{"id":32375,"date":"2022-12-27T16:29:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T16:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwandas-mugisha-lands-tennis-scholarship-in-us"},"modified":"2022-12-27T16:44:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T16:44:08","slug":"rwandas-mugisha-lands-tennis-scholarship-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/rwandas-mugisha-lands-tennis-scholarship-in-us","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda\u2019s Mugisha lands tennis scholarship in US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda\u2019s tennis prodigy Emmy Mugisha will fly to the United States Friday, December 30, to start his tennis scholarship at Bethel University, a private Christian university and seminary in Arden Hills, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Mugisha, 21, in February went for a professional training course at Extreme Tennis Academy in Egypt, where he met one of the coaches who were scouting young talents for Bethel University.<\/p>\n<p>The coach was impressed by the youngster\u2019s tennis skills and offered him to play for the university while also playing them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where I met the Bethel\u2019s scouts. They gave me this offer which I took as a lifetime opportunity and then we finally agreed on all details,\u201d Mugisha told Times Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his departure, Mugisha said he is looking forward to a new challenge at Bethel University as he hopes to adapt so fast.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s tennis prodigy Emmy Mugisha will fly to the United States Friday, December 30, to start his tennis scholarship at Bethel University, a private Christian university and seminary in Arden Hills, Minnesota. (1)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m ready for the challenge. I deserve to be there and I will try my best to help them win titles,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a golden opportunity for not only me but the country in general. I hope to grow as a player and academically because Bethel is a good standard university,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mugisha started his tennis career in 2011, at age of nine. Football was his first choice but he eventually quit after picking up serious injury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The injury forced me out of football and that is how I ended up in tennis. I was looking for a non-contact and individual sport,&#8221; he recalls.<\/p>\n<p>After years of hard work in the junior and youth ranks, Mugisha earned a scholarship at IPRC Kigali Tennis Academy in 2018 and kept impressing.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, he landed the opportunity to be part of the Extreme Tennis Academy in Egypt in February.<\/p>\n<p>Mugisha is so far the highest ranked Rwandan tennis player on the International Tennis Federation rankings where is ranked 1585 in the world. With the opportunity, he wants to improve his game level until he comes among the world&#8217;s top 500 tennis players.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about his future ambitions, the youngster said he wants to participate in as many international competitions as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying Rwanda to the Davis Cup Group 2 or 3 for the first time in the country\u2019s history remains his top priority.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Rwanda\u2019s tennis prodigy Emmy Mugisha will fly to the United States Friday, December 30, to start his tennis scholarship at Bethel University, a private Christian university and seminary in Arden Hills, Minnesota. 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