything, Nicole!