Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats Begin ITA Midwest Championships
10/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 16, 2007
EVANSTON, Ill.-- Beginning Thursday, Alexis Conill (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons) kicks off the 2007 Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Midwest Women's Regional Championships for Northwestern in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The six-day event features a 64-player singles qualifying draw, which seven Wildcats will participate in. With the exception of Conill, the six other 'Cats begin play on Saturday. All eight on the team also will pair up to play in the 64-team doubles main draw that begins on Friday.
Seventeen of the Regional Champions then meet in the 2007 ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, which Ohio State University hosts on Nov. 1-4 at the Racquet Club of Columbus in Columbus, Ohio.
Schedule of Play:
Thursday, Oct. 18 9 a.m. -- First and second rounds of singles qualifyingFriday, Oct. 19 8:30 a.m. -- Final round of singles qualifying 2 p.m. -- First and second rounds of doubles main draw
Saturday, Oct. 20 9 a.m. -- Third round of doubles main draw Followed by -- First and second rounds of singles main draw
Sunday, Oct. 21 9 a.m. -- Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of doubles main draw Not before 1 p.m. -- Third round of singles main draw
Monday, Oct. 22 9 a.m. -- Doubles main draw championship match 11 a.m. -- Singles main draw quarterfinals 2 p.m. -- Singles main draw semifinals
Tuesday, Oct. 23 10 a.m. -- Singles main draw championship match
