RBR Girls’ Tennis Star Abby Decker Signs with Loyola

Red Bank Regional’s (RBR) tennis star athlete, Abby Decker, 18, of Shrewsbury will be playing tennis in the Patriot League for Loyola University next year. Abby concluded her tennis high school career with 80 wins and 23 losses amid one of the best tennis seasons the Buccaneers has experienced in a decade. She represented RBR in the States championship for the pasts three years and had her best finish this year reaching the fourth round of the tournament. That is the farthest RBR has ever advanced at States. She was also the runner up in the county tournament last year. Abby has been nominated to the first team all shore for the past three years. She also was the recipient of USTA’s Laurence Miller Sportsmanship award.

Abby states of her college choice, “Meeting Loyola Coach Rick McClure was a big part of my decision. He was so nice and helpful; I just wanted to play for him. Also, I like the idea of being in the Patriot League which will allow me to play Division One Tennis with emphasis first on my academics.”

Abby will study business at Loyola. She enjoyed a stellar academic career at RBR taking both AP and International Baccalaureate classes. She is a member of the National Honor Society and received both an academic and athletic scholarship to Loyola.

Abby has played tennis since she was a young girl. Her role models include family members who also played tennis at the collegiate level. She spends a good deal of her free time instructing children in tennis at her home court, the Shrewsbury Racquet Club.

Abby’s Coach Krishna Kanuga states of his star player, “I am extremely proud of Abby who works extremely hard on and off the court. Her will to win is second to none. She’s the full package, extremely athletic and mentally very strong. She has a fantastic foundation and her technique is very good, upon which she will build at the next level. It is going to be sad not seeing her on the court next year but I can’t wait to see her play at Loyola.”