Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  2-year returning letterwinner.....ITA Scholar-Athlete 2020, 2021, 2022....Conference Carolinas Spring Academic All-Conference Team 2022....PBC Team of Academic Distinction 2021....Played No.1 and 2 singles and No.1 doubles in 2021....32 overall victories entering 2022....Posted 9-1 singles mark (played positions #3, 1-0; #4, 1-0; #5, 6-1; and #6, 1-0) and 7-2 doubles record (slots #2, 0-2; #3, 7-0)....Transfer from ASA College Brooklyn campus, but will have four years to play (the school dropped its program before she could play).....Is now hungry to get back out on the courts and play competitively......Has had some good results playing in Sweden....Expected to play in the top four....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2021, 2022....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2021....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2019 (fall), 2020 (spring, fall), 2021 (spring, fall), 2022 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022.

PERSONAL:

• Born Hermon Mikael in Karlskrona, Sweden
• A graduate of Malmö idrottsgymnasium
• Sports Scholarship Candidate in 2013

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: A pilot
• Favorite Athlete: Roger Federer
• Favorite Food: Injera (Eritrean food)
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Asmara, Eritrea
• Instagram Account: hermonmikael
• Your Motivation Music: Pop
• Favorite Thing About FMU: Friendly atmosphere, and good academics
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Spending time with family and friends, traveling
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Stay healthy, always fight on the tennis court for me and my team, have fun
• Why you first chose your sport: My older brother initiated it, and in that way my interest for tennis kept growing
• The biggest mental challenge to you improving faster in your sport: Discipline
• Interesting Notes: I was nominated for the Player of the Year and was the Sports Scholarship Candidate in 2013
• Brush With Greatness:  I got the opportunity to meet Serena Williams and David Ferrer at the Swedish Open

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