Karuê Sell

College and coaching career

← Previous revision Revision as of 10:28, 30 April 2026 Line 51: Line 51: ==College and coaching career== ==College and coaching career== Sell played college tennis at [[UCLA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/karue-sell/2454|title=Karue Sell - Men's Tennis|website=UCLA}}</ref> He subsequently coached the men's tennis team at [[Pepperdine University]] for a year,<ref name=Pepperdine /> before playing on the [[ITF Men's Circuit]]. Sell played college tennis at [[UCLA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/karue-sell/2454|title=Karue Sell - Men's Tennis|website=UCLA}}</ref> He subsequently coached the men's tennis team at [[Pepperdine University]] for a year,<ref name=Pepperdine /> before playing on the [[ITF Men's Circuit]]. Following college tennis and collegiate coaching, Sell returned to competition in 2017, before retiring in 2019 to join [[Naomi Osaka]]'s team<ref>{{Citation |title=Naomi Osaka |date=2025-07-05 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naomi_Osaka&oldid=1298987362 |access-date=2025-07-09 |language=en}}</ref> where he worked as Osaka's hitting partner for close to two years. In 2021, Sell later returned to coach at UCLA.<ref>[https://uclabruins.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/coaches/karue-sell/3664 KARUE SELL UCLA coach]</ref> In 2023 he started coaching ATP tennis pro [[Marcos Giron]]<ref name=UTR>{{cite web|url= Following college tennis and collegiate coaching, Sell returned to competition in 2017, before retiring in 2019 to join [[Naomi Ōsaka]]'s team<ref>{{Citation |title=Naomi Osaka |date=2025-07-05 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naomi_Osaka&oldid=1298987362 |access-date=2025-07-09 |language=en}}</ref> where he worked as Ōsaka's hitting partner for close to two years. In 2021, Sell later returned to coach at UCLA.<ref>[https://uclabruins.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/coaches/karue-sell/3664 KARUE SELL UCLA coach]</ref> In 2023 he started coaching ATP tennis pro [[Marcos Giron]]<ref name=UTR>{{cite web|url= https://www.utrsports.net/blogs/news/karue-sell-rekindles-competitive-spirt-on-utr-pro-tennis-tour|title=Karue Sell Rekindles Competitive Spirt with Two Titles on UTR Pro Tennis Tour|date=31 May 2023}}</ref> (with whom he had previously played on the UCLA team). https://www.utrsports.net/blogs/news/karue-sell-rekindles-competitive-spirt-on-utr-pro-tennis-tour|title=Karue Sell Rekindles Competitive Spirt with Two Titles on UTR Pro Tennis Tour|date=31 May 2023}}</ref> (with whom he had previously played on the UCLA team).