JAMES ROBERTS
tSouth Lake Tahoe native, Jimmy Roberts has been a a professional in multiple sports. Skiing and tennis were the main focuses of Roberts' during his childhood. Competitive skiing during the winter and tennis tournaments during the summer was how he spent his years growing up in Tahoe. After reaching as high as #8 in the Nation in 2006 when he was 16 competing in Freestyle skiing a knee injury forced Roberts to look to tennis as an alternative profession.
College was where he began his first year round playing time on the court in his career. As a walk on for the Sacramento State Hornets in 2008 he earned a partial scholarship by his sophomore year in 2009. A wrist injury kept him out of collegiate tennis in 2010 and subsequently he transferred to the University of California at Riverside in 2011 in hopes of receiving more playing time. Playing at #2 singles his junior year and #1 singles in his senior year for the Highlanders, Roberts has had experience against high-level Division 1 players. In 2013, he accomplished a lifelong goal to become a professional tennis player when he traveled to Greece and won his first ATP point.
Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, he believes in the mental aspect of the sport is just as important as the physical. He looks forward to working with the dedicated and hard-working individuals at JMG Tennis.
College was where he began his first year round playing time on the court in his career. As a walk on for the Sacramento State Hornets in 2008 he earned a partial scholarship by his sophomore year in 2009. A wrist injury kept him out of collegiate tennis in 2010 and subsequently he transferred to the University of California at Riverside in 2011 in hopes of receiving more playing time. Playing at #2 singles his junior year and #1 singles in his senior year for the Highlanders, Roberts has had experience against high-level Division 1 players. In 2013, he accomplished a lifelong goal to become a professional tennis player when he traveled to Greece and won his first ATP point.
Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, he believes in the mental aspect of the sport is just as important as the physical. He looks forward to working with the dedicated and hard-working individuals at JMG Tennis.
