Brooke Austin finished 2015-16 ranked No. 8 in the country.
Brooke Austin Selected for American Collegiate Invitational at 2016 U.S. Open
Thursday, August 18, 2016 | Women's Tennis
The rising junior was one of eight players selected for the special event.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Florida rising junior Brooke Austin, the two-time Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, was named to a small group of top American collegiate players selected to play in the third annual American Collegiate Invitational at the 2016 US Open, September 8-10 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
The American Collegiate Invitational, open only to American college players, began in 2014 as a way to spotlight college tennis during the US Open. Eight men and eight women play single-elimination singles tournaments Thursday to Saturday during the second week of the US Open, with the winners receiving main draw wild card entries into the 2017 US Open if either is ranked No. 120 or better by the US Open entry deadline next summer. Otherwise, the winners will receive qualifying wild cards.
Women's Field:
*Breaunna Addison (Sr., Texas; Boca Raton, Fla.)
Brooke Austin (Soph., Florida; Indianapolis)
Hayley Carter (Jr., UNC; Hilton Head Island, S.C.)
*Danielle Collins (Sr., Virginia; St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Francesca Di Lorenzo (Fr., Ohio State; New Albany, Ohio)
Maegan Manasse (Jr., Cal; Redondo Beach, Calif.)
*RonitYurovsky (Sr., Michigan; New Kensington, Pa.)
**Kennedy Shaffer (Soph., Georgia; Rossford, Ohio)
Men's Field:
Christopher Eubanks (Soph., Georgia Tech; Atlanta)
Tom Fawcett (Soph., Stanford; Winnetka, Ill.)
*Jared Hiltzik (Sr., Illinois; Wilmette, Ill.)
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Jr., Virginia; Charlotte)
Mike Redlicki (Jr., Arkansas; Chicago)
*Ryan Shane (Sr., Virginia; Falls Church, Va.)
*Austin Smith (Sr., Georgia; Cumming, Ga.)
**Paul Oosterbaan (Soph., Georgia; Kalamazoo, Mich.)
(class listed reflects 2015-16 status)
*Indicates player is a graduating senior and/or has turned pro/exhausted collegiate eligibility;
** USTA Wild Card Selection
The fields are comprised of the top two players in the ATP/WTA rankings (as of July 18) and the top five players in the year-end Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles rankings (excluding those selected by pro ranking), including at least two graduating seniors or players who have turned pro/exhausted their collegiate eligibility.
The American Collegiate Invitational men's champion will receive a main draw wild-card entry into the 2017 US Open if he is ranked No. 250 or better by the US Open entry deadline next summer; the women's champion will receive a 2017 US Open main draw wild card if she is ranked No. 150 or better. Otherwise, the winners will receive wild-card entries into the US Open Qualifying Tournament. The champions will also get wild cards into two USTA Pro Circuit events, while each runner-up will receive one.
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The American Collegiate Invitational, open only to American college players, began in 2014 as a way to spotlight college tennis during the US Open. Eight men and eight women play single-elimination singles tournaments Thursday to Saturday during the second week of the US Open, with the winners receiving main draw wild card entries into the 2017 US Open if either is ranked No. 120 or better by the US Open entry deadline next summer. Otherwise, the winners will receive qualifying wild cards.
Women's Field:
*Breaunna Addison (Sr., Texas; Boca Raton, Fla.)
Brooke Austin (Soph., Florida; Indianapolis)
Hayley Carter (Jr., UNC; Hilton Head Island, S.C.)
*Danielle Collins (Sr., Virginia; St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Francesca Di Lorenzo (Fr., Ohio State; New Albany, Ohio)
Maegan Manasse (Jr., Cal; Redondo Beach, Calif.)
*RonitYurovsky (Sr., Michigan; New Kensington, Pa.)
**Kennedy Shaffer (Soph., Georgia; Rossford, Ohio)
Men's Field:
Christopher Eubanks (Soph., Georgia Tech; Atlanta)
Tom Fawcett (Soph., Stanford; Winnetka, Ill.)
*Jared Hiltzik (Sr., Illinois; Wilmette, Ill.)
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Jr., Virginia; Charlotte)
Mike Redlicki (Jr., Arkansas; Chicago)
*Ryan Shane (Sr., Virginia; Falls Church, Va.)
*Austin Smith (Sr., Georgia; Cumming, Ga.)
**Paul Oosterbaan (Soph., Georgia; Kalamazoo, Mich.)
(class listed reflects 2015-16 status)
*Indicates player is a graduating senior and/or has turned pro/exhausted collegiate eligibility;
** USTA Wild Card Selection
The fields are comprised of the top two players in the ATP/WTA rankings (as of July 18) and the top five players in the year-end Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles rankings (excluding those selected by pro ranking), including at least two graduating seniors or players who have turned pro/exhausted their collegiate eligibility.
The American Collegiate Invitational men's champion will receive a main draw wild-card entry into the 2017 US Open if he is ranked No. 250 or better by the US Open entry deadline next summer; the women's champion will receive a 2017 US Open main draw wild card if she is ranked No. 150 or better. Otherwise, the winners will receive wild-card entries into the US Open Qualifying Tournament. The champions will also get wild cards into two USTA Pro Circuit events, while each runner-up will receive one.
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