Florida Gators

Career Record Through 2021-22

• Earned her Certificate in Sport Management in May 2022
• Received her bachelor's degree in Health Education & Behavior from UF on August 7, 2021.

• ITA All-American (Singles)
• 2022 SEC Player of the Year
• First Team All-SEC Selection
• Named SEC Player of the Week on April 18
• Claimed 20 singles victories, including a team-high 18 wins in dual competition all coming at the top spot
• Final ITA Singles Ranking: 10
• Final ITA Doubles Ranking: 24
• Ended with 18 doubles victories, including a 10-5 mark at the top position
• Collected an impressive 12 victories against ranked opponents in singles action
• Defeated #6 Irina Cantos Siemers of Ohio State at the ITA Indoor Championships: 6-2, 7-6(1)
• Earned a top-five victory over South Carolina's #5 Sarah Hamner: 6-1, 6-4 on senior day 
• Went on a 13-match winning streak from Feb. 12-Feb. 8, only dropping one set during the impressive stretch 
• Paired with Alicia Dudeney, Kessler collected a 7-2 record at the one doubles position
• Alongside the freshman, the pair defeated Auburn's No. 12 Ovunc/Arseneault: 6-3
• Overall, Kessler earned four ranked wins in doubles competition
• Opened the fall season ranked No. 4 in singles and No. 23 in doubles with Emma Shelton in the ITA Preseason National Rankings
• Claimed two singles victories and one doubles win at the Freeman Memorial in Las Vegas...One singles win came over No. 49 Sasha Vagramov (UCLA)

• First Team All-SEC selection
• ITA All-American (Singles and Doubles)
• ITA Most Improved Senior (Southeast Regional)
• ITA All-Academic Scholar Athlete
• Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll selection
• Finished the season 14-2 in dual match singles and 11-6 in dual match doubles, competing at the top spot in both
• Collected a 6-1, 6-1 victory in UF's win over Siena in the NCAA Tennis Championships
• Notched a win over No. 23 Vanessa Wong of Washington in the NCAA Singles Championship before falling to No. 49 Kelly Chen of Duke in the round of 32
• Advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Doubles Championship with Marlee Zein, recording a victory over No. 13 Raven Neely and Tatiana Simova (Louisville) before dropping a decision to No. 17 Sofia Munera and Natasha Subhash (Virginia)
• Final National Singles Ranking: 8
• Final Regionals Singles Ranking: 4 (Southeast)
• Final National Doubles Ranking: 7
• Final Regional Doubles Ranking: 3 (Southeast)
• Kessler, who wrapped up the season on a seven-match winning streak, collected seven victories over ranked opponents and her steady performance helped the Gators secure seven-straight wins to close out the year and a 10-3 finish in the SEC
• Entered the season ranked No. 32 and continued to climb the charts as the year progressed, finishing at No. 8 in the final rankings
• After falling to UGA’s Katarina Jokic on March 5, Kessler put together a dominant run, winning seven-consecutive matches all in straight sets
• In doubles, Kessler was just as impactful as she combined with Marlee Zein to form Florida’s top-ranked duo
• Kessler and Zein compiled a 11-6 record in dual match play and rose to as to as high as No. 2 in the ITA doubles rankings
• The tandem finished No. 7 in the ITA doubles rankings
• The duo posted five wins over ranked foes including two top 15 wins during the SEC circuit
• After losses at Georgia and Tennessee, the Gators’ record stood at 5-6, but thanks in large part to the leadership and production from Kessler, Florida turned the season around and won its final seven matches

• 2020 SEC Spring Honor Roll member
• ITA All-Academic Scholar Athlete
• Finished the shortened season with a team-best 21 victories
• Posted a 21-12 overall record which included a 5-3 mark in dual match play
• Collected five-straight wins to open the fall season
• Advanced all the way to the W15 Lubbock’s quarterfinal round with her five-consecutive wins, claiming seven-straight sets a point and going a perfect 3-0 in deciding tiebreaks
• Crowned the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Champion after recording a 6-0 record in the event
• Appeared in the Southeast Regional Singles Championship for the second-straight season
• Six of her nine losses in the fall came against ranked foes
• Maintained an ITA singles ranking throughout the entire season, peaking at No. 23 in the preseason issue
• Opened the dual match campaign with a victory over Oklahoma’s Martina Capurro who was ranked No. 87 at the time
• After dropping back-to-back matches, registered wins in four of her final five matches
• Two of her last three wins came against ranked opponents (No. 78 Taylor Russo of Auburn, No. 99 Tatiana Makarova of Texas A&M)
• Recorded four wins over ranked opponents for the season
• Posted a 3-1 mark in conference action
• Finished the dual match season with a 4-4 mark in doubles, competing in all but one match from the team’s top spot

• Final ITA Singles Ranking: 39
• Final ITA National Doubles Ranking: 18 (with Victoria Emma)
• All-SEC Second Team selection
• Tabbed to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
• ITA All-Academic Scholar Athlete
• Earned berth into NCAA Singles Championships for first time
• Held an ITA rank for entire season, reaching as high as No. 30 in dual match season
• Won her final four dual matches including two in the NCAA Tournament
• Owned the Gators' most impressive match-clinching win as she overcame a 2-6, 4-5 deficit against No. 75 Giulia Pairone of Michigan to seal Florida's come-from-behind victory
• Picked up nine wins over ranked foes
• Paired with Emma to form UF’s No. 1 doubles team recording seven SEC wins
• The duo defeated the nation's No. 1 doubles team in Horvit/ Gamarra Martins of South Carolina

• Final ITA National Singles Ranking: 92
• Final ITA Southeast Region Singles Ranking: 13
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• 2018 First Team All-SEC
• 2018 SEC All-Freshman Team
• 2018 SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team 
• SEC Freshman of the Week (for week of April 2-8)

Prior To Florida

• Singles quarterfinalist and doubles finalists at the 2017 Canadian U18 World Ranking Event held in Montreal (September)
• Singles finalist at the 2017 Plantation ITF (May)
• Reached round of 16 in singles and doubles at the 2017 Easter Bowl (March)
• Singles quarterfinalist and doubles semifinalist at the 2017 Copa Badia (May)
• Doubles round of 16 at the 53rd Coffee Bowl (January)
• 2015 Orange Bowl Doubles Champion (16&U)
• Ranked as high as No. 10 in the country in 2017 recruiting rankings

 
Just For Fun

• Enrolled at UF in January 2018
• Was introduced to tennis by her parents who both played in college
• Trained at Stephen Diaz Tennis Academy prior to Florida
• Older brother, McClain, played at Florida