Riffice, Shelton Named to USTA Collegiate Summer Team
Thursday, June 23, 2022 | Men's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – Senior captain Sam Riffice and sophomore Ben Shelton were named to the 2022 USTA Collegiate Summer Team as announced by the USTA on Thursday morning.
Riffice and Shelton join eight other top American college tennis players across the country in this initiative.
Designed to aid elite American tennis players in their professional tour experiences, this training program allows the athletes to test the pro circuit while being in a team-oriented environment with the help of USTA Player & Coach Development.
While this is Shelton's first time on the team, Riffice was named to the team for the second year in a row as he found himself on the 2021 USTA Collegiate Team after his memorable junior campaign.
Florida is also the only school among both the men and women to have two athletes make the team.
Players are selected based on many criteria, including their ATP and ITA rankings, their collegiate tournament results, Universal Tennis Rating, ITA awards and honors and more. The selected athletes are also provided a travel grant for USTA Pro Circuit events and coaching support throughout the summer.
The men's coaches will be USC's Assistant Coach, Rich Bonfiglio, and Louisville's Assistant Coach, Mario Rincon, while Vanderbilt's Assistant Coach, Hayley Carter, will accompany the women's team.
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Riffice and Shelton join eight other top American college tennis players across the country in this initiative.
Designed to aid elite American tennis players in their professional tour experiences, this training program allows the athletes to test the pro circuit while being in a team-oriented environment with the help of USTA Player & Coach Development.
While this is Shelton's first time on the team, Riffice was named to the team for the second year in a row as he found himself on the 2021 USTA Collegiate Team after his memorable junior campaign.
Florida is also the only school among both the men and women to have two athletes make the team.
Players are selected based on many criteria, including their ATP and ITA rankings, their collegiate tournament results, Universal Tennis Rating, ITA awards and honors and more. The selected athletes are also provided a travel grant for USTA Pro Circuit events and coaching support throughout the summer.
The men's coaches will be USC's Assistant Coach, Rich Bonfiglio, and Louisville's Assistant Coach, Mario Rincon, while Vanderbilt's Assistant Coach, Hayley Carter, will accompany the women's team.
| Men |
| Sam Riffice, Florida |
| Ben Shelton, Florida |
| Murphy Cassone, Arizona State |
| Stefan Dostanic, USC |
| Cannon Kingsley, Ohio State |
| Women |
| Eryn Cayetano, USC |
| Sarah Hamner, South Carolina |
| Connie Ma, Stanford |
| Emma Navarro, Virginia |
| Peyton Stearns, Texas |
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