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Universal Tennis is hosting the first-ever Universal Tennis National Invitational Tennis Championship (NIT Championship) from May 17-20 at the Peachtree City Tennis Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
All matches will be aired on Amazon Prime Video, free for Prime members.
Eight men’s and eight women’s teams compete for a national title. The women's tournament began on Wednesday, with the men starting on Thursday. The semifinals will take place on Friday, followed by the final on Saturday. Learn more about the NIT here and view the event page here.
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Please note that in the event of weather delays, matches have been playing on three courts at a time.
Day 1, May 17 - Women's Quarterfinal Recap
The TCU Horned Frogs kicked off the first-ever NIT Championship match on Wednesday morning before play moved indoors. TCU will next face the Wyoming Cowgirls, who defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers in a tight 4-2 match. Colorado and Stetson both earned 4-1 victories, over Cal Poly and CSUN, respectively.
(1) TCU def. UC San Diego 4-0
#1 Tiphanie Lemaitre & Destinee Martins (TCU) vs. Kelly Leung & Ella Pachl (UCSD), 5-3
#2 Jade Otway & Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Rachel Wagner & Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-3
#3 Helena Narmont & Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) def. Sophie Pearson & Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), 6-1
TCU wins doubles point
#1 Lemaitre (TCU) def. Leung (UCSD), 6-1, 6-1
#2 Aristegui (TCU) vs. Pachl (UCSD), 2-6, 1-2, DNF
#3 Otway (TCU) def. Gamal (UCSD), 6-0, 6-1
#4 Tsai (TCU) vs. Pearson (UCSD), 4-5, DNF
#5 Martins (TCU) def. Vu (UCSD), 6-4, 6-2*
#6 Narmont (TCU) vs. Nguyen (UCSD), 6-2, 1-6, DNF
*Clinched
Wyoming def. (4) Appalachian State 4-2
#1 Sophie Zehender & Ana Fernandez (WYO) def. Savannah Dada-Mascoll & Ellie Murphy (APP), 6-3
#2 Maria Oreshkina & Violetta Borodina (WYO) vs. Erika Dodridge & Helena Jansen (APP), 4-3, DNF
#3 Noesjka Brink & Nikol Dobrilova (WYO) def. Maggie Pate & Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (APP), 6-3
Wyoming wins doubles point
#1 Sophie Zehender (WYO) vs. Helena Jansen (APP), 2-6, 6-4, 2-3, DNF
#2 Maria Oreshkina (WYO) def. Savannah Dada-Mascoll (APP), 7-5, 6-3
#3 Maggie Pate (APP) def. Noesjka Brink (WYO), 6-4, 7-5
#4 Violetta Borodina (WYO) def. Erika Dodridge (APP), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3*
#5 Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (APP) def. Nikol Dobrilova (WYO), 6-4, 6-3
#6 Ana Fernandez (WYO) def. Ellie Murphy (APP), 6-2, 6-4
*Clinched
(2) Colorado def. Cal Poly 4-1
#1 Antonia Balzert & Aya El Sayed (COL) def. Delanie Dunkle & Peyton Dunkle (CP), 7-5
#2 Kimberley Bhunu & Kennedy Buntrock (CP) def. Mila Stanojevic & Elya Ventura (COL), 6-2
#3 Ellie Puzak & Betina Tokac (COL) def. Melissa LaMette & Alexandra Ozerets (CP), 6-1
Colorado wins doubles point
#1 Kimberley Bhunu (CP) def. Antonia Balzert (COL), 7-5, 6-2
#2 Elya Ventura (COL) def. Melissa LaMette (CP), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
#3 Mila Stanojevic (COL) def. Peyton Dunkle (CP), 6-4, 6-0
#4 Aya El Sayed (COL) vs Delanie Dunkle (CP), 5-4 DNF
#5 Betina Tokac (COL) def Kennedy Buntrock (CP), 6-1 , 6-0*
#6 Carri Hayes (COL) vs. Alexandra Ozerets (CP) 4-1 DNF
*Clinched
(3) Stetson def. UCSUN 4-1
#1 Cheri Darley & Alanna DiFrancesco (STE) vs. Jolene Coetzee & Angela Ho (CSUN), 2-5 DNF
#2 Noa Cohen & Anais Gabriel (STE) def. Yuliia Zhytelna & Emma Mortalla Sanz (CSUN), 6-3
#3 Magdalena Hedzrak & Astigarraga Harper (STE) vs. Cindy Ung & Tallia Harper (CSUN), 6-3
Stetson wins doubles point
#1 Alanna DiFrancesco (STE) def. Jolene Coetzee (CSUN), 6-3, 7-6(2)
#2 Anais Gabriel (STE) def. Yuliia Zhytelna (CSUN) 6-4,6-2
#3 Angela Ho (CSUN) def. Cheri Darley (STE), 6-2, 6-0
#4 Noa Cohen (STE) vs. Emma Mortalla Sanz (CSUN), 4-6, 6-3, 3-1, DNF
#5 Magda Hedzrak (STE) vs. Tallia Harper (CSUN), 7-5, 0-1 DNF
#6 Pilar Astigarraga Harper (STE) def. Sofia Dermenjyan (CSUN), 6-2 ,6-1*
*Clinched
Day 2, May 18 - Men's Quarterfinal Recap
Vanderbilt eased past Reinhardt to start men's action of the first-ever NIT Championship, while Army got out to an early lead by winning the doubles point over UC Davis. However, UC Davis would hold strong in singles to get the semifinal berth. Later in the day, Denver eased past The Citadel and Liberty took out UC San Diego.
