Troy University Athletics
Trojan to Face Top-Seeded Player
10/5/2009 8:45:00 PM | Tennis (W)
Troy University freshman Karoline Grymel will have the toughest test of her young career Tuesday afternoon when looks across the net at the USTA Tennis Classic of Troy. The freshman from Hamburg, Germany will be staring at the 90th-ranked player in the world, and top-seeded Edina Gallovits at the Lunsford Tennis Complex.
The match is the first of the tournament for Grymel, who was able to get a wild-card entry into the tournament. She is coming off the 2009 Troy Invitational in which she was able to advance to the quarterfinal round in the Women's 'A' Draw before falling in two sets to Auburn Montgomery's Morgane Zwoczak. She is currently ranked 376th in the ITF world rankings and 86th in the German world rankings.
“I have nothing to lose in this match,” Grymel said. “I have just been going through my normal practice routine with my team everyday. It's going to be a good experience to see how someone from the top 100 plays. I have never played against such a good opponent before.”
She will be facing Gallovits, a 24-year old (who turns 25 on October 12) native of Romania, currently resides in Atlanta. The right-handed player has been ranked as high as 54th in singles (April 28, 2008), and began the tournament ranked 92nd in the world. Gallovits has reached the Round of 32 at both the French Open (2008) and the US Open (2009), and has played in all four Grand Slam tournaments.
"This is a big match for the university," Troy head coach Eric Hayes said. "Karoline will be facing a player who has played at the highest levels recently, and this will be the highest-seeded player that a Troy player has faced."
Grymel is ready to give the top seed her best effort on the court on Tuesday, and she hopes her “nothing to lose” attitude can help her along the way.
“I'm really motivated. I can't lose anything so I'll go into the match to have fun and hopefully play some good tennis. I'll see how it goes.”
The match is the first of the tournament for Grymel, who was able to get a wild-card entry into the tournament. She is coming off the 2009 Troy Invitational in which she was able to advance to the quarterfinal round in the Women's 'A' Draw before falling in two sets to Auburn Montgomery's Morgane Zwoczak. She is currently ranked 376th in the ITF world rankings and 86th in the German world rankings.
“I have nothing to lose in this match,” Grymel said. “I have just been going through my normal practice routine with my team everyday. It's going to be a good experience to see how someone from the top 100 plays. I have never played against such a good opponent before.”
She will be facing Gallovits, a 24-year old (who turns 25 on October 12) native of Romania, currently resides in Atlanta. The right-handed player has been ranked as high as 54th in singles (April 28, 2008), and began the tournament ranked 92nd in the world. Gallovits has reached the Round of 32 at both the French Open (2008) and the US Open (2009), and has played in all four Grand Slam tournaments.
"This is a big match for the university," Troy head coach Eric Hayes said. "Karoline will be facing a player who has played at the highest levels recently, and this will be the highest-seeded player that a Troy player has faced."
Grymel is ready to give the top seed her best effort on the court on Tuesday, and she hopes her “nothing to lose” attitude can help her along the way.
“I'm really motivated. I can't lose anything so I'll go into the match to have fun and hopefully play some good tennis. I'll see how it goes.”
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