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University of Texas
Under Armour Kick Off
Women’s Tennis Preview: Under Armour Kick Off
09.11.2014 | Women's Tennis
Longhorns open fall tournament play at the Under Armour Kick Off in Waco.
WHAT: Texas opens the fall tournament season at the Under Armour Kick Off. The event includes players from host Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, Alabama and USC.
WHEN
Friday, Sept. 12
1 p.m.: Doubles
2:30 p.m.: Singles
Saturday, Sept. 13
10 a.m. (specific schedule released later)
Sunday, Sept. 14
9 a.m. (specific schedule released later)
WHERE: Hurd Tennis Center – Waco, Texas
LIVE VIDEO: Available at BaylorBears.com for six of the 12 competition courts
PRESEASON I.T.A. NATIONAL RANKINGS (Texas only)
Singles
13. Breaunna Addison
81. Ratnika Batra
112. Neda Koprcina
MORE ON THE LONGHORNS
Headed by two-time All-American Breaunna Addison, Texas returns five of six regular singles starters from the 2013-14 team that reached the round of 32 at the NCAA Championships.
With 59 singles wins in her first two seasons, Addison returns for her junior season as the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year. The Boca Raton, Florida, native nailed down her second consecutive All-America honor last spring by way of her national ranking and her two singles wins at the NCAA Championships.
The 81st-ranked Batra posted an 8-1 mark in conference play last season as a true freshman. Koprcina and classmate Pippa Horn won Big 12 singles titles as freshmen last season at Nos. 4 and 5 singles, respectively.
UT also returns former Big 12 Freshman of the Year Lina Padegimaite, senior Annat Rabinovich and junior Lana Groenvynck. Interim head coach Darija Klaic welcomes a pair of newcomers in the form of Ryann Foster (Sunrise, Fla.) and Danielle Wagland (Sydney, Australia).
Next up for the Longhorns is the ITA All-American Championship (Sept. 27-Oct. 5), one of three national championship events on the college tennis calendar. Batra and Koprcina have earned bids to participate in the pre-qualifying singles draw, while Addison has been awarded a berth in the main singles draw.
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