Pattonville Grad Strode Puts Harvard on Hold To Chase Tennis Dreams
Law school can wait while Blake Strode tries to score an ace on the court.
The tennis court or the court of law? Professional tennis player Blake Strode will have to choose between the two for the fourth consecutive year when February 2012 arrives. Strode, a Pattonville High School graduate, has put Harvard Law School and his dream of being an attorney on hold for the past two and a half years. He’s done this to pursue his other dream, that of being a top-shelf pro tennis player. Strode found out in early 2009 that he was admitted to Harvard, but he deferred the school’s offer in order to give tennis a shot. Strode is now on his third deferral. But with tennis being, as Strode said “a constant grind on a minor-league tennis level,” Harvard Law School is looking like a more viable option with each passing year. “…
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