
Foster, Zimnokh to Compete at ITA All-American Championships
9/20/2024 6:11:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Foster and Zimnokh will compete in both the singles and doubles draw at the elite tournament
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– Alabama's Zach Foster and Andrii Zimnokh will compete in both the singles and doubles draw at the ITA All-American Championships beginning Saturday, Sept. 21 in Tulsa, Okla.
Foster opens the competition Saturday at 1 p.m. CT against Stanford's Harsh Parikh. Zimnokh will compete in singles during the qualifying round that's set to begin Monday, Sept. 23. The UA duo will also open the qualifying round of doubles action on Sept. 23
Men's All-American Championships
- Date: Sept. 21-29
- Location: Tulsa, Okla.
- Venue: Michael D. Case Tennis Center
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- Results
The Tournament Schedule
- Pre-qualifying Round | Sept. 21-22
- Singles Draw of R128, Doubles R32
- Qualifying Round | Sept. 23-24
- Singles Draw of R64, Doubles R32
- Main Draw | Sept. 25-29
- Singles Draw of 64, Doubles 32
Match Notes
- Both Zach Foster and Andrii Zimnokh will compete at the ITA All-America Championships for the first time in their careers
- The UA duo currently rank 18th nationally as a doubles pair
- Additionally, Zimnokh ranks 62nd nationally in singles action
- Zimnokh is coming off a strong start to the season, going undefeated with three singles and three doubles wins at the Tide's SEC Challenge tournament (Sept. 13-15)
- He finished the 2024 spring campaign with 23 doubles victories, the most by an Alabama player since Patrick Kaukovalta recorded 25 as the 2019 NCAA doubles runner-up
- Foster opens the 2024-25 season at the ITA All-American Championships
- He concluded last season ranked 50th in doubles action, holding a national ranking since April
- The ITA All-America Championships will serve as the qualifying match for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
- Ten singles players (10) will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (eight main draw quarterfinalists & two feed-in consolation finalists)
- Meanwhile, four doubles teams (4) will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the All-American Championships (four main draw semifinalists)
Players Mentioned
NCAA Singles National Championship: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
Saturday, May 25
NCAA Singles Championships Semifinals: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
Friday, May 24
NCAA Singles Championships Quarterfinals: Filip Planinsek
Thursday, May 23
NCAA Singles Championships Round of 16: Filip Planinsek
Wednesday, May 22