CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The ITA Atlantic Regional Men’s Tennis Championships will be contested Wednesday through Monday, Oct. 19-24 with Virginia serving as the host institution.
The Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort will be the primary location with some matches being played at the Snyder Tennis Center as well as the indoor courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Center.
The Intercollegiate Tennis Associations’ regional championships include singles and doubles tournaments. The regional champions and finalists will earn invitations to compete at the 2022 ITA National Fall Championships, being held Nov. 2-6 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif.
Iñaki Montes, Chris Rodesch, Jeffrey von der Schulenburg, Ryan Goetz and Alex Kiefer will begin play in the Gold Draw for singles on Saturday, Oct. 22. Ty Switzer will play in the Silver draw which begins on Thursday, Oct. 20. Bar Botzer and Douglas Yaffa will exclusively be playing doubles.
On Thursday, Switzer became the first Cavalier to take the court in the tournament, winning his opener in silver singles 7-5, 6-1 against Richmond’s Daniel Kliebhan. He will take on ODU’s Codie Van Schalkwyck on Friday in the second round. The silver draw will also have its final matches on Friday with eight players advancing to the Gold draw.
Switzer and Yaffa will also compete in the Silver doubles draw on Friday.
SINGLES
Ty Switzer (VA) def. Daniel Kliebhan (RICH) 7-5, 6-1