Women's Tennis Head to ITA Regionals

ATHENS, Ga. - North Florida women's tennis heads to the University of Georgia to take part in the 2017 ITA Southeast Regional Championships beginning on Friday with the main draws.

Who: Athletes from 17 different schools will be competing in an individual singles and doubles tournament.
When: Thursday (Qualifying)– Monday
Where: Dan Magill Tennis Complex, Athens, Ga.
Parking: Please utilize the parking decks, the closest to the tennis complex is the Carlton Street Deck on Smith Street.
Tickets: Admission is free

The Draws

The Main Draw features a 64-player singles Draw and a 32-team Doubles Draw
Consolation Singles Draw For 1^st Round losers & another one for 2^nd Round losers; Consolation Doubles for 1^st Round losers
- Singles
  - Rafaela Gomez vs. Andrea Garcia (Florida State) [NB 11 a.m.]
  - Lucia Montaño vs. Nandini Das (Florida State) [1 p.m.]
  - Luise Intert vs. Mina Markovic (FIU) [2 p.m.]
    - Rematch for Intert as she dropped a 6-3, 6-0 decision to Markovic in the Bedford Cup
- Doubles
  - Gomez/Intert vs. Vicky Geurinckx / Arijana Korac (Stetson) [10 a.m.]

On the Line

Singles and doubles champions from each of the ITA Division I Regional Championships held across the country receive an automatic entry into the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships.
The 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, considered the second leg of the collegiate Grand Slam, will be held Nov. 1-5 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California.

Daily Schedule

Fri., Oct. 20: Main Draw (and possible Consolation) – 1 round of Singles; 2 rounds of Doubles – Approx. 9 a.m. start
Sat., Oct. 21: Main Draw and Consolation – TBA start
Sun., Oct. 22: Main Draw and Consolation – TBA start
Mon., Oct. 23: Main Draw and Consolation – Singles Final; Doubles Final – TBA start

Format & Scoring

No-ad scoring will be used in all ITA singles and doubles matches.
Singles will be 2-out-of-3 sets except Consolation which will play 10-point Match Tiebreak in lieu of a 3rd set.
In all ITA Regional Championship events a doubles match must consist of a minimum of an 8-game pro set (tiebreak at 7-all), with the semifinals and finals doubles matches consisting of 2-out-of-3 sets, with a 10-point Match Tiebreak in lieu of a 3rd set.

17 Schools Comprise the ITA Southeast Region
Florida A&M
FAU
FGCU
FIU
Florida State
Florida
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Kennesaw State
Mercer
Miami
North Florida
Savannah State
USF
Stetson

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Players Mentioned

Rafaela Gomez

Luise Intert

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