2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
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Kessler, McCartney
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McCartney Kessler
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Calhoun
- Hometown:
- Calhoun, GA
Bio
Career Record Through 2021-22
| Year | Overall Singles | Dual Singles | Conference Singles | NCAA Singles | Overall Doubles | Dual Doubles | Conference Doubles | NCAA Doubles |
| 2017-18 | 20-8 | 18-6 | 11-1 | 1-1 | 17-11 | 17-8 | 9-3 | 1-1 |
| 2018-19 | 26-13 | 13-8 | 5-5 | 2-0 | 19-19 | 9-11 | 6-4 | 0-1 |
| 2019-20 | 21-12 | 5-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020-21 | 18-3 | 14-2 | 10-1 | 1-0 | 17-8 | 11-6 | 8-3 | 2-0 |
| 2021-22 | 21-8 | 18-5 | 12-1 | 1-0 | 18-6 | 17-5 | 8-3 | 2-1 |
| Total | 106-44 | 68-24 | 41-9 | 5-1 | 75-54 | 58-34 | 33-14 | 5-3 |
All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2017-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 12-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 18-6 |
| 2018-19 | 1-1 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13-8 |
| 2019-20 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-3 |
| 2020-21 | 14-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14-2 |
| 2021-22 | 18-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 18-5 |
| Total | 38-11 | 12-7 | 6-3 | 12-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 68-24 |
All-Time Doubles Dual Match Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 2017-18 | 0-0 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 17-8 |
| 2018-19 | 8-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| 2019-20 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 2020-21 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11-6 |
| 2021-22 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 17-5 |
| Total | 32-23 | 19-10 | 7-1 | 58-34 |
- 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
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
