Ben Shelton

8 September, 2023 | Madescholarships news

Former college tennis player

Tonight, former college tennis student-athlete, Ben Shelton, plays in the semifinals of this year’s U.S. Open edition against Novak Djokovic. Shelton played college tennis for the University of Florida. In his freshman year, he clinched the Gators’ first team national championship with his victory at number 5 singles. In his sophomore year, he won the men’s singles title at the 2022 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships. That same year, he was named the ITA National Player of the Year. In August 2022, Shelton announced he would be turning professional.

In August of 2022, he made his Grand Slam debut at the US Open and in January 2023, Shelton reached the quarterfinals of his first Grand Slam, at the 2023 Australian Open. He then lost in the first round of the French Open and reached the 2nd round of Wimbledon. Tonight, he will make his first appearance in the semifinals of a Grand Slam at the 2023 US Open.

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Full list of (former) college tennis players at the 2023 U.S. Open:

Men’s Singles Draw Men’s Doubles Draw
Player University Player University
Ben Shelton Florida Saketh Myneni Alabama
John Isner Georgia Tim Puetz (10) Auburn
Ethan Quinn Georgia Andreas Mies Auburn
Christopher Eubanks (28) Georgia Tech Sadio Doumbia AUM & Georgia
Aleks Vukic Illinois Andre Goransson California
Nuno Borges Mississippi State Joran Vliegen (11) East Carolina
Rinky Hijikata North Carolina Sander Gille (11) ETSU
J.J. Wolf Ohio State Ben Shelton Florida
Francisco Cerundolo (20) South Carolina Ethan Quinn Georgia
Cameron Norrie (16) TCU John Isner Georgia
Arthur Rinderknech Texas A&M Jan Zielinski (9) Georgia
Dominik Koepfer Tulane Tyler Zink Georgia & Oklahoma St.
Nicolas Moreno de Alboran UC Santa Barbara Christopher Eubanks Georgia Tech
Marcos Giron UCLA Aleks Kovacevic Illinois
Mackenzie McDonald UCLA Aleks Vukic Illinois
Yannick Hanfmann USC Rajeev Ram (3) Illinois
Learner Tien USC Neal Skupski (1) LSU
Steve Johnson USC Michael Venus (12) LSU
Brandon Nakashima Virginia Joe Salisbury (3) Memphis
Borna Gojo Wake Forest John Peers Middle Tennessee & Baylor
Victor Cornea Middle Tennessee & Texas Tech
Julian Cash Mississippi St. & Oklahoma St.
Will Blumberg North Carolina
Aleksandr Nedovyesov Oklahoma State
Nate Lammons (15) SMU
Francisco Cerundolo South Carolina
Lloyd Glasspool (13) Texas
Eliot Spizzirri Texas
Miguel Reyes Varela Texas
Jackson Withrow (15) Texas A&M
Arthur Rinderknech Texas A&M
Austin Krajicek (2) Texas A&M
Gonzalo Escobar Texas Tech
Marcelo Arevalo (4) Tulsa
Nicolas Moreno de Alboran UC Santa Barbara
Jean Julian Rojer (4) UCLA
Mackenzie McDonald UCLA
Ben McLachlan UCLA
Maxime Cressy UCLA
Henry Patten UNC Ashville
Robert Farah USC
Steve Johnson USC
Nicolas Barrientos West Florida
Robert Galloway Wofford
Women’s Singles Draw Women’s Doubles Draw
Player University Player University
Danielle Collins Florida/Virginia Erin Routliffe (16) Alabama
Mayar Sherif Fresno State/Pepperdine Alexa Guarachi Alabama
Fiona Crawley North Carolina Desirae Krawczyk (4) Arizona State
Yuriko Miyazaki Oklahoma Anna Danilina Florida
Peyton Stearns Texas Ingrid Neel Florida
Jennifer Brady UCLA Danielle Collins Florida & Virginia
Emma Navarro Virginia Mayar Sherif Fresno State & Pepperdine
Ellen Perez (5) Georgia
Aldila Sutjiadi (15) Kentucky
Fiona Crawley North Carolina
Carson Tanguilig North Carolina
Makenna Jones North Carolina
Jamie Loeb North Carolina
Quinn Gleason Notre Dame
Luisa Stefani Pepperdine
Ingrid Martins South Carolina
Peyton Stearns Texas

 

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