More Than A Dozen Collegians Contending For Medals at 2025 FISU World University Games in Germany

TEMPE, Ariz. – More than a dozen collegians stay in rivalry into the medal rounds on the 2025 FISU World University Summer Games, the world’s second-largest Olympic sports activities occasion behind the Olympic Games, showcasing high student-athletes from all over the world.

Held each two years in numerous cities throughout the globe, the match consists of 1000’s of athletes from greater than 150 international locations competing throughout 25 sports activities (15 summer season and 10 winter). Beginning July 17 at ETUF Tennisanlage in Essen, Germany, the tennis finals are held from July 25-26.

Hundreds of contributors entered the Men’s and Women’s singles, doubles and combined doubles attracts, and because the match involves a detailed, a handful of school tennis applications can be represented within the semifinal spherical starting Wednesday, July 23.

Florida State’s Jamie Connel (Great Britain), Arizona’s Jay Friend (Japan) and LSU’s Alessio Vasquez (Germany) spherical out the semis of Men’s singles, whereas Texas’ Eszter Meri (Slovakia) is the lone collegian from an American school within the Women’s singles semis.

Connel made noise earlier within the week with an enormous comeback win by defeating ATP #173 Coleman Wong within the spherical of 16 in three units (0-6, 7-6, 7-6). Meri had a powerful win of her personal to achieve the quarters, beating Alice Robbe, who owns a career-high WTA rating of #190, in three units (3-6, 6-1, 6-1).

Two doubles groups have reached the Men’s and Women’s doubles semis in John Gabelic (UNC Greensboro)/Nikola Slavic (Ole Miss) and Ange Oby Kajuru (Oklahoma State) and companion Kanon Yamaguchi, respectively. Gabelic/Slavic will characterize Team Sweden, whereas Kajuru will compete for Team Japan.

The most collegiate illustration is obvious within the combined doubles quarterfinals, as three pairs each attend American universities in Grace Piper (USC)/Jamie Connel (Florida State), Angella Okutoyi (Auburn)/Kael Shah (Denison) and Catherine Aulia (Tennessee)/Jeremy Jin (Florida).

Additionally, Jay Friend (Arizona) and companion Natsuki Yoshimoto plus Maria de Liborio Garcia (Auburn) and Pedro Araujo spherical out the combined doubles quarters.

In complete, greater than 40 faculties had been represented at this summer season’s match, together with Texas, Texas Tech, Baylor, USC, UCLA, Stanford, Notre Dame, Northwestern and extra.

For brackets, reside stats and outcomes, go to the official 2025 FISU World University Summer Games website. A reside stream for the semifinals is available here.

About the FISU World University Summer Games
Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Hagen, and Berlin are delighted to be internet hosting the FISU World University Games Summer. From July 16-27 2025, round 8,500 student-athletes and officers from over 150 international locations will compete for medals in 18 sports activities – making this one of many largest multi-sport occasions on the earth in 2025. And there will be few better-placed hosts: in these exceptionally sport-loving places, the densest college panorama in Europe meets essentially the most sports activities golf equipment in Germany.