Patrick McEnroe Urges 20% Cap on International College Athletes as Tennis Rosters Hit 70%
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Patrick McEnroe Urges 20% Cap on International College Athletes as Tennis Rosters Hit 70%
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Summary
Patrick McEnroe told a House education panel that Congress should cap international athletes at 20% of college rosters, arguing taxpayer-funded schools are squeezing out American athletes.
Nearly 70% of Division I tennis roster spots now go to international recruits, McEnroe said, after seeing SEC and ACC title matches with only two and one Americans, respectively, among 12 players.
Rep. Tim Walberg has introduced legislation backing that limit, which McEnroe said would curb coaches' win-now recruiting of older international players and restore opportunities in non-revenue sports like tennis, wrestling and swimming.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, 1,200 NCAA athletes competed but only 386 were American, a gap McEnroe cited as evidence U.S. colleges are training overseas competitors with public resources.