GREENVILLE – Mason Pierri, the son of Jodi and Phillip Pierri, signed to continue his education while using his on-court skills to join the Tiffin University men’s tennis program.
“Extremely happy and proud of Mason, couldn’t be happier for a kid that works incredibly hard on and off the court,” said Greenville boys tennis coach Sam Bowers. “Mason not only is a high achieving student in the classroom, or just high achieving on the court. Mason works multiple jobs while doing so as well. He is the busiest, most hard-working kid I have ever coached. Tiffin will be lucky to get him on their campus, athletically and academically. He has such a bright future ahead. I look forward to coaching him this senior season and watching him finish his career here strong!”
Pierri studies will include a double major in finance and accounting with plans to attend law school upon graduation from Tiffin.
Pierri said he chose Tiffin University because of their business school and after meeting with the university’s coaches of a program that finished in the top 20 in the nation last year and meeting with the dean of the business school.
“Coach Conley was a big help learning about the school, and then I met with Dr. Marben, the Dean of their Business School,” said Pierrie. “He helped me answer any questions about the school. We went over what my schedule will be like, how it will work out with sports. Sports was the big driving factor and I liked the smaller town more like Greenville, not going to a real big city.”
Pierri believes he will fit in well at Tiffin, not only in sports but also in the academic department.
“I think I will fit in with different clubs through their financing and accounting area and then through sports,” Pierri noted. “Eighty-five percent of people there are in sports, and I will be in tennis and pickle ball there.”
Pickleball … Pierri will join the university’s inaugural season as a men’s pickleball team member.
“Tiffin is starting pickleball team next year,” said Pierri. “They asked if I would do both because tennis will be primarily spring with tournaments in the fall and pickleball will be primarily fall. It is just starting. I think it will start as a club sport and become a varsity sport.”
A three-sport athlete, Pierri wore no. 33 for the Green Wave varsity football team, his senior season, filling the starting role as the program’s kicker, but will not pursue a college football career.
“I did enjoy it,” Pierri said of GHS football. “I am going to compete in track and tennis this spring.”
Pierri commented on the upcoming high school tennis season, with one season of tennis and track remaining before graduating this spring.
“Tipp will always be tough; Troy will be a battle,” Pierri said of the MVL. “I think we can finish top three this year. We have quite a few freshmen coming up. This year might be tougher than other years because Greenville has moved to DI; last year, we were DII, so we will have Tipp and Troy in our sectionals.”
Pierri thanked the many that helped him reach his goal of playing college sports.
“I want to thank my parents for supporting me, my coaches for pushing me through, and my teammates for helping me grow,” Pierri said. “That is what I like about tennis, all the people you meet, especially from other sports. Being in clubs, you meet people from all other schools. I know someone from every school in the MVL.”
