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Victoria Emma
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Florida Virtual School
- Hometown:
- Naples, FL
Career Record Through 2019-20
All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position
All-Time Doubles Dual Match Record by Position
2019-20 Season
• Earned her diploma from Florida Virtual School in 2017
• ITF Grade 1 singles quarterfinalist in Costa Rica (2017)
• Easter Bowl doubles finalist (2016)
• Competed in U.S. Open Junior championship (2015 & 2016)
• Invited to try out for team USA (may 2015)
• Winter nationals quarterfinalist in singles and doubles (2015)
• Claremont ITF singles champion (2015)
• Won Florida player of the year award (2015)
• Eddie Herr semifinalist in 16U (2014)
• Bahamas ITF singles champion & doubles finalist (2014)
• Aruba ITF doubles champion (2014)
• Puerto Rico ITF singles and doubles champion (2014)
• 14&under National Clay Court singles and doubles champion (2014)
• 12&under National Clay Court singles champion (2012)
• Trained at Sanchez-Casal Academy in Naples, Fla.
• Top 75 ITF ranking
• Notable coaches include Andonin Vivanco, Alvaro Perez, Franco Matta and Emilio Sanchez
• Chose Florida over LSU, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Alabama, North Carolina, Duke and Pepperdine
Just for Fun
• Began playing tennis when she was three years old and competing in tournaments at age six
• Most memorable tennis moment was playing in the U.S. Junior Open – “it was an amazing experience”
• Father, David Emma, played hockey in the NHL for 11 years (New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers) and was a member of the 1992 U.S.
Olympic team; awarded the Hobbey Baker Award (best collegiate hockey player) during his time at Boston College, where he also competed for the baseball team
| Year | Overall Singles | Dual Singles | Conference Singles | NCAA Singles | Overall Doubles | Dual Doubles | Conference Doubles | NCAA Doubles |
| 2017-18 | 8-14 | 5-10 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 13-12 | 13-7 | 6-1 | 1-1 |
| 2018-19 | 14-15 | 6-11 | 5-5 | 0-2 | 16-15 | 8-10 | 6-4 | 0-1 |
| 2019-20 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Total | 27-41 | 13-27 | 11-13 | 0-3 | 33-37 | 25-22 | 14-7 | 1-2 |
All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2017-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| 2018-19 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-11 |
| 2019-20 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Total | 0-0 | 1-0 | 8-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11-21 |
All-Time Doubles Dual Match Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 2017-18 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13-7 |
| 2018-19 | 8-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| 2019-20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 4-5 |
| Total | 21-19 | 0-2 | 4-0 | 25-22 |
2019-20 Season
- 2020 SEC Spring Honor Roll member
- Finished the shortened season with a 5-12 overall record which included a 2-6 mark during dual match play
- Appeared primarily at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions for the Gators, posting both of her dual match victories at the second slot
- Recorded three wins at the USTA Fall Ranked Spotlight in late September
- Dropped her first two dual matches, but responded with consecutive victories in Florida’s first two home contests of the season (North Florida, Georgia State)
- Notched a 4-10 record in doubles but won two of her last three matches, competing alongside Sydney Berlin
- Played No. 1 doubles with McCartney Kessler three times during the dual match season
- Featured an ITA singles ranking in four different issues, peaking at No. 91 in the preseason list
- Tabbed to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Final ITA National Doubles Ranking: 18 (with McCartney Kessler)
- Earned berth into NCAA Doubles Championships with McCartney Kessler (lost in first round)
- Tabbed to SEC Community Service Team
- Emma and Kessler held an ITA rank for five weeks and it reached as high as No. 25
- Posted six singles wins and eight doubles victories during the dual match season
- Held an ITA singles ranking for six-straight weeks during season
- Posted the match-clinching win in UF’s road win at No. 12 Texas A&M (3/31/19)
- Final ITA National Doubles Ranking: 23 (with Anna Danilina)
- Final ITA Southeast Region Doubles Ranking: 4
- Earned berth into NCAA Doubles Championships with Anna Danilina (lost in first round)
- SEC Freshman of the Week (for week of Feb. 26-March 4)
- Semifinalist at the Freeman Memorial Championships (UNLV)
- Reached final of 2018 ITA Summer Championships to earn a wild card into 2018 Riviera ITA All-American Championships
• Earned her diploma from Florida Virtual School in 2017
• ITF Grade 1 singles quarterfinalist in Costa Rica (2017)
• Easter Bowl doubles finalist (2016)
• Competed in U.S. Open Junior championship (2015 & 2016)
• Invited to try out for team USA (may 2015)
• Winter nationals quarterfinalist in singles and doubles (2015)
• Claremont ITF singles champion (2015)
• Won Florida player of the year award (2015)
• Eddie Herr semifinalist in 16U (2014)
• Bahamas ITF singles champion & doubles finalist (2014)
• Aruba ITF doubles champion (2014)
• Puerto Rico ITF singles and doubles champion (2014)
• 14&under National Clay Court singles and doubles champion (2014)
• 12&under National Clay Court singles champion (2012)
• Trained at Sanchez-Casal Academy in Naples, Fla.
• Top 75 ITF ranking
• Notable coaches include Andonin Vivanco, Alvaro Perez, Franco Matta and Emilio Sanchez
• Chose Florida over LSU, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Alabama, North Carolina, Duke and Pepperdine
Just for Fun
• Began playing tennis when she was three years old and competing in tournaments at age six
• Most memorable tennis moment was playing in the U.S. Junior Open – “it was an amazing experience”
• Father, David Emma, played hockey in the NHL for 11 years (New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers) and was a member of the 1992 U.S.
Olympic team; awarded the Hobbey Baker Award (best collegiate hockey player) during his time at Boston College, where he also competed for the baseball team
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
