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Northwestern Takes on Nation’s Best at ITA National Indoors
2/15/2017 10:26:00 AM | Men's Tennis
ITA National Team Indoor Championships Bracket | ITA Official Event Page
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern will take on some of the best the country has to offer when it heads to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships this weekend in Charlottesville, Va.
The No. 7 ranked Wildcats (10-0) played their way into the tournament by sweeping Memphis and Georgia Tech at home during ITA Kickoff Weekend. Northwestern received the overall No. 6 seed for the event.
Chicago's Big Ten Team will square off against No. 11 seed Oklahoma State in the first round on Friday at 8 a.m. CT. Potential second round matchups consist of No. 3 Ohio State and No. 14 Oklahoma. A complete bracket can be found at the top of the page. All teams are guaranteed three matches over the weekend.
The list of participating teams is: (1) Virginia, (2) Wake Forest, (3) Ohio State, (4) California, (5) North Carolina, (6) Northwestern, (7) Florida, (8) UCLA, (9) USC, (10) Texas, (11) Oklahoma State, (12) Georgia, (13) Baylor, (14) Oklahoma, (15) Mississippi State and (16) Utah State.
Updated draws, results, live scoring and video, daily highlights and photo galleries can be found on the official event page.
Northwestern is making its first ever appearance at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. The 'Cats enter the tournament on a 10-match winning streak to open the year, the longest in program history. Konrad Zieba (8), Jason Seidman (7) and Strong Kirchheimer (5) all boast lengthy winning streaks. Kirchheimer is ranked 25th by the ITA. The Wildcats have won all 10 doubles points they have played this year. Zieba and Sam Shropshire, ranked No. 53, lead the way there with a 7-0 mark at the No. 1 spot.
Series History
The Wildcats and Cowboys have met one time before, a 5-4 Oklahoma State win back in 1988.
Ranked Players
No. 25 Strong Kirchheimer (Northwestern), 15-5
No. 53 Konrad Zieba / Sam Shropshire (Northwestern), 7-0
No. 32 Julian Cash (Oklahoma State), 8-4
No. 48 Lukas Finzelberg (Oklahoma State), 11-5
No. 65 Jurence Mendoza (Oklahoma State), 13-2
No. 5 Arjun Kadhe / Julian Cash (Oklahoma State), 15-5
No. 50 Lucas Gerch / Jurence Mendoza (Oklahoma State), 7-3
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern will take on some of the best the country has to offer when it heads to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships this weekend in Charlottesville, Va.
The No. 7 ranked Wildcats (10-0) played their way into the tournament by sweeping Memphis and Georgia Tech at home during ITA Kickoff Weekend. Northwestern received the overall No. 6 seed for the event.
Chicago's Big Ten Team will square off against No. 11 seed Oklahoma State in the first round on Friday at 8 a.m. CT. Potential second round matchups consist of No. 3 Ohio State and No. 14 Oklahoma. A complete bracket can be found at the top of the page. All teams are guaranteed three matches over the weekend.
The list of participating teams is: (1) Virginia, (2) Wake Forest, (3) Ohio State, (4) California, (5) North Carolina, (6) Northwestern, (7) Florida, (8) UCLA, (9) USC, (10) Texas, (11) Oklahoma State, (12) Georgia, (13) Baylor, (14) Oklahoma, (15) Mississippi State and (16) Utah State.
Updated draws, results, live scoring and video, daily highlights and photo galleries can be found on the official event page.
Northwestern is making its first ever appearance at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. The 'Cats enter the tournament on a 10-match winning streak to open the year, the longest in program history. Konrad Zieba (8), Jason Seidman (7) and Strong Kirchheimer (5) all boast lengthy winning streaks. Kirchheimer is ranked 25th by the ITA. The Wildcats have won all 10 doubles points they have played this year. Zieba and Sam Shropshire, ranked No. 53, lead the way there with a 7-0 mark at the No. 1 spot.
Series History
The Wildcats and Cowboys have met one time before, a 5-4 Oklahoma State win back in 1988.
Ranked Players
No. 25 Strong Kirchheimer (Northwestern), 15-5
No. 53 Konrad Zieba / Sam Shropshire (Northwestern), 7-0
No. 32 Julian Cash (Oklahoma State), 8-4
No. 48 Lukas Finzelberg (Oklahoma State), 11-5
No. 65 Jurence Mendoza (Oklahoma State), 13-2
No. 5 Arjun Kadhe / Julian Cash (Oklahoma State), 15-5
No. 50 Lucas Gerch / Jurence Mendoza (Oklahoma State), 7-3
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