Huskies Set To Host National Team Indoors Starting With No. 1 Texas

THIS WEEK IN HUSKY WOMEN’S TENNIS

Nordstrom Tennis Center and Seattle Tennis Club

First Round

Friday, Feb. 13

Washington vs. (1) Texas, 6:30 p.m., Nordstrom

Live Match Coverage

SEATTLE – For just the second time in program history, the Husky women’s tennis team is set to serve as the host for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, along with the Seattle Tennis Club. Washington will be joined by fifteen of the NCAA’s best quads for the four-day championship event from Friday-Monday, Feb. 10-13, at the Nordstrom Tennis Center and the Seattle Tennis Club.

 

The Huskies will have the challenge of taking on the No. 1 seed and No. 1-ranked team in the country in their first round match. Washington (5-1) will face Texas (6-0) at 6:30 p.m. on Friday at the NTC. The Longhorns have won the past two NCAA Championships.

 

Admission: Tickets are $10 per day at the Nordstrom Tennis Center or $25 for the full tournament. All children under 18 are free, as well as all UW Students and Staff with I.D. All matches at Seattle Tennis Club are free to attend.

 

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The Format and Schedule: The fifteen teams joining UW all had to win twice during ITA Kickoff Weekend to qualify for National Team Indoors. Now here in Seattle, every team will play at least three matches. Two teams will come through the winners bracket with three wins in three days, and those two will play for the title on Monday, playing a fourth match in four days.

 

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will see four matches played at both the Nordstrom Tennis Center and Seattle Tennis Club. Match times for all days at both sites will be 9 a.m., 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. The championship will be Monday at the Nordstrom Tennis Center at 12 noon.

The Field: The fifteen teams joining Washington, ordered by national ITA ranking, are as follow: #1 Texas, #2 North Carolina, #3 Texas A&M, #4 Duke, #5 Georgia, #6 Stanford, #7 Virginia, #8 Pepperdine, #9 Vanderbilt, #11 Ohio State, #12 Michigan, #13 Auburn, #14 Iowa State, #15…