Alabama Tennis Set to Host ITA Summer Circuit on June 22-24
6/20/2019 5:27:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The tournament draws will be posted in the afternoon on Friday, June 21
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -Â Alabama tennis is set to host the ITA Summer Circuit Tournament June 22-24, welcoming over 100 tennis players to Tuscaloosa for the three-day weekend event.
A full 64-person singles and 32-team doubles draw is expected for both men's and women's competition. Matches will begin each morning at the Alabama Tennis Stadium and the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility.
The 2010Â ITA Summer Circuit features 49 tournaments spread across the nation this summer. The circuit will run for six weekends, beginning in late June and continuing through the last weekend in July. Players that advance out of the qualifying tournaments will head to Fort Worth, Texas, to take part in the ITA Summer Nationals, held Aug. 9-13Â at Texas Christian University (TCU).
Singles will play two out of three sets with a 10-point match tie break in lieu of a third set using no-ad scoring. Doubles will play a six-game set using no-ad scoring with a seven-point tie break held at six-all. Men's draws will use the Division I collegiate no-let rule. Draws will be made and posted on July 6 on the ITA website and on RollTide.com.
All events will provide first match loser consolation in all singles draws. All doubles draws are single elimination with no consolation matches
Practice courts are available each day on a first come, first serve basis.
For additional questions about the event, please contact tournament director Jenny Mainz at Jmainz@ia.ua.edu or 205-310-0378.
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