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No. 7 Virginia Competing at ITA Indoors

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SEATTLE, Wash. –  Sixteen of the top Division I Men’s tennis teams are set to meet in Seattle from February 18-21, to compete for the 2022 ITA Division I Men’s National Team Indoor Championship. The University of Washington serves as event host, with action taking place at both the Nordstrom Tennis Center and Seattle Tennis Club.

The No. 7 Virginia men’s tennis team (5-3) opens play on Friday, Feb. 18 by taking on No. 4 TCU (8-1) at 12 p.m. Eastern Time at the Nordstrom Tennis Center.

The ITA National Team Indoor Championship is a single-elimination event, but all participating teams are guaranteed three matches. Ohio State, Baylor, Tennessee and Florida are the No.’s 1-4 seeds.

HOW TO FOLLOW

  • Live streaming via PlaySight is available at Nordstrom, with Track.Tennis providing live streaming from STC
  • Live scoring via Tennis-Ticker will be at both sites.
  • Links to live streaming and scoring will be available on the Tournament Central page as well as posted on the schedule page of VirginiaSports.com
  • Cracked Racquets will be on-site for the event, providing its redzone broadcast coverage for the entire tournament, with Mark Bey and Alex Gruskin on commentary. You can access the broadcast from the ITA home page, and the Cracked Racquets YouTube page
  • All spectators are required to demonstrate proof of vaccination. There are no exceptions or testing options

CAVALIER NOTES

  • Virginia is the No. 12 seed in the championship; TCU is the 5 seed
  • The winner of Friday’s match will advance to take on either Florida or Texas in the quarterfinals at noon ET on Saturday (Feb. 19)
  • Virginia played at TCU last Sunday (Feb. 13), falling 4-1. Jeffrey von der Schulenburg scored the lone point for the Cavaliers with a straight-set win on court four
  • Sophomore Chris Rodesch, who is 13-4 in singles this season, is ranked No. 17 to lead the Cavaliers. Rodesch and William Woodall are ranked No. 22 in doubles
  • Senior Ryan Goetz and sophomore Iñaki Montes are right next to one another in the singles rankings at No. 29 and 30. Montes is 8-1 overall and 2-0 in duals
  • Goetz and Montes are 7-1 as a doubles team this season including a 4-1 record in dual matches
  • The Cavaliers have won six ITA National Team Indoor Championships, including four-straight from 2008 to 2011 and most recently in 2017 when the tournament was held in Charlottesville. Only Stanford (12) and UCLA (7) have won more team indoor titles

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