Wednesday, 10/17/2012

Coral Gables, Fla. - The University of Miami men’s tennis team will take to the court as they travel to Tallahassee, Fla., to compete in the USTA/ITA Men’s Division I Southeast Regional Championships.

The tournament will run from Thursday, Oct. 16 through Monday, Oct. 22. “Our regional tournament is very strong every year,” said Coach Mario Rincon. “Our guys will get an opportunity to face many of the players that we will compete against in the spring. Some of our guys are playing at a high level right now, and everyone is looking forward to a great weekend of competition.”

Joining Miami and Florida State will be Georgia, Georgia State, North Florida, Central Florida, Florida A&M, Florida Gulf Coast, Kennesaw State, Florida, South Florida, Georgia Tech, Florida Atlantic, Stetson and Georgia Southern.

Diego Soto, Wilfredo Gonzales, Gabriel Flores, Omar Aly, and Marco Stancati will all be participating in the main draw. Victor Mauz, who has been selected as the No. 1 overall alternate of the tournament, will also be traveling north to represent the Hurricanes.

The Canes most recently competed at the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Fall Invitational in Ft. Myers. Mauz played his way to the finals of the tournament and both Jack Murphy and Henrique Tsukamoto won back draws on the final day.