There's a sign on Kate Roiter's wall that should adorn every college freshman's dorm room.

"Kate--do not eat any more shitty foods--for example:

1. NO REESE'S

2. No fries

3. No Cap't Crunch

4. No desserts

5. No late nite pizza (unless absolutely necessary)"

"It's obscene how much our team eats--how much I eat," Roiter remarks good-naturedly. She is 5'2", barely 100 pounds. Grinning, Roiter then reminisces about the time she and teammate Kelly Granat devoured an entire bag of Reese's on the way to a tournament.

From nearby Weston, Mass., Roiter bears every semblance of a friendly, pleasant 18-year-old who is kind to animals and has a weakness for chocolate and junk food. And she is.

But Roiter is also a phenomenal tennis player. One of the most promising talents in this year's crop of freshman tennis players, she has already made an impression in her two months at Harvard.

Collegiate Debut

At her intercollegiate tennis debut, Roiter cruised through the main draw of Flight A singles at the Harvard Invitational in September, reaching the finals. She also won a significant match at 2nd singles against an impressive Pennsylvania team, and is slated to compete at the ITCA Regional Individual Tournament this weekend.

But ask Roiter how her season is going and she simply says, "I totally love it. The girls on the team are great, and we have so much fun."

As for her pre-Harvard accomplishments, Roiter was second in the Girls' 16-and-under division in New England last year, and earned a national ranking of 27th.

These statistics alone seem incredible, but then take into consideration the time and dedication Roiter put into her Other Sport--soccer. "I've been playing soccer almost as long as I've been playing tennis," she says. "I like it so much because its a team sport."