The Tennessee tennis team added a fifth freshman to its roster on Monday with the arrival of Norway’s Trym Nagelstad.
Nagelstad was the top-ranked junior player in Norway in both the 16- and 18-year-old divisions. The freshman from Olso comes to Tennessee having won multiple national titles and an ITF doubles title in Moldova.
“Trym has a real desire to be a great tennis player,” Tennessee coach Sam Winterbotham said. “He has a real eagerness to learn. In talking to him, you know he cannot wait for this opportunity. And that’s a wonderful thing. It’s a wonderful characteristic for a recruit. We really expect him to do great things.”
Winterbotham said Nagelstad has flown under the recruiting radar while battling injuries the last two or three years but has arrived to Knoxville in shape and ready to play.
Nagelstad joins four freshmen on the Tennessee squad: Brandon Fickey of Knoxville; Mikelis Libietis of Priekuli, Latvia; Peter Nagovnak of Kraubath, Austria; and Hunter Reese of Kennesaw, Ga.
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Comments » 6
Vols17 writes:
Who cares? You know there is no news happening when this makes headlines.
#GBO
UT2006 writes:
UT tennis has been the best UT sport over the last couple of years almost pulling down a couple of NCAA championships... better than anything going on with Football, basketball or baseball
welcome aboard, hope you have a great college carrer and experience
STLVOLS writes:
I play tennis and like tennis. Get off the couch you guys and get some exercise. Playing tennis is more fun than watching. Altta couch potatoes around these posting sites.
wigmeister writes:
Great addition to one of our most successful programs!
Witch_Doctors writes:
Witch Doctor say wanna keep talking smack Vandy? huh? Witch Doctor say you wanna talk all tough and act all big and bad...we coming for you! and gonna beat you at your own game B__ches! lol
Bones never lie.
BillVol writes:
Never heard of a tennis player from Norge before.
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