DURHAM – Seven members of Duke men’s tennis are competing at the 2022 ITA Men’s All-American Championships, which begins Saturday in Tulsa, Okla.
Duke juniors Andrew Dale, Faris Khan and Niroop Vallabhaneni as well as sophomore Jake Krug will compete in the prequalifying singles rounds, while rookie Pedro Rodenas and senior Andrew Zhang will battle in the qualifying singles rounds. If Dale, Khan, Krug or Vallabhaneni advance out of their bracket, they will shift into the qualifying singles round with Rodenas and Zhang. If any of those six make it out of the qualifying bracket, they will join senior Garrett Johns in the main draw.
Duke’s prequalifying rounds for singles action will be played at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Tulsa and begins Saturday. The singles qualifying rounds are scheduled to start Monday. The tournament’s main draw will begin Wednesday and continuing through until the finals on Sunday, Oct. 9.
Dale will be Duke’s first matchup of the day as he faces off against Spencer Gray of Auburn on Saturday at 8 a.m. Vallabhaneni is scheduled to battle Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo of Southern Methodist at 9:45 a.m., followed by Krug and Khan against Northwestern’s Presley Thieneman and Illinois’ Oliver Okonkwo at 12:30 and 1 p.m., respectively. All times are central time.
The Blue Devils will also have two doubles pairs competing in the qualifying draw at the event. Khan and Vallabhaneni will team up, while Johns and Rodenas were selected as a wildcard into the round.
The four All-American singles semifinalists and two doubles finalists will earn automatic entry into the ITA National Fall Championships, slated for Nov. 3-6 in San Diego, Calif.
Live scoring and live streaming for the entire tournament will also be available via the ITA tournament page.
TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN
SINGLES
Main Draw Singles (64 players):
48 Automatic qualifiers/At-Large/Wild Cards (regional reps, preseason national rankings)
16 qualifiers
Qualifying Singles (128 players):
112 Automatic qualifiers/At-Large/Wild Cards (regional reps, preseason…
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