Oct. 14, 2015 Tournament Draws & Info
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Oct. 14, 2015 -- Six members of the Penn State women's tennis team head to Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. this weekend Oct. 15th-Oct.19th for the Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Association Atlantic Regionals. The ITA tournament will be held at the Hershey-Esbenshade Tennis Court, and The Sports Racket facilities. The tournament is hosting 28 teams, and Penn State has first day draws with James Madison University, Virginia Tech, Liberty, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Delaware.
The six Nittany Lions on the road to Liberty University are Katia Blik (Moscow, Russia), Jackie Zuhse (Boca Raton, Fla.), Taylor Shukow (Boca Raton, Fla.), Kim Surin (Montreal, Canada), Kathrine Whiteaway (Sawbridgeworth, England), Devan McCluskey (Pheonix, Ariz.). Jacqueline Zuhse and Taylor Shukow are both competing in the qualifying draw round of 32, starting tomorrow, Thursday Oct. 15th. Blik (11 seed), Surin (16 seed) and McClusky are all competing in the main draw round of 64, starting Friday Oct. 16th.
Penn State begins doubles matches on Thursday. In the round of 64, Blik/McClusky take on Komer/Shuren from University of Delaware and Whiteaway/Zuhse play Blakely/Rezende from Pitt.
"The team has worked hard on court and in the weight room in preparation for this tournament," said Coach Fenwick, "The regional tournament has many great schools competing and will push us, we will have to be focused and ready to play from the beginning."
Keep up with the Penn State women's tennis team as they advance through the ITA tournament this weekend at gopsusport.com. Check out more about the team by "liking" them on Facebook and Twitter @PennStateWTEN
