Too Old to Play Collegiate Tennis?

She played three years of collegiate tennis for Arizona State University. Then she took a bit of time off. Okay, a lot of time off.

Sheila Johnson is the newest addition to the Grand Canyon University women’s tennis squad. She’s 60 years old, the oldest active collegiate tennis player in the nation. Johnson is 4-2 in doubles play and 4-4 in singles play. She may be spotting a few years to her opponents but what she lacks in speed and agility, she makes up for in finesse and experience.

The best line of the whole story though was probably this:

“Let’s raise a toast of Ensure to what appears to be a wave of college programs going old school.”

Ah, Ensure. Last fall, there was a 59-year-old linebacker playing for Sul Ross Univeristy, a Division III school.

It’s a rather unusual circumstance but if the lady can play, let her play. Apparently that’s just what is happening.