UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State men's tennis team travels to Tulsa, Okla. to compete in the ITA All-American Championships to kick off their fall season Saturday, Oct. 1. The event will be held at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Tulsa and Case Tennis Center at LaFortune Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Sam Bossem, Malik Bhatnagar, Loren Byers, Charl Morgan, Miko Eala, and Harrison Janes will be competing for the Nittany Lions in singles, with Morgan and Eala playing doubles, as well.
Pre-qualifying play will begin on Saturday, Oct. 1 with qualifying going through Tuesday, Oct 4 before the Main Draw is played from Oct. 5-9.
Live scoring and live streaming for the entire tournament will also be available via the ITA tournament page.
TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN
SINGLES
Main Draw Singles (64 players):
48 Automatic qualifiers/At-Large/Wild Cards (regional reps, preseason national rankings)
16 qualifiers
Qualifying Singles (128 players):
112 Automatic qualifiers/At-Large/Wild Cards (regional reps, preseason national rankings)
16 qualifiers
Prequalifying Singles (256 players):
Based on preseason national rankings/UTR
DOUBLES
Main Draw Doubles (32 teams):
24 Automatic qualifiers/At-Large/Wild Cards (regional reps, preseason national rankings)
8 qualifiers
Qualifying Doubles (64 teams):
64 Automatic qualifiers/At-Large/Wild Cards (regional reps, preseason national rankings)
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Mark Selders