2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster

Emma Shelton
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Buchholz High School
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Fla.
Career Record Through 2022-23*
All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position
All-Time Doubles Dual Match Record by Position
Overview
FALL
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2020-21 Season (South Carolina)
Year | Overall Singles | Dual Singles |
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NCAA Singles | Overall Doubles | Dual Doubles | SEC Doubles |
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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
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
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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