We head to the tennis courts with Brian Garber, former captain of the Boston College men's tennis team.
He tells us of his beginnings in youth sports in Rhode Island and all he got out playing all different sports early in his life.
When he moved to Columbus Georgia he was playing tennis and found out he was pretty good and decided to enter a tournament. He enjoyed it and that he really wanted to play tennis.
When got to 8th grade it was a big year for him and an eye opener to the competitive world of tennis. His time in high school was special he learned a great deal about the game. Was the captain of his high school team all four years. One interesting fact about Brian's high school career he only lost 3 matches.
As he moved along in high school, colleges started to notice him and he started to pursue schools. He was looking at schools down south and really wanted Stanford in California. One school he never thought of came to him in Boston College. Brian wanted a well rounded experience and he felt that BC could offer what he wanted in a college.
The transition to college was very difficult and having to learn all different things about being a varsity athlete in college.
Good start to the interview with Brian Garber.
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