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Duarte Vale
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Laurel Springs
- Hometown:
- Cascais, Portugal
- Height:
- 6-0
Career Record
Collegiate Honors
SENIOR
Spring 2022
SENIOR
Fall 2021
SENIOR
Spring 2021
JUNIOR
Spring 2020
Fall 2019
Spring 2019
FRESHMAN
Spring 2018
Prior to Florida
| Year | Overall Singles | Tournament Singles | Dual Singles | SEC Singles | Overall Doubles | Tournament Doubles | Dual Doubles | SEC Doubles |
| 17-18 | 18-14 | 13-3 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 25-16 | 12-3 | 13-13 | 5-5 |
| 18-19 | 22-8 | 7-7 | 15-1 | 9-0 | 18-12 | 5-3 | 13-9 | 4-5 |
| 19-20 | 27-4 | 13-2 | 14-2 | 4-0 | 15-5 | 5-3 | 10-2 | 3-0 |
| 20-21 | 26-7 | 9-1 | 17-6 | 10-2 | 20-15 | 6-3 | 14-12 | 7-5 |
| 21-22 | 19-8 | 1-2 | 18-6 | 9-2 | 18-9 | 1-2 | 17-7 | 6-2 |
| Totals | 112-41 | 43-15 | 69-26 | 34-9 | 96-57 | 29-14 | 67-43 | 25-17 |
Career Dual Singles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2018 | -- | -- | 3-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | -- | 5-11 |
| 2019 | -- | -- | -- | 2-0 | 4-1 | 9-0 | 15-1 |
| 2020 | -- | 4-0 | 10-2 | -- | -- | -- | 14-2 |
| 2021 | 17-6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17-6 |
| 2022 | -- | 2-1 | 16-5 | -- | -- | -- | 18-6 |
| Totals | 17-6 | 6-1 | 29-12 | 2-4 | 6-3 | 9-0 | 69-26 |
Career Dual Doubles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 2018 | 3-3 | 8-8 | 2-2 | 13-13 |
| 2019 | 8-8 | -- | 5-1 | 13-9 |
| 2020 | -- | -- | 10-2 | 10-2 |
| 2021 | 8-7 | 6-5 | -- | 14-12 |
| 2022 | -- | 3-3 | 14-4 | 17-7 |
| Totals | 19-18 | 17-16 | 31-9 | 67-43 |
Collegiate Honors
- Two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2022)
- 2022 Second Team All-SEC
- 2022 SEC All-Tournament Team
- 2022 SEC Tournament Champion
- 2022 SEC Champion
- 2021 NCAA Champion
- 2021 SEC Champion
- 2021 First Team All-SEC
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- Four-time SEC Honor Roll selection (2019-21)
- 3x ITA All-American (2018 - doubles; 2020 - singles, 2021- singles)
- 2019 SEC Champion
- 2019 ITA Southeast Region Singles Champion
- 2018 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
- 2018 ITA All-Academic Team
- Gradated in December 2021 with a Bachelor’s in Economics and earned a Sport Management Undergraduate Certificate in Spring 2022
Spring 2022
- Ended the season ranked No. 113 in singles
- Finished the season with 19 singles wins and 18 doubles victories
- Ranks tied for second in school history with 208 career overall wins
- During SEC play, went 9-2 in singles and 6-2 in doubles, both at court three
- Posted a ranked doubles win with Abedallah Shelbayh against eventual NCAA Doubles Champions, No. 13 Richard Ciamarra and Cleeve Harper of Texas, 6-2
- Clinched the UCF match with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Alan Rubio at court two
- Clinched the match for the Gators against Florida State during ITA Kick-Off Weekend, 4-1, with his singles win at court two, which qualified Florida for the ITA National Team Indoors Championships
- Compiled a 3-1 overall record in the first week of SEC play... Helped Florida win the doubles points against both No. 6 South Carolina and No. 9 Kentucky
- Helped the Gators win the doubles point against No. 1 Tennessee with a win over Conor Gannon/Mark Wallner with teammate Nate Bonetto, 6-3... Tallied his 100th career singles win and clinched the match against the Vols with a victory over Angel Diaz, 6-7 (3), 6-3. 6-1
- Is one of five players in program history to reach 200 overall career wins with his doubles and singles victories against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament semifinals
- Clinched the doubles point with Nate Bonetto against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament semifinals
- Provided the clinching match for the doubles point with Bonetto against North Carolina in the Sweet 16
- Defeated the pair of Gianni Ross and Jeffrey von der Schulenburg (Virginia) in doubles, 6-1, in the NCAA Quarterfinals
SENIOR
Fall 2021
- Opened the fall season ranked No. 4 in singles in the ITA Preseason National Rankings
- Posted a singles and doubles win at the Crimson Chowderfest tournament
- Ended the fall ranked tied for No. 39 in doubles with Andrade by the ITA
SENIOR
Spring 2021
- Captained the program to its first national title with a 4-1 win over Baylor at the USTA National Campus
- Named an ITA All-American for the third time in his career
- Named First Team All-SEC after a strong 10-2 record in singles play in the conference
- Played at No. 1 singles all season, going 17-6
JUNIOR
Spring 2020
- Led with a team-best 27 singles wins, including a 14-2 dual and 4-0 SEC singles record, prior to season's end
- Was 10-2 at No. 3 singles; tallied four wins over nationally ranked opponents
