ROME, Ga. (October 28, 2026) – The University of North Alabama men and women's tennis teams will travel to Rome, Ga. this weekend for the second annual UTR Tennisfest located at the Rome Tennis Center. 

Tennisfest is a four-day event from Oct. 29-Nov.1 featuring four separate divisions. The Lions will be competing in the Division I Invitational section of the event.  

The Division I Invitational section includes singles rounds throughout the weekend, with each player playing at least five matches.  

Thursday will consist of two matches for each player, while Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be one match each. Exact match schedules and draws will be released shortly before the event.  

Competing in the women's singles will be seniors Emma Ansorge, Louise Booker, Mathilde Delaney, junior Josefa Fuenzalida Salamanca, freshman Anastasiia Kostiushkina, sophomore Sammie Schouten and freshman Rio Wakayma. 

Competing in the men's singles will be freshmen Adrian Climent Cardona, Jochi Cuevas Sobejano, senior Whitman Davis, junior Jip Langerhuizen, junior Satoru Nakajima and freshman Jack White.  

UTR Tennisfest is also hosting three other events; a college showcase, the NAIA Individual National Championships and the NJCAA Individual National Championships.  

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