Florida Tennis has signed Talia Neilson-Gatenby for the 2024-25 season. The highly talented British athlete now joins Thornqvist’s 2024 recruiting class.
Roland Thornqvist comments on the addition of Neilson-Gatenby, “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. 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.”
On the ITF circuit, Neilson-Gatenby held a career-best No. 541 world ranking in singles and a No. 896 in doubles. In May, Talia Neilson-Gatenby secured the 15k ITF doubles title in Monastir. The win marked her first ITF World Tour doubles title.
Earlier this year Neilson-Gatenby competed in the singles category at the 15k ITF Sharm El Sheikh and the W15 Monastir. In both tournaments, she advanced to the quarterfinals and defeated top-5 seeds.
In 2022, Neilson-Gatenby qualified for the Wimbledon junior event after making it to the 18 & Under Junior National Title finals. Neilson-Gatenby 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.
Talia Neilson-Gatenby joins Noémie Oliveras and Nikola Daubnerova as Florida’s incoming freshmen for 2024.
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