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LINX Camps Welcomes International Student-Athlete as Head Coach

LINX Camps welcomes international student-athlete Aayushi Chouhan as Head Tennis Coach for summer 2018 at the Dana Hall Campus in Wellesley

WELLESLEY, MA – February 13th – LINX Camps welcomes international student-athlete from India, Aayushi Chouhan, to LINX Camps as Head Tennis Coach for summer 2018 at the Dana Hall campus in Wellesley. Chouhan is a junior studying sport management at Delaware State University (DSU) and plays tennis for the school (Division I) on a full scholarship.

Chouhan is excited about her new head coach role, "I have spent most of my entire life training and playing tennis, it is a life passion. While I have had the unique opportunity to be coached by some of the best coaches in the world, I look forward to bringing my knowledge to LINX Camps to help each camper maximize their skills, while having fun and the best summer ever!"

Chouhan holds a record of 6-2 overall in singles and plays at no. 1 in doubles. While she was in India, she became Chhattisgarh State Tennis Champion for 9 consecutive years and won 8 national titles. Her career in sport started with Table-tennis (TT/ping-pong) when she was 5 years old. She played TT at amateur level and was state champion for 5 years. She later shifted to Tennis as she found it more interesting. Aayushi has also participated in the National Games of India 2015 (also known as Olympics of India because if its concept, set up, and is the highest level of championship for any sport in India) in the discipline of Squash (racquetball) as the team captain of her state. At DSU, she recently became HBCU All-American athlete during the HBCU National Championship. Aayushi's father was her coach for both TT and Tennis in India, while at DSU, she played under Coach Dave Marshall who is also one of the coaches of the "Bryan Brothers" (World no.1 doubles pair from the USA), and Coach Ellis Ferreira, former professional tennis player who won 2 Australian Opens in doubles and was a runner-up in the US Open (2000). She is majoring in Sport Management and desires to work in the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Aayushi is excited to be a part of the LINX Camps family as Head Tennis Coach and is looking forward to making new friends and meet new kids.

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Serving Metro West, LINX is now in its twelfth year of operation. The main office is located at 141 Linden Street in Wellesley, MA. For more information about LINX Camps or to register for classes and camps, visit http://www.linxcamps.com or call 781-235-3210.

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