TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati tennis program has added Kimberley Gintrand (Angers, France) to the roster, Head Coach Eric Toth announced today. Gintrand, who will have one year of eligibility, comes to the Queen City as a graduate student after playing at the University of Alabama for three seasons.
"Our team and staff are very excited to add Kimberley to our roster for the upcoming season," Toth said. "She is going to help our team both on and off the court quite a bit, I believe. Kimberley is excited to become a Bearcat and is determined to make a difference on her new team in her final year of competition."
// PLAYER PROFILE: GINTRAND
A native of Angers, France, Gintrand was a four-year member of the Crimson Tide program, playing her first three seasons before redshirting last year. In her three seasons on the court, she compiled a record of 21-14 in singles as she won 10 matches as both a sophomore and junior. She also recorded a mark of 28-19 in doubles play, including going 18-13 as a junior. That same year, she tied for the team-lead with 18 doubles victories. The recipient of the UA Athletic Department's 2019 Unsung Hero Award (Crimson Choice), Gintrand was a two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll selection and also earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors twice.
Prior to her arrival in Tuscaloosa, she reached a rank of 1,063 in the Junior International Tennis Federation rankings while attaining a Top 10 French ranking in her age group. Gintrand found success in several tournaments during her prep career, including reaching the doubles final at an event in Algeria and the semifinals in London. She also accumulated three singles and eight doubles victories on the ITF junior tour while registering one doubles victory on the ITF Pro Circuit.
// NEW TO THE TEAM
Gintrand is the fourth newcomer to the program for the upcoming season and the second transfer, joining Cassie McLay (Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton Community HS), who comes to Cincinnati after playing her freshman season at Appalachian State. The two transfers will be joined by a pair of local prep standouts in Hayley Hirsch (Indian Hill HS) and Sanjana Reddy (Mason HS) with all four eligible to play for the Bearcats this Fall.
"Our team and staff are very excited to add Kimberley to our roster for the upcoming season," Toth said. "She is going to help our team both on and off the court quite a bit, I believe. Kimberley is excited to become a Bearcat and is determined to make a difference on her new team in her final year of competition."
// PLAYER PROFILE: GINTRAND
A native of Angers, France, Gintrand was a four-year member of the Crimson Tide program, playing her first three seasons before redshirting last year. In her three seasons on the court, she compiled a record of 21-14 in singles as she won 10 matches as both a sophomore and junior. She also recorded a mark of 28-19 in doubles play, including going 18-13 as a junior. That same year, she tied for the team-lead with 18 doubles victories. The recipient of the UA Athletic Department's 2019 Unsung Hero Award (Crimson Choice), Gintrand was a two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll selection and also earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors twice.
Prior to her arrival in Tuscaloosa, she reached a rank of 1,063 in the Junior International Tennis Federation rankings while attaining a Top 10 French ranking in her age group. Gintrand found success in several tournaments during her prep career, including reaching the doubles final at an event in Algeria and the semifinals in London. She also accumulated three singles and eight doubles victories on the ITF junior tour while registering one doubles victory on the ITF Pro Circuit.
// NEW TO THE TEAM
Gintrand is the fourth newcomer to the program for the upcoming season and the second transfer, joining Cassie McLay (Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton Community HS), who comes to Cincinnati after playing her freshman season at Appalachian State. The two transfers will be joined by a pair of local prep standouts in Hayley Hirsch (Indian Hill HS) and Sanjana Reddy (Mason HS) with all four eligible to play for the Bearcats this Fall.