Class: Freshman
High School: Ashland
Hometown: Ashland, Mass.
At Ashland
Played basketball and golf all four years of high school … lettered
in golf all four years and basketball her final two … captained the
golf team her junior and senior seasons … earned league’s
sportsmanship award during her senior year … also named Tri-Valley
League (TVL) All-Star as a senior … took ninth at the Massachusetts
State Championships during senior campaign … place third at the
state championships as a junior … three time Boston Globe
All-Scholastic and The Herald All-Scholastic selection … named
Metro West Daily News All-Star as a senior … was given the Unsung
Hero award by her teammates.
Personal
Born in Framingham, Mass. on January 18, 1988 … the daughter of
George and Patricia … step-father Peter Cooper is a tennis
professional … Tejada is the oldest sister to Michael (14), Alex
(13), Phillip (9) and Isabella (2) … earned the Assistant
Principal’s Award for academic achievement while in high school …
was the only female scholar-athlete as a senior … plans to major in
business.
Tejada Up Close
Favorite food: Spanish
food.
Favorite golf club: My wedge
because it is the most crucial when you need to get close the
green.
Most memorable golf outing:
My most memorable is when I first started when I was five. My
grandfather took me in the backyard and showed me how to hold a
golf club.
Superstitions: To make sure
my clubs are clean before I start playing.
Favorite Movie: The
Godfather.