Melis Kelly

Melis Kelly played tennis at the University of West Virginia from 2010-2012 and then transferred to East Carolina University where she played from 2012-2014. She talks about growing up in London, England, how she got involved in tennis, moving to Raleigh, North Carolina, in the 8th grade, and having to play quite a bit of catch up in order to get a ranking. Melismas describes her great high school career at Ravenscroft, winning a state championship, being ranked #1 in the state, and her recruiting process that led her to pick West Virginia. She explains that the coach she committed to play for resigned three days before she was moving on campus, her decision to stick with West Virginia, getting coached by a grad assistant for a while, and then having a head coach named after 3 months. Melis details the abusive coaching style the woman had, her decision to stay and play her Sophomore year there, and why she ultimately decided to transfer after 2 years. She discusses why she chose East Carolina University, the great relationship she had with her head coach there, how happy she was to play tennis again,  her great record there, and what she's up to now as a wife and working mom to 2 small children.