Trio Travels to Oracle ITA National Fall Championships

Wednesday, November 7

Surprise, AZ

Florida Gators

Oracle ITA National Fall Championships

Trio Travels to Oracle ITA National Fall Championships

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Women’s Tennis sends three players west to the final event of the fall season

By: Sam Stolte

TEMPE, Ariz. – McCartney Kessler, Victoria Emma and Ida Jarlskog are to set compete against some of the best singles and doubles talent the nation has to offer when they represent the University of Florida women's tennis program at the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships held at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, Arizona. The event, which is the only collegiate tennis tournament to feature competitors from all five divisions (NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and JUCO) begins Wednesday, Nov. 7 and concludes Sunday, Nov. 11.

Jarlskog and Kessler will compete in the 64-player singles draw while Kessler and Emma will pair up in the 32-team doubles bracket. All three Gators earned their ticket to Tempe by winning event titles at the ITA Southeastern Regional Tournament. Jarlskog finished the Tournament with a 6-0 record and a Singles Championship while Kessler/Emma played to a 5-0 mark and hoisted the Doubles Championship trophy.

Jarlskog leads Florida with a 10-2 record in the fall while Kessler isn't too far behind with a mark of 9-2. Sophomores Kessler and Emma teamed up for the first time at the ITA Southeastern Regionals in October and achieved tremendous success in their debut pairing.

For Kessler, Jarlskog and Emma, this will be their final action of the fall campaign while teammates Marlee Zein, Tsveta Dimitrova and Katie Kubicz will compete at the Florida State All-Conference Showdown Friday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 11.

Draws
Wednesday, Nov. 7
Singles

Ida Jarlskog vs. Cameron Morra (North Carolina) – 10 a.m. ET
McCartney Kessler vs. Emily Smith (Vanderbilt) 10 a.m. ET
Full Singles Draw List

Doubles
Wednesday, Nov. 7

McCartney Kessler/Victoria Emma vs. Kate Fahey/Brienne Minor (Michigan) – 6 p.m. ET
Full Doubles Draw List

Tournament Info

The Oracle ITA National Fall Championships will feature a 64-player singles draw, while the doubles portion consists of a 32-team draw.
Matches will take place at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, Ariz.
Tournament Central

Qualifications

A full breakdown of the selection criteria can been found here.

How to Follow the Action

Draws, schedule of play, daily recaps and photo gallery links can be found on the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships event page.
Live scoring via Tennis Ticker will be available at both site locations, while TempuZ will provide live streaming coverage from two courts at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex.
Links to both live scoring and streaming are also available on the event page.
The men's and women's singles finals will be available to a national audience LIVE via ESPN3 and on the ESPN app, and later aired on ESPNU Tuesday, November 13th at 3 p.m. EDT/12 p.m. PDT, for the women's final and 5 p.m. EDT/2 p.m. PDT, for the men's final.
Fans can also follow the conversation on Twitter by following @ITA_Tennis and @OracleTennis and using the hashtag #ITAFallNats