Tennis Channel will air College MatchDay event Live for the first time
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida men's and women's tennis teams will be part of history Saturday night as their matches against Florida State will be aired lived on Tennis Channel and Tennis Channel Everywhere, becoming the first series of live college tennis programming Tennis Channel has ever aired.
The men's and women's matches will be played at the United State Tennis Association National Campus in Orlando Florida at 7 p.m. and will be played simultaneously on both sides of the campus' 12-court stadium. This will be the men's only College MatchDay event of 2018 while the women will play there again on April 1 at 5 p.m. against the University of Texas.
Veteran broadcaster Leif Shiras and former world No. 4 James Blake will call the action, along with former world No. 5 Jimmy Arias serving as the 'sideline' reporter.
This is the latest of the USTA's efforts to promote college tennis through television partners. Each College MatchDay in 2017 aired live on ESPN3 and WatchESPN, while ESPNU aired the Men's and Women's NCAA Division I Team Championships.
"College MatchDay demonstrates our commitment to growing college tennis nationwide," said Virgil Christian, senior director, college tennis, USTA. "Through this partnership with Tennis Channel, tennis fans across the country will be able to experience college tennis at the highest level."
"We're excited to bring fans top-notch college teams live on Tennis Channel," said Lawrence Randall, executive director, programming, Tennis Channel. "The USTA has created a great platform for showcasing men's and women's collegiate tennis and we expect it to resonate with viewers nationwide."
For more information on College MatchDay, visit the College MatchDay home page on the USTA National Campus' website.
The men's and women's matches will be played at the United State Tennis Association National Campus in Orlando Florida at 7 p.m. and will be played simultaneously on both sides of the campus' 12-court stadium. This will be the men's only College MatchDay event of 2018 while the women will play there again on April 1 at 5 p.m. against the University of Texas.
Veteran broadcaster Leif Shiras and former world No. 4 James Blake will call the action, along with former world No. 5 Jimmy Arias serving as the 'sideline' reporter.
This is the latest of the USTA's efforts to promote college tennis through television partners. Each College MatchDay in 2017 aired live on ESPN3 and WatchESPN, while ESPNU aired the Men's and Women's NCAA Division I Team Championships.
"College MatchDay demonstrates our commitment to growing college tennis nationwide," said Virgil Christian, senior director, college tennis, USTA. "Through this partnership with Tennis Channel, tennis fans across the country will be able to experience college tennis at the highest level."
"We're excited to bring fans top-notch college teams live on Tennis Channel," said Lawrence Randall, executive director, programming, Tennis Channel. "The USTA has created a great platform for showcasing men's and women's collegiate tennis and we expect it to resonate with viewers nationwide."
For more information on College MatchDay, visit the College MatchDay home page on the USTA National Campus' website.
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