Hokie ClubThe women's tennis 2008 recruiting class has been ranked as No. 11 in the nation by tennisrecruiting.com. Fall signees included Shannon Bette, Martha Blakely, and Courtney Rauscher while Katie Blow recently joined the committment list.
Betts, from Newnan, Ga., is rated as a five-star recruit by www.tennisrecruiting.net. Betts is ranked No. 59 nationally among seniors and was a member of the 2007 Southern team that won the World Team Tennis Supernationals.
Blakely, from Reading, Pa., is a three-time Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) AA state champion and is the top-ranked player in Pennsylvania. She has a No. 31 national ranking among seniors and is a five-star recruit according to www.tennisrecruiting.net.
Rauscher, from Evans, Ga., is another five-star recruit by www.tennisrecruiting.net. She is ranked No. 43 nationally among seniors and was the winner of the 2007 Dansani Mayor’s Cup.
Blow, a walk-on from Richmond, Va., is a senior at Mills Godwin High School where she plays both No. 1 singles and doubles. She is a four-star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net and ranked No. 3 in Virginia. She is the sister of Virginia Tech redshirt freshman baseball player Matt Blow.