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Tempe, AZ – College tennis is officially back as student-athletes begin the 2024-25 season this week at individual tournaments across the country. As the first national championship of the fall college tennis season, the 2024 ITA Men’s All-American Championships and ITA Women’s All-American Championships are nearly here as the nation’s top players will converge in Tulsa and Cary in just over a week.
As two of the most storied championships on the college tennis calendar, the ITA All-American Championships will hold even more prestige this year as they serve as one of four qualifying pathways for the NCAA Division I Individual Championships which will now be played in the fall season from November 19-24 in Waco, Texas.
The 2024 ITA All-American Championships will have a draw size of the following, singles: pre-qualifying (128), qualifying (64), main draw (64) and doubles: pre-qualifying (32), qualifying (32), main draw (32). From this, ten singles players (10) will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (eight main draw quarterfinalists & two feed-in consolation finalists). Meanwhile, four doubles teams (4) will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the All-American Championships (four main draw semifinalists).
Continue reading below to find out more about the All-American Championships before play begins next Saturday:
What Are the ITA All-American Championships:
For the 19th straight season, The University of Tulsa is hosting the ITA Men’s All-American Championships. The 2024 event marks the third consecutive year that the women will hold their championship in Cary, North Carolina. For the first 34 years of the ITA Women’s All-American Championships, the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, California, hosted the nation’s top Division I women’s players to compete in the Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships.
In addition to vying for All-American National Titles, competing players are looking to secure berths into the 2024-25 NCAA Individual Championships in Waco, Texas. In total, ten singles players (10) will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (eight main draw quarterfinalists & two feed-in consolation finalists). Meanwhile, four doubles teams (4) will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the All-American Championships (four main draw semifinalists).
What Is the Schedule for the ITA All-All American Championships:
Pre-Qualifying
Saturday, Sept. 21 – Singles R128, Doubles R32Sunday, Sept. 22 – Singles R64, Singles Cons. R64, Singles R32, Doubles R16, Doubles Cons. R16
Qualifying
Monday, Sept. 23 – Singles R64, Doubles R32Tuesday, Sept. 24 – Singles R32, Singles Cons. R32, Doubles R16, Doubles Cons. R16
Main Draw
Wednesday, Sept. 25 – Singles R64, Doubles R32Thursday, Sept. 26 – Singes R32, Singles Cons. R32a, Doubles R16, Doubles Cons. R16Friday, Sept. 27 – Singles R16, Singles QF, Singles Cons. R32b, Singles Cons. R16a, Doubles QF, Doubles Cons. QFSaturday, Sept. 28 – Singles Semifinals, Singles Cons. R16b, Singles Cons. QF, Doubles Semifinals, Doubles Cons. SemifinalsSunday, Sept. 29 – Singles Final, Singles Cons Semifinals, Doubles Final, Doubles Cons. Final
How To Watch The Action:
Cracked Racquets is set to provide a crosscourt cast of both championships once main draw play begins on September 25th. Fans can watch the streams on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association YouTube page. Click the button below to subscribe so that you don’t miss a minute of the upcoming action.
For the pre-qualifying and qualifying draws, fans can catch the action in Tulsa (Men’s) via the Track Tennis cameras at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center and in Cary (Women’s) via the PlaySight cameras at Cary Tennis Park.
Planning On Attending In Person:
Play from the 2024 ITA All-American Championships will take place at the Cary Tennis Park for the women and the Michael D. Case Tennis Center as well as the LaFortune Tennis Park for the men. Fans are encouraged to attend each day and admission will be free of charge. Addresses for each location can be found below:
Cary Tennis Park2727 Louis Stephens Dr. Cary, NC 27519
Michael D. Case Tennis Center712 South Delaware Ave.Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104
LaFortune Tennis Park5302 S Hudson Ave.Tulsa, OK 74135
Who Are Previous Winners:
At the 2023 ITA Men’s All-American Championships, it was Texas senior Eliot Spizzirri taking home the singles title after beating Murphy Cassonne (Arizona State) 6-4, 6-3 in the championship match. In doubles, the Ohio State duo of Robert Cash and JJ Tracy took down Cleeve Harper and Spizzirri (Texas) 6-3, 7-6(13) to win the doubles title.
From the 2023 ITA Women’s All-American Championships, Texas A&M’s Mary Stoiana won the singles title after beating Alexa Noel (Miami) 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1 in the championship match. The doubles final saw Dana Guzman and Alina Shcherbinina of Oklahoma win 6-2, 6-2 over Melodie Collard and Annabelle Xu of Virginia.
These players joined the prestigious list of previous champions which includes the likes of James Blake (Harvard, 1998), John Isner (Georgia, 2005), Jamie Loeb (North Carolina, 2013), Robin Anderon (UCLA, 2014), Danielle Collins (Virginia, 2015), Fernanda Contreras (Vanderbilt, 2017), JJ Wolf (Ohio State, 2018), and Ben Shelton (Florida, 2021).
For a complete list of previous singles and doubles champions, take a look at the ITA All-American Championship Record Book.
What Does It Mean To Win The ITA All-American Championships:
Outside of the prestige that it means to be crowned the ITA All-American Champion, winners of this tournament have historically gone on to have great seasons, climbing up the ITA Collegiate Tennis National Rankings and being crowned National Players of the Year.
In 2023, both singles champions, Eliot Spizzirri and Mary Stoiana, would go on to be ranked as the No. 1 singles player at the end of the year and earned the distinction of being named the ITA National Players of the Year. The duo of Robert Cash and JJ Tracy were the 2024 NCAA Doubles Champions and have since climbed into the top 200 of the ATP Doubles Rankings as a team.
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