- 12 of 14 wins came in straight sets
- Reached career-high ITA singles ranking of No. 11 on Feb. 5
- Finished season ranked No. 22 nationally; No. 6 in Southeast region
- Clinched UF's comeback victory over No. 6 Wake Forest at ITA National Team Indoors on Feb. 16 with a three-set win at No. 3 singles
- Recorded 15 doubles wins, amassing a 10-2 dual and 3-0 SEC record alongside Josh Goodger
- Opened season with eight consecutive wins together from Jan. 11 through Feb. 14
- Finished ranked No. 18 in Southeast region
- Earned first career ITA All-American singles honor
- Named to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Fall 2019
- Opened the fall season ranked No. 52 in singles and No. 21 in doubles with Andy Andrade via Oracle ITA Preseason National Rankings
- Won the Flight A Doubles title with Blaise Bicknell & Flight A Singles title at the Seahawk Fall Invite
- Won four straight to win the Black Singles Draw at Southern Intercollegiate Championships ... Went 2-2 with Andy Andrade in doubles
- Tallied six wins, including four over ranked opponents, to earn the singles title at ITA Southeast Regionals, securing a bid to Oracle ITA National Fall Championships
- Went 13-0 in singles through the month of October with three consecutive singles titles
- Competed at Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Newport Beach, Calif.
- Ended the fall season ranked No. 17 in singles with a 13-2 record, including a 6-2 mark against ranked opponents, and No. 31 in doubles (alongside Andy Andrade, 2-2) with a 5-3 overall record
Spring 2019
- Most improved player in dual singles after posting a 5-11 record in 2018 and then amassing a 15-1 record in 2019
- Was a perfect 9-0 in SEC singles, playing mainly at the No. 5 and 6 spots
- Ended the season on a 13-match winning streak in singles, which is tied for the longest win streak constructed by an individual player since 1999
- Clinched four matches, including two in the NCAA Tournament, but highlighted by his thrilling three-set tiebreak victory against Tennessee in the Sweet 16
- Posted 18 overall doubles wins and 13 in dual season and was 4-1 at No. 3 doubles with Andy Andrade
- Earned second-straight bid to the NCAA Doubles Championships with McClain Kessler
- Finished the season ranked No. 95 in singles and No. 39 in doubles (with Kessler)
- Won the UVA Orange Doubles Draw Championship with McClain Kessler
- Paired with Vale at the ITA Regional Championships and the duo advanced to the quarterfinals
- Advanced to the ITA Regional Championship singles quarterfinals, but earned at-large bid into the ITA National Fall Championships where he played through to the consolation quarterfinals after falling in the first round
FRESHMAN
Spring 2018
- Posted an 18-14 overall singles record and a 25-16 doubles records
- Advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Individual Championships
- He and McClain Kessler 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 McClain. Had a season-high ranking of No. 5 on Feb. 7
- Ended the season ranked No. 98 in singles. Had a season-high ranking of 39 on Nov. 15, 2017
- Made his collegiate debut at the Gator Ranked +1 Tournament going 4-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles, winning the title in both events
- Had an impressive fall season going 8-2 in singles and 9-1 in doubles
- Teamed with Alfredo Perez at the Gator Ranked +1 tournament
- Teamed with McClain Kessler at the ITA All-American Championship where the duo upset the No. 1 seed from Wake Forest in the first round. The pair then advanced to the semifinals where the lost to eventual champions, and teammates, Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen
- Vale and Kessler earned an at-large bid to the ITA National Fall Championships where they advanced to the quarterfinals
- In singles Vale advanced to the third round of qualifying at the ITA All-American Championship and the third round of the main draw at the Southeast Regional Championships
Prior to Florida
- Reached as high as #14 in ITF Rankings
- ATP Ranking #1245 (career high)
- Competed in seven Junior Grand Slam events (one Australian Open, two French Opens, two Wimbledon’s and two US Opens)
- Quarterfinalist at the 2016 ITF Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championships
- Won doubles with fellow commit, Andy Andrade, at the 2016 ITF Grade 1 Copa Barranquilla
- Went 6-1 in the 2016 European Summer Cup as the No. 1 player for Portugal to lead them to the final rounds
- Advanced to the Semifinal round of the Portugal F3 Futures for doubles in March of 2015.
- Trained at IMG Academy
Inside Florida Gators Men's Tennis
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One-on-One with Coach Steinberg 3-7-24
Thursday, March 07
Bryan Shelton Postmatch 2-2-23
Saturday, February 04
Jonah Braswell Postmatch 2-2-23
Saturday, February 04
