TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Filip Planinsek and German Samofalov open competition this week at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Samofalov begins in the singles qualifying round, set to start Monday at 7 a.m. CT, while Planinsek opens in the singles main draw on Wednesday.
Additionally, the UA duo will compete in the doubles main draw, beginning on Wednesday.
Tournament Schedule
Pre-Qualifying Round – Oct. 1-2
Qualifying Round – Oct. 3-4
Main Draw – Oct. 5-9
How to Follow
- Cracked Racquets will stream the main draw beginning Oct. 5
- Updates throughout the tournament will be provided on UA’s official Twitter account, @AlabamaMTN
The Players
- Filip Planinsek started the 2022-23 season ranked 13th in the ITA’s preseason singles poll
- In doubles, Planinsek and German Samofalov enter the season at No. 33 in the rankings
- Planinsek finished last season as the second-highest ranked freshman in the country, concluding the year at No. 27
- Additionally, Planinsek was the only freshman from the Southeastern Conference to be ranked in singles
- Planinsek was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and was selected for Second Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman Team honors
- Samofalov concluded the year with 12 singles wins
- Samofalov, along with partner Planinsek, held a season-high ranking of 28th in doubles and finished the year ranked 53rd
- He capped the season with 15 doubles wins
ITA All-American Championships
- The tournament features over 250 of the best singles players in the country competing in a single elimination bracket
- Additionally, 64 of the best doubles pairings will battle over the weeklong competition
- Singles matches will be best two out of three sets with no-ad scoring
- Pre-qualifying and qualifying doubles will play an eight game pro set with no-ad scoring, tiebreak at seven games all, while the main draw will play two sets with a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set with no-ad scoring
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