Staines will fly out for Naples on Monday after being selected to represent Australia at the World University Games.

The 19-year-old is one of two female tennis players selected to represent Australia in the women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the event.

Staines cannot wait to experience the special event.

"It's going to be a really fun experience," Staines said.

"I was stoked when I got picked. It doesn't matter what sport you play, representing Australia is probably one of the best things you can do so I'm really looking forward to it."

Some 184 Australians will represent their country at the event.

With 150 countries competing at the Games, it makes it one of the largest multi-sport events in the world.

"It's a medal event now and they say its the second biggest thing after the Olympics," Staines said.

"I'm excited for the opening ceremony and walking behind the Australian flag, there's going to be 60,000 there.

"I don't really know what to expect but I'm excited."

Staines has represented Australia once before, as a 16-year-old, at the Junior Fed Cup in India.

This time around, she was notified that she had been shortlisted to a list of 10 ladies. The selection panel then studied her results, both at home and in the United States, as well as her previous Australian rankings before picking her in the team.

Staines will arrive in Naples on July 2, one day before the opening ceremony and two days before her first match.

History tells her it is going to be tough going for the Australians on the court at the Games, but she is determined to perform at her peak.

"Australia in the tennis have never actually won a medal so the aim is to win a medal in at least one event, which would be awesome and make history," she said.

"But obviously its going to be a really good competition over there so just playing some of the better girls in the world is going to be an unbelievable experience. Looking at the history of it, they have top 200 women in the world playing at it so it will be good."

The Games wrap up with the closing ceremony on July 15. She will then head straight to the United States to resume her position at University of Tennessee, where she is a member of the women's tennis team.

"I'm going early to get into training," she said.

"I miss training with the team and having the routine. Not so much the study side of things but I've created a really nice family over there so it will be good to get back to it.

"It's a lot of fun. You meet new people all of the time."

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