The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Spizzirri selected to 2023 USTA Collegiate Summer Team
06.08.2023 | Men's Tennis
Eliot Spizzirri was chosen for the USTA Player Development program designed to help premier college players assimilate to professional tennis.
Orlando – Texas Men's Tennis junior Eliot Spizzirri was one of just five men's players selected to the 2023 USTA Collegiate Summer Team, the USTA announced Thursday.
The team represents a training program designed to help America's premier college players assimilate to professional tennis in a team-oriented environment via USTA Player Development.
Each of the players was selected based on a number of criteria, including rankings, individual collegiate tournament results or Intercollegiate Tennis Association honors. Players on the team are eligible to receive a grant for travel to USTA Pro Circuit events and coaching support over the summer.
Louisville's Mario Rincon and Oklahoma State's Martin Redlicki will travel with and coach the men. Vanderbilt's Hailey Carter and Southern California's Danielle Lao will travel with and coach the women. All four coaches will also provide assistance to any American collegians playing at tournaments throughout the summer. The program is led by USTA National Coach Maureen Diaz.
Spizzirri, finished ranked No. 1 in the ITA singles rankings and was the top seed in the NCAA Singles Championship where he reached the quarterfinals. He was ranked No. 2 in doubles with Cleeve Harper, and the pair entered the NCAA Doubles Championship as the 3 seed on the way to a runner-up finish.
The 2023 Big 12 Player of the Year and a first-team All-Big 12 selection in both singles and doubles, Spizzirri closed 36-5 overall in singles and 20-1 in dual matches, all of which were at the No. 1 line. He was 27-2 against all ranked singles players, including 18-1 against the top-50, and 11-1 versus the top-25.
At the ITA Indoor Nationals, Spizzirri was named the Most Outstanding Player and to the All-Tournament Team at No. 1 singles. He was also tabbed to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team at No. 1 singles and was the No. 1 singles position champion in the conference. Additionally, he was named the Big 12 Player of the Week five times this season, which tied his own Big 12 single-season mark from 2021, and a record 10 times for his career. In doubles, Spizzirri and Harper earned first-team All-Big 12 honors and the Big 12 position championship at No. 1 doubles.
2023 USTA Collegiate Summer Team
Men
Alafia Ayeni, Kentucky
Nishesh Basavareddy, Stanford
Murphy Cassone, Arizona State
Ethan Quinn, Georgia
Eliot Spizzirri, Texas
Women
Chloe Beck, Duke
Reese Brantmeier, North Carolina
Fiona Crawley, North Carolina
Madison Sieg, Southern California
Mary Stoiana, Texas A&M
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