Men's Tennis Starts Fall Play in Athens
ATHENS, GA. – The University of Arkansas men’s tennis team begins its fall schedule on Friday, Sept. 11 in Athens, Ga at the 48th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships. The tournament will feature 174 participants from 28 schools and will be held at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga.
The field will be divided into three singles divisions and two doubles divisions. No-ad scoring will be in place for both singles and doubles. The tournament includes players from the following schools: Arkansas, Armstrong State, Barry, Clemson, College of Charleston, Columbus State, Davidson, East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, Georgia, Georgia College, Georgia Gwinnett, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State, Kentucky, Lander, Liberty, Lipscomb, Memphis, Mercer, Mississippi State, Saint Leo, Stetson, Tennessee Tech, Virginia Tech and Winthrop.
The eight Razorbacks scheduled to compete this weekend includes senior No. 6 overall seed Giammarco Micolani, seniors William Albanese, Austin Robles, Santiago Munoz, and juniors Johan den Toom, Jose Salazar, Juan Marino, and sophomore David Herrerias.
In doubles, the lineup is set for Herrerias and Salazar, Micolani and Robles, Marino and Munoz, Albanese and den Toom, and Herrerias and Marino.
Play is scheduled to begin Friday at 8 a.m with Division I singles matches at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex followed by Division II singles. Day one action will conclude with Divisions I and II doubles.
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