Men’s Tennis preview: ITA All-American Championships

ITA All-American Championships
Case Tennis Center - Tulsa, Okla.

Texas Men's Tennis begins competition in the 2014 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships on Saturday at the Case Tennis Center, on the campus of the University of Tulsa.

Junior Michael Riechmann will be the Longhorns' lone representative in this weekend's pre-qualifying stage, while 56th-ranked George Goldhoff, 106th-ranked Adrien Berkowicz and 113th-ranked Nick Naumann begin the qualifying stage on Monday.

Senior All-Americans Søren Hess-Olesen and Lloyd Glasspool automatically qualify for the main singles and main doubles draws, which begin on Thursday, Oct. 2. The pair is ranked No. 4 as a doubles team. Hess-Olesen holds a No. 5 singles ranking and Glasspool a No. 31 ranking.

Last season, Goldhoff strung together six consecutive wins at the ITA All-American Championships to advance to the quarterfinals, including a win over then-No. 1 Mikelis Libietis of Tennessee in the round of 32.

Live scoring links throughout the event will be available at ITAtennis.com.

SCHEDULE

2014 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships

Pre-Qualifying Singles (Sept. 27-28)
Michael Riechmann

Qualifying Singles (Sept. 29-Oct. 1)
George Goldhoff
Adrien Berkowicz
Nick Naumann

Qualifying Doubles (Sept. 29-Oct. 1)
Adrien Berkowicz / George Goldhoff

Main Singles (Oct. 2-6)
Søren Hess-Olesen
Lloyd Glasspool

Main Doubles (Oct. 2-6)
Lloyd Glasspool / Søren Hess-Olesen

ITA RANKINGS
Singles
5. Søren Hess-Olesen
31. Lloyd Glasspool
56. George Goldhoff
106. Adrien Berkowicz
113. Nick Naumann

Doubles
4. Lloyd Glasspool / Søren Hess-Olesen