TUCSON, Ariz. - For the second consecutive year, Arizona Men's Tennis has been selected to host ITA Kickoff Weekend at their home site, LaNelle Robson Tennis Center.
Seeded in the No. 1 spot, Arizona will play No. 4 seed Southern California at 1:00 p.m. MST on Saturday, Jan. 25. Earlier that morning, two-seed Central Florida will face off against third-seed Oklahoma State at 10:00 a.m. MST. The winners of Saturday's matches will compete against one another in the championship match on Sunday for a spot at the ITA National Indoor Championships in Waco, Texas next month. Of 56 teams, 14 will make it to the indoor championships.Â
Arizona is coming off of their first week of dual match play, where they went 4-0 against New Mexico State, Georgia State and No. 9 Florida State. The Cats had several freshman in the mix last week, with No. 61
Zoran Ludoski and
Filip Gustafsson each going 3-0 in singles play and 1-0 as a doubles duo. As of Jan. 22, the Cats are ranked No. 6 nationally and are leading the Big 12 conference.Â
ITA Kickoff Weekend ScheduleÂ
Saturday, Jan. 25Â
10:00 a.m. MST
Central Florida vs. Oklahoma State
1:00 p.m. MST
No. 6 Arizona vs. Southern CaliforniaÂ
Sunday, Jan. 26
10:00 a.m. MST
Consolation match
1:00 p.m.Â
Championship match
Live stats will be available on StatBroadcast and live streaming will be available on PlaySight with coverage from Cracked Raquets. Follow along with Arizona on
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