University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
@RaginCajunsMT Signs One To NLI For 2019-20
11/15/2018 9:10:00 AM | Men's Tennis
LAFAYETTE – On Thursday, Nov. 15, Louisiana Men's Tennis and head coach Mark Jeffrey announced the signing of Bulgarian native, Ivailo Keremedchiev to a National Letter of Intent and Keremedchiev plans on joining the Louisiana roster following his graduation in the spring.
Hailing from Sofia, Bulgaria, Keremedchiev, who is a six-foot-one right-hander, has a large amount of experience playing in high leveled competitions. In his last 29 matches he has gone 24-5, all on the International Tennis Federation Junior Circuit and he has ranked as high as No. 386 in the world on the ITF Junior Circuit.
In his most recent tournament, Keremedchiev went 3-1 in singles, winning his three matches in straight sets, advancing to the semifinals of the Santa Marina Junior Cup in Sozopol, Bulgaria. In doubles, at the Santa Marina Junior Cup, Keremedchiev went 4-0 on his way to winning the doubles title, dropping only one set during the four-match stretch.
QUOTEWORTHY:
(Head Coach Mark Jeffrey):
"Ivailo will make an immediate impact here at Louisiana. He really fits in well with our team, and I feel as though Keremedchiev could play in any of the top four positions on our team right away. As we build the team, we are setting the goal of reaching the top of the Sun belt Conference, and myself and Coach [Luc] Godin feel that Keremedchiev will play a vital role next year in helping us reach our goal of winning the conference and making it to the NCAA Tournament."
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