Univ. of Texas at Austin Team Page
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
Contact: Travis Feldhaus, Assistant Media Relations Director
Office Phone: (512) 232-9460
Texas Women’s Tennis Preview: ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, Duals in the Desert
Longhorns begin play Friday at the ITA Texas Regional Championships after a successful stint at the ITA All-American Championships.
WHAT: Texas concludes fall tournament play at two sites this week. Freshman Aeriel Ellis will compete at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, while the rest of the team will compete in the Duals in the Desert. The event in which Ellis will compete is one of three national championship events on the college tennis calendar, and it features a 32-player singles draw. The Duals in the Desert features singles and doubles draws with players from schools such as UCLA, USC, Northwestern and Georgia Tech.
WHEN: ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships – Nov. 5-8
Duals in the Desert – Nov. 6-8
WHERE: ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships – New Haven, Conn.
Duals in the Desert – Palm Springs, Calif.
LIVE RESULTS (for ITA National Indoors, only)
http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/NationalIndoors/2009_Women_s_Singles_-_First_Round.htm
LAST TIME OUT: Freshman Aeriel Ellis completed a dominant run through the main singles draw at the ITA Texas Regional Championships that culminated with a straight-set win over Baylor’s Nina Secerbegovic in the finals. The title victory secured a berth for Ellis at this week’s ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships
THE 2009-10 LONGHORNS: Under fifth-year head coach Patty Fendick-McCain, the Longhorns return all six singles starters and five of six doubles starters from the 2009 squad that reached the finals at the Big 12 Championships and the round of 32 at the NCAA Championships.
Senior Vanja Corovic returns after earning All-Big 12 singles honors in each of her three seasons in Austin. Senior Sarah Lancaster posted a 19-3 dual-match record last season and went unbeaten in conference play. The aforementioned Ellis boasts a 15-3 overall singles record in just her first semester of college tennis.
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