Gators Begin Run at Riviera/ITA All-American Championships

Saturday, October 1

Malibu, CA

All Day

Florida Gators

Riviera ITA All American Championships (Prequalifying)

Spencer Liang is coming off a strong season-opening tournament performance.

Gators Begin Run at Riviera/ITA All-American Championships

Friday, September 30, 2016 | Women's Tennis

Riviera All-American Draws, PQ

The event is the first individual national championship of the season.

By: Kathy Cafazzo

MALIBU, Calif. – Florida's Josie Kuhlman and Spencer Liang will compete in prequalifying action at the 2016 Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships that begin Saturday. Pepperdine University plays host to the first two days of the first individual national championship of the season, before it moves to the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades for the remaining six days of competition.

Kuhlman, who is the No. 6 seed in the 64-player prequalifying singles draw, and Liang are aiming to win three rounds in order to claim a spot in the qualifying draw that gets underway on Tue., Oct. 4, with main draw action starting Oct. 6 and completing Oct. 9.

Gator Pronunciations:

Anna Danilina: ON-nah don-uh-LEE-nah
Josie Kuhlman: COOL-mun
Spencer Liang: LANG

On the Line:

Main draw singles semifinalists, main draw doubles finalists and main draw consolation champions will receive automatic entry into the 2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, Nov. 3-6 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.

Prequalifying First & Second Round Matches, Oct. 1:
3:00 p.m. EDT/12:15 p.m. PDT

Ferny Angeles Paz (Ohio State) vs. Katie Stresnakova (Ok State)
(85) Louise Kwong (Illinois) vs. Spencer Liang (UF)

5:00 p.m. EDT/2:00 p.m. PDT

(89) Josie Kuhlman (UF) vs. (93) Gabby Smith (Southern California)
Sybille Gauvain (San Jose State) vs. (102) Tina Bokhua (Texas A&M)

Follow the Action:

Updated draws and main draw daily recaps can be found at the ITA Championship Central page http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/WomensAllAmerican.htm
FloTennis will provide live streaming of the main draw matches (four courts) at www.flotennis.com

Complete Gator Summary of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships:

Event: Riviera All-American Championships (the first of the Collegiate Grand Slam events)
When: Oct. 1-9 (Prequalifying: Oct. 1-2, Qualifying: Oct. 4-5, Main Draw: Oct. 6-9)
Where: Prequalifying: Pepperdine University; Qualifying and Main Draw: Riviera Tennis Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Gator Singles Selections: Brooke Austin (Main Draw, withdrew), Belinda Woolcock (Main Draw), Kourtney Keegan (Qualifying/Main Draw Alternate No. 1), Anna Danilina (Qualifying), Josie Kuhlman (Prequalifying), Spencer Liang (Prequalifying)
Gator Doubles Selections: Brooke Austin/Kourtney Keegan (Main Draw), Belinda Woolcock/Josie Kuhlman (Main Draw), Spencer Liang/Anna Danilina (Qualifying Doubles)

Join the Conversation:

Follow the event on Twitter: @ITA_Tennis
Event hashtag: #RivieraITA

Complete Schedule of Events:
PreQualifying Singles

Oct. 1: 2 rounds of singles
Oct. 2: 1 round of singles (winners advance to qualifying draw)

Qualifying Singles & Doubles: Oct. 4-5
Main Draw Singles & Doubles: Oct. 6-9

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