2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster

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Isabella Marley
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Jashari Blige
Lina Enriquez
Ricky Bassman

Emma Shelton

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • High School Buchholz High School
  • Hometown Gainesville, Fla.

Biography

Career Record Through 2022-23*
Year Overall Singles Dual Singles
SEC Singles
NCAA Singles Overall Doubles Dual Doubles SEC Doubles
NCAA Doubles
2019-20 (South Carolina)  19-3 11-0 3-0 -- 19-8 8-3 3-1 --
2020-21 (South Carolina)     13-12 10-9 5-3 -- 13-11 10-8 5-2 --
2021-22 18-13 9-8 2-4 0-1 19-9 13-6 6-3 1-0
2022-23 10-4 2-1 1-1 - 6-11 4-7 0-2 -
Totals 60-32 32-18 11-8 0-1 57-39 35-24 14-8 1-0

All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position 
Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Overall
2019-20 (South Carolina)  0-0 1-0 7-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 11-0
2020-21 (South Carolina) 0-0 1-1 7-8 2-0 0-0 0-0 10-9
2021-22 0-0 2-0 1-1 3-3 0-2 3-2 9-8
2022-23 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 2-1
Total 0-0 4-1 15-9 8-3 0-2 5-3 32-18

All-Time Doubles Dual Match Record by Position 
Year #1 #2 #3 Overall
2019-20 (South Carolina)  1-2 6-1 1-0 8-3
2020-21 (South Carolina)     0-0     9-8 1-0 10-8
2021-22 0-0 1-0 12-6 13-6
2022-23 0-0 1-0 3-7 4-7
Total 1-2 17-9 17-13 35-24

Overview
  • Signed with the Gators on June 15, 2021 after transferring from South Carolina
  • Daughter of Florida men’s tennis head coach Bryan Shelton
  • Sister of Florida men’s tennis student-athlete Ben Shelton
  • Gainesville native
  • Attended Buchholz High School
2022-23 Season
FALL
  • Was a perfect 5-0 in singles play at the Bedford Cup en route to claiming the Green bracket individual title
  • Earned a singles victory at the Miami Fall Invite
2021-22 Season
FALL
  • Opened the fall season ranked No. 84 in singles and No. 23 in doubles with McCartney Kessler in the ITA Preseason National Rankings
  • Totaled six wins, including three singles and doubles victories, at the Bedford Cup… Won the doubles title with teammate Bente Spee and finished runner-up in singles at the tournament
  • Qualified for the ITA Southeast Regional singles quarterfinal round after posting three-consecutive victories, including a ranked-win over No. 65 Ava Hrastar (Georgia Tech)
  • Collected two singles victories and a doubles win at the UNF Invitational
SPRING
  • Posted an 18-13 overall singles record, while going 9-8 in dual competition
  • Ended a perfect 2-0 in both matches played at the two singles slot
  • Defeated Anna Arkadianou of No. 18 Florida State to clinch a 4-0 victory on Jan. 30
  • Playing primarily at the three position, recorded a 13-6 dual doubles record
  • Went 7-1 with McCartney Kessler in doubles, including four-consecutive wins at the beginning of SEC play
  • Claimed a victory in the SEC semi-final over Texas A&M's Katya Townsend
  • Began the spring season ranked No. 87 in singles competition. 
  • Earned a ranked singles victory at the Freeman Memorial, defeating No. 30 Victoria Flores of Pepperdine

2020-21 Season (South Carolina)
  • Recorded a 13-12 record in singles, including a 10-9 mark in dual match play
  • Saw the majority of her time at the No. 3 position, but also played at No. 2 and No. 4 at times
  • Finished 6-2 down the stretch
  • Notched three wins over ranked foes
  • Playing No. 2 doubles, Shelton accounted for nine wins and also went 1-0 at the No. 3 slot
  • Registered a 5-2 mark in SEC doubles play
  • Helped lead the Gamecocks to an NCAA Tournament appearance
  • Tabbed SEC Newcomer of the Week on April 7, 2021 following a 4-0 performance
2019-20 Season (South Carolina)
  • 2020 ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year
  • 2020 ITA Scholar-Athlete
  • 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Registered a 19-3 overall record and a 3-0 mark in SEC play during the shortened season
  • Posted a 2-1 record against nationally ranked foes
  • Led the Gamecocks with a 19-8 record in doubles
  • Tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 26, 2020
  • Won the USTA Winter National Championships in January following seven-straight wins
  • Dazzled in her debut season, posting a perfect 11-0 record in dual match play
  • Competed between No. 2 to No. 4 singles
  • Finished the season on an 18-match winning streak
  • Broke into ITA rankings at No. 125 in February
  • Finished the season ranked No. 92
  • Playing with Chinellato, ended the season ranked No. 18 in doubles, rose to as high as No. 12
Prior to South Carolina and Florida
  • Ranked as a five-star recruit and carried a UTR of 10.39
  • Tabbed the No. 7 prospect in the state of Florida
  • No. 16 prospect in the Southeast region

Statistics

Season:
2022-23

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Junior

    5'10"

  • 2022-23Senior

    5'10"

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