(4) UC Davis def. Army 4-1
#1 AJ Woodman & Samuel Eden (Army) def. Mitchell Davis & Andras Necz (UCD), 7-6(1)
#2 Ryan Torres & Lucas Bollinger (UCD) def. Vishnu Bodavula & Samuel Haikal (Army), 6-3
#3 Jake Huarte & Marcus Sebastian (Army) def. Sam De Vries & Constantinos Djakouris (UCD), 6-4
Army wins doubles point
#1 Constantinos Djakouris (UCD) vs. AJ Woodman (Army), 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
#2 Ryan Torres (UCD) vs. Samuel Eden (Army), 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
#3 Sam De Vries (UCD) vs. Vishnu Bodavula (Army), 6-3, 6-1
#4 Lucas Bollinger (UCD) vs. Jake Huarte (Army) 2-6, 4-4 UNF
#5 Andras Necz (UCD) def. Samuel Haikal (Army) 6-2, 6-2*
#6 Mitchell Davis (UCD) vs. Marcus Sebastian (Army) 6-7 (3), 2-2 UNF
*Clinched
(2) Denver def. The Citadel 4-0
#1 Peter Sallay & Rafaello Papajcik (DEN) vs. Hayden Shoemake & Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT), 6-1
#2 Daniel Sancho & Nicolas Cuesta (DEN) vs. Lucas Robins & Ted Bagwell (CIT), 6-0
#3 Charlie Miller & Relja Eskic (DEN) vs. Bradley Minnich & Tucker Hendrix (CIT), 3-4 DNF
Denver wins doubles point
#1 Nicolas Cuesta (DEN) vs. Hayden Shoemake (CIT), 6-3, 6-1
#2 Daniel Sancho (DEN) vs. Sebastian Kamienieck (CIT), 6-1, 6-0
#3 Peter Sallay (DEN) vs. Lucas Robins (CIT), 6-3, 6-4*
#4 Charlie Miller (DEN) vs. Ted Bagwell (CIT), DNF
#5 Rafaello Papajcik (DEN) vs. Bradley Minnich (CIT), 6-1 DNF
#6 Relja Eskic (DEN) def. Will Bush (CIT), 2-1 DNF
* Clinch
(3) Liberty def. UC San Diego 4-0
#1 Christiaan Worst & Josh Wilson (LIB) def. Daniel Traxler & Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 6-3
#2 Deji Thomas-Smith & Luis Felipe Queiroz Miguel (LIB) vs. Phillip Lan & William Lan (UCSD), 5-3 UNF
#3 Thando Longwe-Smit & Zion Heaven (LIB) vs. Diogo Tinoco & Joseph Teh (UCSD), 6-3
Liberty wins doubles point
#1 Josh Wilson (LIB) def. Daniel Traxler (UCSD), 6-4, 6-3
#2 Christiaan Worst (LIB) def. Phillip Lan (UCSD), 6-3, 7-6 (7)*
#3 Deji Thomas-Smith (LIB) def. Diogo Tonoco (UCSD), 6-2, 6-4
#4 Thando Longwe-Smit (LIB) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), DNF
#5 Luis Felipe Queiroz Miguel (LIB) vs. Charles Qian (UCSD), DNF
#6 Zion Heaven (LIB) vs. Joseph Teh (UCSD), DNF
* Clinch
(1) Vanderbilt def. Reinhardt 4-0
#1 Michael Ross & Nathan Cox (VANDY) def. Luchi Fisicaro& Nicolai Hensberg (REIN), 6-0
#2 Joubert Klopper & Macsen Sisam (VANDY) def. Federico Zeiter & Harsh Kheterpal (REIN), 6-0
#3 Did not play
Vanderbilt wins doubles point
#1 Nathan Cox (VANDY) vs. Luchi Fisicaro (REIN), 4-6, 1-2, DNF
#2 Joubert Klopper (VANDY) def. Nicolai Hensberg (REIN), 6-0, 6-0
#3 Michael Ross (VANDY) def. Federico Zeller (REIN), 6-1, 7-5
#4 Macsen Sisam (VANDY) def. Augustin Suifi (REIN)
#5 Did not play
#6 Did not play