how lti was born
Former top junior, college and professional tennis player and coach Jess Lehnhoff started her college placement company, Lehnhoff Tennis International, in 2014 after she noticed Swedish junior players needed help with the American college recruiting process.
Thanks to her tennis career at the University of Florida, where she was ranked #1 in the nation and a seven-time All-American, Jess had developed close friendships with college coaches in the United States. Even her own former teammates and friends had become college tennis coaches and would frequently ask Jess if she knew of players that would fit into their schools.
Here was a great opportunity that many young Swedish players missed out on simply because they didn’t understand how the system worked. So, Jess took the same tenacity and perseverance that she displayed on the tennis court throughout her career and applied it to launch LTI. Just as Jess fought for every point during her playing career, so too would she fight for every player that joined LTI, helping them find a college that best fit their goals.
why choose LTI?
So far, Jess’s dedication has paid off. Since 2014, LTI boasts a 100% success rate in placing Scandinavian players in universities across the United States, from prestigious Ivy Leagues to Division I powerhouses and everything in between.
“Unlike other, bigger, recruiting agencies, LTI is proudly dedicated to only Scandinavians and only tennis players. With this unique approach, each client can rest assured that they will always receive a high level of service, expertise, and attention.”
Every client that has begun the process with LTI has finished with LTI and signed with a school, and LTI has even welcomed multiple clients who started with bigger agencies but sought additional support after being unsatisfied. Always putting the client first, Jess worked diligently to correct course, find great options, and ultimately guide players across the finish line of the recruiting process.
Jess hopes that all of her clients will have the same once-in-a-lifetime experience that she had playing for the University of Florida. With her unwavering dedication and wise approach to choosing colleges perfect for each individual player, chances are high that Jess’s clients will find rewarding opportunities playing tennis at American colleges just as she did.