MADISON, Wis. — The top-ranked University of Texas Women’s Tennis team has claimed the No. 1 seed in the 35th annual ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Division I National Team Indoor Championship, the ITA announced Tuesday. The 16-team event will be held Friday, Feb. 11 through Monday, Feb. 14 at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin.
The Longhorns (5-0) will face No. 10 USC in a Round of 16 match on Friday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. CT. Quarterfinal-round matches will be played on Saturday, Feb. 12, while the semifinals are set for Sunday, Feb. 13.
The top eight teams are seeded 1-8 with the remaining eight teams assigned an opponent through a draft by the top eight seeds. As a single-elimination tournament, teams will play one match each day with the Championship Match set for Monday, Feb. 14 at Noon CT. All teams are guaranteed to play at least three matches over the weekend through either the main or consolation draw.
A PlaySight live stream, as well as Tennis-Ticker live scoring, will be available for every match at the 2020 Division I Women’s Indoor Championship. In addition, Cracked Racquets will provide broadcast coverage of the event via its “Red Zone” format, with on-site commentary. The broadcast will be available on Cracked Racquets’ youTube channel.
During last year’s eight-team event, Texas advanced to the Championship Match before falling 4-3 to then-No. 1 North Carolina.
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