Colorado University Athletics
Hule To Join Buffs For 2016-17 Season
May 02, 2016 | Tennis
BOULDER – University of Colorado tennis coach Nicole Kenneally announced the signing of Chloe Hule to a National Letter of Intent on Monday. Hule joins the Buffaloes from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, and is the first recruit to sign with CU for the 2016-17 academic year.
"I am excited for Chloe to be joining us in the fall," Kenneally said. "Chloe is a great player with a wealth of international experience and along with that, she is a great girl who is going to fit right into our team culture. Chloe is a team player and will be a great addition for us on the court as well as off the court. She is ready to play, compete and win in the Pac-12 Conference. I am ready for August to arrive and for Chloe's arrival."
Hule is the highest-ranked Australian signed under Kenneally, as she has been ranked as high as No. 188 in the world among juniors, and 45th among females of all ages in Australia. She is a two-time representative for South Australia in the Pizzey Cup and has represented her home state in 12-and-under and 14-and-under national team championships. Hule has also been a member of the Australian/Asian Pacific League for five years and was a member of the Australian 16-and-under American Travel Team when she was 15.
Hule was drawn to CU for the coaching staff, the academic prestige of the university, and the beauty of Boulder.
"What I really liked was from our first conversation was [Coach Kenneally] were very direct with me," Hule said. "She asked me what I saw in myself, what I could offer to the team, and also where I could see myself in four years' time. That was very important to me in regards to my values that I have learned over the years.
"[I] love the location of the school. Not just because the air is fresh and the mountains and of course the snow, but also because that it felt like Adelaide--just more new and improved.
"I loved the way the psychology teacher explained the course to me and also what areas of learning the school had to offer. All the schools I visited had something different to offer in regards to their psychology programs, but I felt really comfortable with Colorado's program.
"When I had my meeting with the two head directors [Rick George and Ceal Barry] and at the end of the meeting they said they wanted me to attend their school, big tick marks were going off because I felt that it was important to have people want me at their school as much as I wanted to attend the school."
She plans on majoring in psychology at CU and would like to work as a sports psychologist and help educate others about college after her graduation from Boulder. She also has a goal of playing professionally on the Women's Tennis Association tour.
Colorado finished the 2015-16 season with a 7-15 record.
"I am excited for Chloe to be joining us in the fall," Kenneally said. "Chloe is a great player with a wealth of international experience and along with that, she is a great girl who is going to fit right into our team culture. Chloe is a team player and will be a great addition for us on the court as well as off the court. She is ready to play, compete and win in the Pac-12 Conference. I am ready for August to arrive and for Chloe's arrival."
Hule is the highest-ranked Australian signed under Kenneally, as she has been ranked as high as No. 188 in the world among juniors, and 45th among females of all ages in Australia. She is a two-time representative for South Australia in the Pizzey Cup and has represented her home state in 12-and-under and 14-and-under national team championships. Hule has also been a member of the Australian/Asian Pacific League for five years and was a member of the Australian 16-and-under American Travel Team when she was 15.
Hule was drawn to CU for the coaching staff, the academic prestige of the university, and the beauty of Boulder.
"What I really liked was from our first conversation was [Coach Kenneally] were very direct with me," Hule said. "She asked me what I saw in myself, what I could offer to the team, and also where I could see myself in four years' time. That was very important to me in regards to my values that I have learned over the years.
"[I] love the location of the school. Not just because the air is fresh and the mountains and of course the snow, but also because that it felt like Adelaide--just more new and improved.
"I loved the way the psychology teacher explained the course to me and also what areas of learning the school had to offer. All the schools I visited had something different to offer in regards to their psychology programs, but I felt really comfortable with Colorado's program.
"When I had my meeting with the two head directors [Rick George and Ceal Barry] and at the end of the meeting they said they wanted me to attend their school, big tick marks were going off because I felt that it was important to have people want me at their school as much as I wanted to attend the school."
She plans on majoring in psychology at CU and would like to work as a sports psychologist and help educate others about college after her graduation from Boulder. She also has a goal of playing professionally on the Women's Tennis Association tour.
Colorado finished the 2015-16 season with a 7-15 record.
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