Westminster serves up what Overlingas is looking for

Senior Emma Overlingas will be combining two of her passions at Westminster College: tennis and education. 

“I chose Westminster because they have a good tennis team and a really good education program,” she said. 

Overlingas has been playing tennis for about 10 years, and she has made WPIAL playoffs for both singles and doubles throughout her high school career.

”I started touring and talking to the coaches at Westminster my sophomore year,” she said. “I started talking to the coach more this year about committing and joining the team.”

Overlingas credits her parents for their support and encouragement throughout her high school tennis career and college search. 

In school, she will be majoring in elementary education and special education. 

“I love working with kids. I have been involved in Special Olympics and Partners PE since freshman year and I am in preschool now,” she said. In addition, Overlingas has been a part of the National Honor Society, Special Olympics, Mini-THON, and Spanish Club.

“My advice for incoming athletes is to not get discouraged if you did not get the spot on the team you wanted, because you can keep working towards it (for the rest of) high school.”