Friday, October 13
Atlanta, GA
All Day
Florida Gators
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ITA Regional Championship
Chase Perez-Blanco looks to continue his strong start
Men's Tennis ready for their next challenge, the ITA Regional Championships
Thursday, October 12, 2017 | Men's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida will be back on the court Oct. 13-17 when they compete in the United States Tennis Association/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships in Atlanta, Ga. The tournament in being hosted by Georgia Tech and matches will be played at the Byers Tennis Complex.
The event begins on Friday, Oct. 13 at 9 a.m. with the singles qualifying round. Stephen Madonia will open the contest for the Gators at 11 a.m. in the second-round after receiving a first-round bye. Six Gators will open competition on Saturday when the main draw for doubles and singles begins.
Success at the ITA Regional Championship
The Gators have found an abundance of success at the regional championship since 2009, with four doubles championships and a singles crown.
Florida won doubles titles in 2009 and '11, but after a three-year drought the Gators have reasserted themselves as a dominate force on the doubles side with back-to-back championships at the event. In 2015 the pair of Gordon Watson and Diego Hidalgo won the event in Gainesville while Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen took the crown last year at Florida State.
Perez and Ingildsen will not be defending their title this year as they have already earned an automatic bid into the Oracle/ITA National Fall Championships with their championship victory at the ITA All-American Championship back on Oct. 9.
The last singles title the Gators won came back in 2012 when Florent Diep defeated Victor Valente of Georgia State 6-0, 6-3. Since 2009, Florida has advanced a singles athlete to the semifinals in six of the last eight seasons.
Who is in the Southeast Regional
The Southeast Regional is made up of 15 schools from both Florida and Georgia. The 16 schools participating in the Southeast Regional are: Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida State University, University of Florida, Georgia Southern University, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Kennesaw State University, Mercer University, University of Miami, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, Stetson University.
What's At Stake
Winning either the singles or doubles main draw at the ITA Southeast Regional Championship will result in earning an automatic entry into the Oracle/ITA National Fall Championship on Nov. 1-5 in Indian Wells, Calif.
ITA Regional Schedule
Friday, Oct. 13
9 a.m. Qualifying Singles Round 1 (58)
1 p.m. Qualifying Singles Round 2 (32)
Saturday, Oct. 14
8:30 a.m. Qualifying Singles Round 3 (16)
8:30 a.m. Main Draw Singles Round 1 (64)
9 a.m. Qualifying Singles Consolation (one round only) – Indoor Courts
Followed By Main Draw Doubles Round 1 (64)
Followed By Main Draw Doubles Round 2 (32)
Sunday, Oct. 15
8:30 a.m. Main Draw Singles Consolation Round 1 (32) – Indoor Courts
8:30 a.m. Main Draw Singles Round 2 (32)
Followed By Singles Consolation Round 2 (16) – Indoor Courts
Followed By Main Draw Singles Round 3 (16)
Followed By Main Draw Doubles Round 3 (16)
Monday, Oct. 16
10 a.m. Singles Consolation Quarterfinals
Followed By Main Draw Singles Quarterfinals
Followed By Singles Consolation Semifinals
Followed By Main Draw Singles Semifinals
Followed By Main Draw Doubles Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Oct. 17
9 a.m. Main Draw Singles FINAL
9 a.m. Singles Consolation FINAL
ASAP Main Draw Doubles Semifinals
Followed By Main Draw Doubles FINAL
Coach Shelton on the ITA Regional Championship
"We are looking forward to competing again this weekend in Atlanta. I have a lot of great memories having played and coached there. I know the Georgia Tech staff will do a great job putting on this Regional event. The competition will be very strong, and we want to build on the previous two tournaments."
* Main draw brackets will be released later tonight, and will be updated at the conclusion of each day.
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The event begins on Friday, Oct. 13 at 9 a.m. with the singles qualifying round. Stephen Madonia will open the contest for the Gators at 11 a.m. in the second-round after receiving a first-round bye. Six Gators will open competition on Saturday when the main draw for doubles and singles begins.
Success at the ITA Regional Championship
The Gators have found an abundance of success at the regional championship since 2009, with four doubles championships and a singles crown.
Florida won doubles titles in 2009 and '11, but after a three-year drought the Gators have reasserted themselves as a dominate force on the doubles side with back-to-back championships at the event. In 2015 the pair of Gordon Watson and Diego Hidalgo won the event in Gainesville while Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen took the crown last year at Florida State.
Perez and Ingildsen will not be defending their title this year as they have already earned an automatic bid into the Oracle/ITA National Fall Championships with their championship victory at the ITA All-American Championship back on Oct. 9.
The last singles title the Gators won came back in 2012 when Florent Diep defeated Victor Valente of Georgia State 6-0, 6-3. Since 2009, Florida has advanced a singles athlete to the semifinals in six of the last eight seasons.
Who is in the Southeast Regional
The Southeast Regional is made up of 15 schools from both Florida and Georgia. The 16 schools participating in the Southeast Regional are: Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida State University, University of Florida, Georgia Southern University, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Kennesaw State University, Mercer University, University of Miami, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, Stetson University.
What's At Stake
Winning either the singles or doubles main draw at the ITA Southeast Regional Championship will result in earning an automatic entry into the Oracle/ITA National Fall Championship on Nov. 1-5 in Indian Wells, Calif.
ITA Regional Schedule
Friday, Oct. 13
9 a.m. Qualifying Singles Round 1 (58)
1 p.m. Qualifying Singles Round 2 (32)
Saturday, Oct. 14
8:30 a.m. Qualifying Singles Round 3 (16)
8:30 a.m. Main Draw Singles Round 1 (64)
9 a.m. Qualifying Singles Consolation (one round only) – Indoor Courts
Followed By Main Draw Doubles Round 1 (64)
Followed By Main Draw Doubles Round 2 (32)
Sunday, Oct. 15
8:30 a.m. Main Draw Singles Consolation Round 1 (32) – Indoor Courts
8:30 a.m. Main Draw Singles Round 2 (32)
Followed By Singles Consolation Round 2 (16) – Indoor Courts
Followed By Main Draw Singles Round 3 (16)
Followed By Main Draw Doubles Round 3 (16)
Monday, Oct. 16
10 a.m. Singles Consolation Quarterfinals
Followed By Main Draw Singles Quarterfinals
Followed By Singles Consolation Semifinals
Followed By Main Draw Singles Semifinals
Followed By Main Draw Doubles Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Oct. 17
9 a.m. Main Draw Singles FINAL
9 a.m. Singles Consolation FINAL
ASAP Main Draw Doubles Semifinals
Followed By Main Draw Doubles FINAL
Coach Shelton on the ITA Regional Championship
"We are looking forward to competing again this weekend in Atlanta. I have a lot of great memories having played and coached there. I know the Georgia Tech staff will do a great job putting on this Regional event. The competition will be very strong, and we want to build on the previous two tournaments."
* Main draw brackets will be released later tonight, and will be updated at the conclusion of each day.
Follow the Gator
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JOIN THE CONVERSATION: #GoGators
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