Thursday, October 1, 2009

Wilson/Fall ITA Regional Draws Released - click here for draws; link should work from blog if not directly from email

Whitman is bringing a full contingent of 10 players to the Fall regional championships.

The 64 draw of singles has 8 Whitties playing 2 out of 3 sets with a match tie break for the 3rd up to the semifinals. First year Whittie Alyssa Roberg was awarded the #5 seed and Hadley, Div, Emily, Amanda, Charlotte, Kate and Zoe will also compete in singles, which has an opt in first round consolation draw.

The 32 draw of doubles includes 4 Whittie teams playing 8 game pro-sets. The team of Div and Alyssa was grouped in the 5-8 seeds, while Em and Had look to build on their terrific play and chemistry from last season. Charlotte and Amanda will battle a talented Willamette team in the first round while first year teammates Dena and Lauren take on the top team from UPS. Unfortunately, there is no consolation draw for doubles planned.

The tournament host in Linfield College, but it has been decided that Saturday's play will begin at 8am in Salem, OR using indoor courts at both Courthouse and Salem Swim and Tennis and outdoor courts at Willamette (if dry). Hopefully, Sunday and Monday are dry and the tournament will conclude in McMinnville at Linfield and the nearby Cowls St. courts.

We are staying in Salem and I'll send another update when match times come my way as well as posting twitter score updates on the blog during the tournament (a wonderful idea that I must credit Whitman Coach Jeff N. with).

-John