Auburn College ladies’s tennis staff has added Alice Battesti and Ava Hrastar to its roster for the 2024-25 season. Tigers head coach Jordan Szabo introduced them. Szabo has now signed 4 gamers since being named head coach, having additionally employed Merna Refaat and Emma Tothová in July. Auburn will start its fall schedule on the Debbie Southern Fall Basic on Sept. 13.
— Auburn Ladies’s Tennis (@AuburnWTennis) August 13, 2024
Hrastar was additionally named third-team All-ACC in 2022 and has certified for the NCAA doubles championship twice. She started her faculty profession at Georgia Tech, the place she compiled a 35-23 general singles report and a 38-24 general doubles report in three seasons. The Duluth, Georgia native earned ITA Doubles All-American honors in 2022 after qualifying for the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship. After taking part in the 2022-23 season and graduating from Georgia Tech, Hrastar joined the Ole Miss staff the next season. With the Rebels, she posted a 14-14 general report in singles and a 13-16 general report in doubles. Hrastar appeared primarily atop the Ole Miss singles lineup and atop the doubles lineup alongside Briana Crowley for almost all of the season. The duo completed the season ranked No. 65 in doubles whereas Hrastar was ranked No. 108 in singles.
Including a university tennis veteran to the roster this fall 🎾
Welcoming Ava Hrastar to the Plains 🦅#WarEagle pic.twitter.com/3f2ZZVDiHa
— Auburn Ladies’s Tennis (@AuburnWTennis) August 13, 2024
Prior to school, Battesti attended Lycée Saint Paul in Ajaccio, the place she performed soccer, handball, basketball, ping-pong, and swimming along with taking part in tennis. She joins the Tigers from the College of Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France. She received the 2023 French U18 Vice Championship and the French College Tennis Championship earlier this yr. She received the Corsica Tennis Championship junior title in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in addition to the grownup and junior titles in 2022 and 2023.
“I’m thrilled to have Alice and Ava be a part of us for this new period of Auburn ladies’s tennis. Alice is likely one of the finest gamers in France and Ava is likely one of the finest gamers in faculty tennis. They each have large objectives with their tennis and I’m grateful that they’ve chosen us to information them on their tennis journey. We are going to do every part we are able to to assist them enhance and take Auburn to new heights,” stated Szabo.
Lefties are electrical ⚡️
Blissful Worldwide Left Handers Day, Ava! ⬅️#WarEagle pic.twitter.com/xhte83iGVK
— Auburn Ladies’s Tennis (@AuburnWTennis) August 13, 2024
