Florentine Dekkers Season 2024-25

JUNIOR YEAR (2023-24)
Everpresent on the top courts for the Tigers throughout the spring in her debut season, earning 13 singles wins and a team-high 17 doubles wins in the fall and spring … Went 12-11 with Aran Teixidó Garcia at the No. 2 and 3 courts in doubles, the most wins by a single pair for the Tigers this season … Took down three ranked foes in singles play … Clinched a vital 4-2 win for LSU against No. 29 Alabama, taking down No. 51 Loudmilla Bencheikh at the No. 1 court in a lengthy 6-4, 0-6, 7-6(8) match … Was ranked No. 125 in the final ITA singles rankings of the year … Earned her first varsity letter at LSU.

PRIOR TO LSU
Picked up 18 wins in singles matches and 15 in doubles in two years of play at Kansas State … Played most of her singles matches at the No. 1 spot for the Wildcats, picking up two ranked wins in 2022-23 … In doubles, she played most of her matches at the No. 2 spot but has experience across all three spots with a variety of partners … Success outside of NCAA matches in various pro tournaments … Dekkers also competed in a few pro tournaments in 2022, advancing to the singles main draw through qualifying stages twice: first at the W15 Alkmaar in June and then at the W15 Hilton Head in September … Prior to her time at Kansas State, Dekkers’ UTR rose as high as 10.34 with strong play in local tournaments in the Netherlands as well as ITF junior tournaments.