Today we highlight sophomore tennis star Irene Tantaros, who has emerged as a top NJCAA Division III prospect over the past 2 seasons. She enjoyed a solid Fall 2021 season in helping the Roadrunners qualify for the NJCAA Region 19 and NJCAA Division III National Championships. See her profile below.
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Williamstown, NJ
High School: Williamstown, NJ, Class of 2021
Major: Business Administration. Will look to earn her Bachelors at a four-year university and later her MBA in Business Administration with the hopes of gaining employment in real estate or her family's winery.
About Irene Tantaros: Irene's family owns the Blue Cork Winery and Vineyard in Williamstown, NJ. Always a hard worker, Irene holds two part-time jobs while attending RCSJ Gloucester -- as a manager at a local Rita's Water Ice and as a server at the family-owned winery. Asked how she manages to juggle all of these responsibilities, Irene simply stated -- "This is how my parents raised me, and it's all I've ever known!"
Positions: Singles and Doubles
Current Tennis Career: Irene rotated between 4th and 5th singles last season while also teaming with Gianna Fasulo at second doubles to help the Runners gain qualifying berths in both the Region 19 and NJCAA D III National Championship tournaments.
Irene is excited to return to the program: "I'll definitely miss all of my friends from last season, but I'm also excited to meet new people,: she said. "I'm looking forward to the Fall season,"
At Williamstown High School, Irene registered a 4-0 record at Second Doubles for the Braves in her junior year. She also played doubles in 2018-19 and was also a standout softball player at WHS.
Coach Kristi Twardziak on Irene Tantaros "Irene's athleticism will be incredibly helpful once again this season. As a multi-sport athlete in high school she has already shown great potential as a college player and she has already contributed nicely to our program. We are so excited to have her back! She is our lone returning starter, and we're confident she will be a solid veteran leader on our team."