Women's Tennis Tournament Preview: ITA All-Americans

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's tennis' Kit Gulihur embarks on a second consecutive appearance in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Americans this week in Cary, N.C. as the UNF standout competes in singles play. Gulihur begins qualifying singles play against Holly Staff of Vanderbilt Monday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m.

Gulihur will play in the singles bracket, beginning with the qualifying rounds Monday, Oct. 3 through Tuesday, Oct. 4. The two-time reigning ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year is coming off a year yet to be completed in school history as the graduate student earned the first-ever NCAA Elite 90 honor in program history.

The two-year UNF letterwinner enters the ITA All-Americans ranked No. 43 in the fall preseason ranking announced Sept. 6 after reaching the NCAA Singles Championships in Champaign, Ill. a year ago.

Gulihur is grouped in the Main Draw Singles alternate list alongside student-athletes from schools such as North Carolina, Oklahoma, Miami, Virginia, Pepperdine and others. Gulihur is one of 64 student-athletes that make up the qualifying singles field.

For more information on the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C., follow this link.

ITA Scoring Format

Singles – Best 2 out of 3 sets with no-ad scoring
Qualifying Singles (64 players)
36 – Regional Representatives (3 per region)
12 – Qualifiers
11 – At-large selections (based on the ITA Preseason National Rankings)
1 – ITA National Summer Championships Finalist
2 – Host Institution Wild Cards
1 – ITA Wild Card
1 – Tulsa Wild Card

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Players Mentioned

Kit Gulihur

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