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Jerry Karzen: Serving Up a Love of Tennis
Patch checks in with New Trier alumni before the 40th year reunion in September.
Back in his days at New Trier High School, Jerry Karzen was a tad shy. But those who saw him play tennis knew he was an exceptional athlete. Karzen eventually attended the University of Michigan on a tennis scholarship and faced a big decision after graduation. Earlier: Check out another You Did WHAT? alumna who made a career in beauty writing. Professional tennis or a master’s degree in speech pathology? Karzen found a way to do both by joining the professional tennis tour right out of the gate, after which he attended graduate school. But his heart was always in tennis. “I started playing in tournaments when I was 11 or 12 years old. I was on the tour for about three and a half years. I’ve always liked to compete so it was natural for me…
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