2015-16 Men's Tennis Roster
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Kessler, McClain
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McClain Kessler
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Calhoun, Ga.
- High School:
- Calhoun High School
Bio
Career Record
SENIOR
Spring 2019
JUNIOR
Spring 2018
SOPHOMORE
Spring 2017
FRESHMAN
Spring 2016
Prior to Florida
| Year | Overall Singles | Tournament Singles | Dual Singles | SEC Singles | Overall Doubles | Tournament Doubles | Dual Doubles | SEC Doubles |
| 15-16 | 28-11 | 14-5 | 14-6 | 8-2 | 8-3 | 7-3 | 1-0 | -- |
| 16-17 | 22-8 | 9-5 | 13-3 | 3-1 | 8-7 | 5-4 | 3-3 | -- |
| 17-18 | 17-9 | 5-5 | 12-4 | 3-2 | 29-17 | 16-4 | 13-13 | 5-5 |
| 18-19 | 15-8 | 6-6 | 9-2 | 4-0 | 20-16 | 6-4 | 14-12 | 4-6 |
| Totals | 82-36 | 34-21 | 48-15 | 18-5 | 65-43 | 34-15 | 31-28 | 9-11 |
Career Dual Singles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2016 | -- | -- | 1-0 | -- | 1-1 | 12-5 | 14-6 |
| 2017 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 6-1 | 13-3 |
| 2018 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0-1 | 12-3 | 12-4 |
| 2019 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1-0 | 8-2 | 9-2 |
| Totals | -- | -- | 2-0 | 4-1 | 4-3 | 38-11 | 48-15 |
Career Dual Doubles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 2016 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 2017 | -- | -- | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| 2018 | 3-3 | 8-8 | 2-2 | 13-13 |
| 2019 | 12-11 | 2-1 | -- | 14-12 |
| Totals | 15-14 | 10-9 | 6-5 | 31-28 |
Collegiate Honors
- 2018 All-American, Doubles
- 2018 SEC Community Service Award
- 2018 ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award, Southeast Region
- 2018 Rafael Osuna Award for Sportsmanship
- 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 SEC Community Service Award
- 2016 Coaches Award (Team Award)
SENIOR
Spring 2019
- With his five singles wins at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex, he finished his career with an impressive 27-1 record in home dual singles matches.
- Posted a perfect 4-0 singles record in SEC play to accompany his 9-2 overall dual singles record
- Recorded 14 dual doubles wins (20 overall) and played primarily No. 1 doubles with Johannes Ingildsen or Duarte Vale
- Won two of his last three doubles matches with upsets of the No. 6 (Tennessee) and No. 1 (Baylor) ranked pairs with Ingildsen
- Earned second-straight bid to the NCAA Doubles Championships with Vale
- Ended his career ranked No. 33 (with Ingildsen) and No. 39 (with Vale) in the ITA Doubles Poll
- Won the UVA Orange Doubles Draw Championship with Duarte Vale
- Paired with Vale at the ITA Regional Championships and the duo advanced to the quarterfinals
- Advanced to the quarterfinals of the singles draw at the Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Classic
JUNIOR
Spring 2018
- Team Captain
- Posted an overall singles record of 17-9 and a doubles record of 29-17
- Won nine of his last 10 singles matches in dual play including seven straight
- Advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Individual Championships
- Clinched two matches for the Gators, both against Ole Miss with the second one sending the Gators to the Elite Eight
- At No. 6 singles he went 12-3
- He and Duarte Vale 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 Duarte. Had a season-high ranking of No. 5 on Feb. 7
- Team with Duarte Vale at the ITA All-American Championship and upset the No. 1 seed from Wake Forest in the first round on their way to the semifinals where they lost to eventual champions, and teammates, Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen
- At the ITA Fall National Championships Kessler and Vale went 2-1
- Teamed with Andy Andrade at the Southeast Regional Championship where they went 3-1 and played there way into the Main Draw
- Teamed with Chase Perez-Blanco at the Gator Ranked +1 where the duo won their bracket in doubles
- Ended the fall season ranked No. 10 in the country in doubles with Vale and No. 35 with Andy Andrade
SOPHOMORE
Spring 2017
- Earned six straight wins to end the dual season and compiled a 3-1 SEC record.
- Clinched the Gators' victory over No. 17 Mississippi State after the Gators came back from a 3-0 deficit.
- Clinched the doubles point with Elliott Orkin for the Gators' victory over UNC Wilmington in the first round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend.
- Clinched three matches for UF - against LSU, USC and Mississippi State.
- Highest ITA Singles Ranking: 67 (Jan. 4)
- Advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Coaches Fall Classic in both the singles competition and the doubles competition (alongside Joseph Guillin)
FRESHMAN
Spring 2016
- Compiled a 28-11 singles record during his freshman campaign, including a 14-6 record in dual matches
- Earned his first SEC singles victory on March 4 defeating LSU’s Andrew Korinek in Baton Rouge, La.
- Clinched the Gators’ victory over No. 17 South Florida in the NCAA Second Round to punch Florida’s tickets to the NCAA Championship Round of 16 in Tulsa, Okla.
- Clinched the doubles point with sophomore Jordan Belga during UF’s season opening doubleheader against Stetson on January 17
- Highest ITA singles rankings: 97 (Jan. 5; Preseason)
- Advanced to the singles round of 16 at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships in Gainesville
- Reached the doubles final at the SEC Fall Tournament with Josh Wardell
Prior to Florida
- Blue Chip recruit
- No. 5 prospect in America by tennisrecruiting.net
- No. 2 prospect in the Southeast Region by tennisrecruiting.net
- No. 1 prospect in the state of Georgia by tennisrecruiting.net
- 60-20 overall singles record
- Stephen Diaz Tennis Academy
- Advanced to the finals round of the Atlanta ITF Juniors Tournament in November of 2014.
- Reached the finals round of the BB&T Atlanta Open Wildcard Challenge in June of 2015
- Five-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net
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
NCAA: Men's Tennis Postmatch 5-13-22
Friday, May 13
