Linfield University Athletics

JUNIOR
Varsity letter winner.
ITA Scholar-Athlete.
Named a Northwest Conference Scholar Athlete.
Named Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week on Mar. 2.
Played doubles and singles in all four matches.
Won three of the four double matches.
 
SOPHOMORE
Varsity letter winner.
ITA Scholar-Athlete.
Dean’s list recipient.
Won nine of his 12 doubles matches
Recipient of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award
 
FRESHMAN
Varsity letter winner.
Dean’s list recipient.
Won one singles and one doubles match.
Awarded ITA Scholar-Athlete award for 2017-18 academic year.
 
KEALAKEHE HIGH SCHOOL
Varsity letter all four years.
Team captain.
2017 BIIF Doubles Champion.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Majoring in exercise science.
Son of Alexandra and Melvin Ventura.
 
WHY LINFIELD? I chose to attend Linfield because of the small class sizes and individual attention from professors.
 
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LINFIELD? Being a Linfield student-athlete to me means that school comes first and tennis come second. It means that I not only represent the school to the best of my athletic ability but also to the best of my academic ability.
 
WHAT MAKES YOU INTERESTING AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE? What makes me unique as a student-athlete is that I am very dedicated to both sports and school dedicating almost all of my time to those two things.
 
WHAT IS NEXT AFTER LINFIELD? One day I would like to become a physical therapist. Linfield has helped me with that by having great exercise science classes that have made me even more excited about becoming a physical therapist.
 
WHAT IS THE BEST CLASS YOU’VE TAKEN AT LINFIELD? The best class I have taken at Linfield was Applied Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise, because it’s an analysis of how we move throughout sports. What’s not to like about it.
 
WHEN NOT COMPETING IN SPORTS OR STUDYING FOR SCHOOL, I LIKE TO SPEND MY FREE TIME…Watching football, basketball or tennis. When I am back home, I like to be on the beach.
 
THE GREATEST LESSON THAT I’VE LEARNED WHILE COMPETING IN ATHLETICS AT LINFIELD HAS BEEN…To work harder than I thought possible coming in to Linfield.
 
WHAT HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR LINFIELD CAREER THUS FAR? The highlight of my Linfield career thus far was playing the best tennis of my life, “treeing” in a must win doubles tiebreaker to make sure we didn’t go down 0-3 after doubles.