| Abebe made his way to USC originally as a non-scholarship athlete, his freshman year being funded by a U.S. government specialist in international disaster relief. Abeb competed in 83 matches in his Gamecock career. After struggling as a freshman, winning only six of 24 matches, Abebe settled in and won over fifty percent of his matches in his remaining three seasons. He would go on to win twenty five matches in singles over the next three years, including a winning percentage of .600 as a junior. Abebe is now a senior test manager at a financial institution in Charlotte | |