Rams Gear up for Mountain West Fall Individuals and ITA Regionals

FORT COLLINS — Colorado State girls’s tennis will journey to Las Vegas, Nev., this week to compete within the Mountain West Fall Individuals. The three-day event begins Thursday, October 2, and runs via Monday on the Darling Tennis Center.

Each staff will ship three people to compete in singles play, with two of these athletes additionally pairing up in doubles. Representing the Rams are Sorcha Caves, Luana Avelar, and Stella Simpson-Morgan. Caves and Avelar will staff up in doubles competitors whereas additionally competing in singles.

The event supplies an early season alternative for gamers to check themselves in opposition to among the strongest competitors they may face later within the twin season. First-round doubles matches are scheduled to start at 3 p.m. on Thursday, adopted by singles play at 4 p.m. as courts open. Live scoring is on the market for all matches.

Caves and Avelar will open in opposition to Nevada’s Silvia-Maria Costache and Marlene Foerster, with the successful pair advancing to the quarterfinals. Simpson-Morgan, the youngest Ram within the discipline, will compete in singles in opposition to Isabella Crossman of Grand Canyon, gaining worthwhile expertise and an early have a look at her future competitors.

The Rams look to construct momentum in Las Vegas earlier than persevering with their fall schedule on the ITA Mountain Regional Championships, which begin simply after the Individuals. This event – which runs Oct. 7-11 in Provo, Utah, is an annual date on the schedule with the whole staff participating in opposition to regional foes.

Both tournaments are qualifiers for future fall occasions. Winners on the Individuals qualify for the IA Conference Masters Championships, held Nov. 6-9 in San Diego, Calif. The prime two finishers in singles on the ITA Regionals, in addition to the doubles champion, advance to the ITA Singles and Doubles Championships.