The top women’s tennis recruit out of Great Britain [autotag]Talia Neilson-Gatenby[/autotag] committed to the Florida Gators on Monday, head coach Roland Thornqvist announced. She joins the Orange and Blue after previously training with LTA’s National Academy in Loughborough.
“We are thrilled to announce the signing of Talia, one of the most talented juniors I’ve seen on the international stage and a fantastic young woman to help our quest to win yet another National Championship,” Thornqvist said. “This signing class is shaping up to be one of the deepest we’ve had in years and Talia will have a chance to make a big impact right away.”
Neilson-Gatenby held a career-best No. 541 world ranking in singles and a No. 896 in doubles on the ITF circuit. She secured the 15k ITF doubles title in Monastir in May, marking her first ITF World Tour doubles title.
In 2022, Neilson-Gatenby qualified for the Wimbledon junior event after making it to the 18 & Under Junior National Title finals. She made it to the second round of the prestigious tournament before falling to Annabelle Xu, an ITA All-American and a First Team All-ACC player at Virginia.
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