Women's Tennis
McClain Kessler
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
McClain Kessler was named the volunteer assistant coach for Florida women's tennis on March 8, 2022.
Career Record
SENIOR
Spring 2019
JUNIOR
Spring 2018
SOPHOMORE
Spring 2017
FRESHMAN
Spring 2016
Prior to Florida
Career Record
| Year | Overall Singles | Tournament Singles | Dual Singles | SEC Singles | Overall Doubles | Tournament Doubles | Dual Doubles | SEC Doubles |
| 15-16 | 28-11 | 14-5 | 14-6 | 8-2 | 8-3 | 7-3 | 1-0 | -- |
| 16-17 | 22-8 | 9-5 | 13-3 | 3-1 | 8-7 | 5-4 | 3-3 | -- |
| 17-18 | 17-9 | 5-5 | 12-4 | 3-2 | 29-17 | 16-4 | 13-13 | 5-5 |
| 18-19 | 15-8 | 6-6 | 9-2 | 4-0 | 20-16 | 6-4 | 14-12 | 4-6 |
| Totals | 82-36 | 34-21 | 48-15 | 18-5 | 65-43 | 34-15 | 31-28 | 9-11 |
Career Dual Singles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2016 | -- | -- | 1-0 | -- | 1-1 | 12-5 | 14-6 |
| 2017 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 6-1 | 13-3 |
| 2018 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0-1 | 12-3 | 12-4 |
| 2019 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1-0 | 8-2 | 9-2 |
| Totals | -- | -- | 2-0 | 4-1 | 4-3 | 38-11 | 48-15 |
Career Dual Doubles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 2016 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 2017 | -- | -- | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| 2018 | 3-3 | 8-8 | 2-2 | 13-13 |
| 2019 | 12-11 | 2-1 | -- | 14-12 |
| Totals | 15-14 | 10-9 | 6-5 | 31-28 |
Collegiate Honors
- 2018 All-American, Doubles
- 2018 SEC Community Service Award
- 2018 ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award, Southeast Region
- 2018 Rafael Osuna Award for Sportsmanship
- 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 SEC Community Service Award
- 2016 Coaches Award (Team Award)
SENIOR
Spring 2019
- With his five singles wins at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex, he finished his career with an impressive 27-1 record in home dual singles matches.
- Posted a perfect 4-0 singles record in SEC play to accompany his 9-2 overall dual singles record
- Recorded 14 dual doubles wins (20 overall) and played primarily No. 1 doubles with Johannes Ingildsen or Duarte Vale
- Won two of his last three doubles matches with upsets of the No. 6 (Tennessee) and No. 1 (Baylor) ranked pairs with Ingildsen
- Earned second-straight bid to the NCAA Doubles Championships with Vale
- Ended his career ranked No. 33 (with Ingildsen) and No. 39 (with Vale) in the ITA Doubles Poll
- Won the UVA Orange Doubles Draw Championship with Duarte Vale
- Paired with Vale at the ITA Regional Championships and the duo advanced to the quarterfinals
- Advanced to the quarterfinals of the singles draw at the Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Classic
JUNIOR
Spring 2018
- Team Captain
- Posted an overall singles record of 17-9 and a doubles record of 29-17
- Won nine of his last 10 singles matches in dual play including seven straight
- Advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Individual Championships
- Clinched two matches for the Gators, both against Ole Miss with the second one sending the Gators to the Elite Eight
- At No. 6 singles he went 12-3
- He and Duarte Vale earned 23 doubles wins as a pair which is tied for the eighth most in a single season at Florida
- Ended the season ranked No. 22 in doubles with Duarte. Had a season-high ranking of No. 5 on Feb. 7
- Team with Duarte Vale at the ITA All-American Championship and upset the No. 1 seed from Wake Forest in the first round on their way to the semifinals where they lost to eventual champions, and teammates, Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen
- At the ITA Fall National Championships Kessler and Vale went 2-1
- Teamed with Andy Andrade at the Southeast Regional Championship where they went 3-1 and played there way into the Main Draw
- Teamed with Chase Perez-Blanco at the Gator Ranked +1 where the duo won their bracket in doubles
- Ended the fall season ranked No. 10 in the country in doubles with Vale and No. 35 with Andy Andrade
SOPHOMORE
Spring 2017
- Earned six straight wins to end the dual season and compiled a 3-1 SEC record.
- Clinched the Gators' victory over No. 17 Mississippi State after the Gators came back from a 3-0 deficit.
- Clinched the doubles point with Elliott Orkin for the Gators' victory over UNC Wilmington in the first round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend.
- Clinched three matches for UF - against LSU, USC and Mississippi State.
- Highest ITA Singles Ranking: 67 (Jan. 4)
- Advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Coaches Fall Classic in both the singles competition and the doubles competition (alongside Joseph Guillin)
FRESHMAN
Spring 2016
- Compiled a 28-11 singles record during his freshman campaign, including a 14-6 record in dual matches
- Earned his first SEC singles victory on March 4 defeating LSU’s Andrew Korinek in Baton Rouge, La.
- Clinched the Gators’ victory over No. 17 South Florida in the NCAA Second Round to punch Florida’s tickets to the NCAA Championship Round of 16 in Tulsa, Okla.
- Clinched the doubles point with sophomore Jordan Belga during UF’s season opening doubleheader against Stetson on January 17
- Highest ITA singles rankings: 97 (Jan. 5; Preseason)
- Advanced to the singles round of 16 at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships in Gainesville
- Reached the doubles final at the SEC Fall Tournament with Josh Wardell
Prior to Florida
- Blue Chip recruit
- No. 5 prospect in America by tennisrecruiting.net
- No. 2 prospect in the Southeast Region by tennisrecruiting.net
- No. 1 prospect in the state of Georgia by tennisrecruiting.net
- 60-20 overall singles record
- Stephen Diaz Tennis Academy
- Advanced to the finals round of the Atlanta ITF Juniors Tournament in November of 2014.
- Reached the finals round of the BB&T Atlanta Open Wildcard Challenge in June of 2015
- Five-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net
NCAA: Roland Thornqvist Press Conference 5-5-24
Sunday, May 05
NCAA: Coach Thornqvist & Rachel Gailis 5-4-24
Saturday, May 04
Roland Thornqvist Postmatch NCAA Second Round 5-6-23
Saturday, May 06
Roland Thornqvist Postmatch NCAA First Round 5-5-23
Friday, May 05
