FLORENCE, Ala. (September 15, 2023) – North Alabama Director of Tennis Olaya Garrido-Rivas and Assistant Coach Aitor Reparaz have announced the 2023 Fall Men's Tennis schedule this month. The slate will consist of four invitationals, one dual meet and two events in conjunction with the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Reparaz will head the men's team in his second season with the Lions, helping guide the Lions to 10 wins in 2022-23 with a second-round appearance in the ASUN Tournament.
"We have five high-level tournaments this fall that will help us to see where we are at, and I'm excited to see them compete," says Reparaz.
ABOUT THE SCHEDULE
The fall season begins today, as the Lions make the trip to Jacksonville, Ala. for the Jax State Invite from Sept. 15 - 17. UNA will compete in two competitions simultaneously on Sept. 29-Oct. 1 as the Lions will send two players to the ITA All-American Qualifiers and five to the Samford Hidden Dual in Birmingham, Ala. The ITA Southern Regionals follows on Oct. 12 -17 in Auburn, Ala.
The UTC Steve Baras Invitational and the CCB Collegiate Invitational will take place on Oct. 27-29, sending four players to Chattanooga, Tenn. and three to Birmingham, Ala. before wrapping up the fall season with the North Alabama Invitational on Nov. 3-5 in Florence, Ala.
"We have a very young team with four freshman, two sophomores and one junior, said Reparaz. "This first month has been all about adjusting to change and getting to know each other. So far, I would highlight the talent and passion the freshmen are adding to the team. I am also happy how the three returners are leading and helping to build the strong culture we want to establish."
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ABOUT THE JAX STATE INVITE
North Alabama will have six players competing in the tournament, including reigning ASUN Freshman of the Year Lachlan Brain and one-half of the 2022-23 ASUN Doubles Pair of the Year in junior Nazar Fedoryshyn. The field will be rounded out by sophomore Izan Orgiles and freshmen Federico Scotuzzi, Birtan Duran and Alberto Altur.
The teams competing in the invitational are a pair of current or former ASUN members in Kennesaw State and hosts Jacksonville State, along with Southern Conference (SoCon) member Samford. The event will start Friday morning at 9 a.m. with four doubles matches, followed by eight singles matches. The second set of four double matches and eight single matches will start at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 16 will see the final round of singles and doubles matches start at 9 a.m. The semifinals in all draws of doubles and draws one and two of singles will start at 1 p.m., followed by the draw No. 3 semifinals at 3:30 p.m.
The tournament will wrap up on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. More information on draws and match times will be shared at JaxStateSports.com.
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