Liv Hovde has been a known commodity on the youth tennis circuit for years. But the 16-year-old McKinney resident has reached a new stratosphere this past...
In the past year, the 16-year-old has improved her junior ranking from No. 173 to top five in the world.
Both her parents grew up in the state and they still have strong ties to the area, but they have embraced the North Texas region. Her mother, Michelle Mitchell, said that most tennis players at her level wouldn’t stay in the area. But she said the local tennis community has been such a good influence on Hovde’s career.Hovde started training with Phil Dent at his family’s tennis academy in Keller when she was around 11 or 12 years old.
“Phil Dent has had an incredible and very special influence on her,” Mitchell said. “She’s been very lucky to have had him for the years that they’ve been together as a team.”Dent said there are many things about Hovde that make her a prime candidate to have a successful career. But it is her work ethic and competitive attitude that really stands out to him.
Liv Hovde of McKinney returns to Hungary's Luca Udvardy in the final of the girls' singles of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 9, 2022.At this time last year, Hovde’s junior ranking was No. 173 in the world. She entered this past week at No. 4 in the junior rankings, and will likely jump up even more after her success this past week in England.
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