Ep. 24 Kate Sharabura & The Power of Resilience

Kate Sharabura joins us on the pod today to chat about her time playing Division 1 tennis at Georgia Tech before ultimately turning pro. Kate has a unique story as she started as a walk-on who rose through the rankings and became an All-American in doubles. She now competes predominantly on the ITF and UTR Pro circuits and has played 2 seasons with INTENNSE tennis. Listen in to hear us discuss how she became so successful in doubles, the benefits of playing college tennis, and how she enjoyed jumping back into the team atmosphere with INTENNSE. (00:00) Intro (01:50) Kate’s background (04:00) D1 tennis career (05:25) Doubles success (11:52) From walk-on to All-American (13:54) Importance of academics alongside athletics (15:26) Deciding to go pro and the benefits of college tennis (16:45) Pro circuit breakdown (ITF and UTR) (25:15) Motivation (25:22) INTENNSE league vs pro tour lifestyle (39:30) Superstitions (41:30) Experiencing the yips (45:05) Outro