Nov. 26, 2001

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue men's tennis coach Tim Madden has signed two players to National Letters of Intent. Colin Foster and Paul Rose will join the Boilermaker program next fall as members of the Class of 2006.

Foster, a native of Western Springs, Ill., will bring an impressive resume to West Lafayette. Last February, the all-state performer placed third at the 18-and-under Midwest Closed Indoor Championships in Indianapolis. Two months earlier, he placed seventh in the 16-and-under Winter Super Nationals in Scottsdale, Ariz. Foster was a doubles champion and singles quarterfinalist at the 2000 Midwest Open Championships in Muncie, Ind., and was a fourth-place doubles finisher at the 1999 National Clay Court Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Currently a senior at Lyons Township High School, Foster is a true student-athlete. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

"Colin has gained much experience at the highest national junior level," Madden says. "He is an intelligent student on and off the court and has a great work ethic. He creates as many obstacles for opponents as opportunities for himself with his smart tactical style. He has established a solid foundation in his groundstroke game, and seems to be on his way to a more aggressive style of play necessary in collegiate tennis."

Rose, who hails from Glencoe, Ill., is a two-time all-state selection and a member of back-to-back state champion teams at New Trier High School (2000 and 2001). As a junior, Rose placed third in the IHSA state tournament. In junior tennis last year, he was a semifinalist at the Midwest Closed Doubles Championships and advanced to the round of 16 at the Spring Super National. Rose won the doubles title at the Southern Open in 1999 and 2000, and was a semifinalist in the Midwest Closed Doubles in 2000. He won the Midwest Open Doubles crown in 1999.

Rose's father, Peter, was an athlete at Michigan. His brother, Pete, is currently on the Iowa tennis team.

"Paul comes from an athletic family and plays an athletic-style tennis game," Madden says. "He outworks his opponents and possesses the ability to overpower competition. It is refreshing to see a strong national-level player consistently find ways to defeat more technically skilled players. Paul likes to hit a big serve, play with pace, and seems determined to be a forward-aggressive force. He is a very intense competitor who knows the balance of playing with sportsmanship. He is an all-around class act."

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