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CSUN Accepts Invitation to inaugural Universal Tennis NIT Championship
5/7/2023 8:35:00 AM | Women's Tennis
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—The CSUN women's tennis team has accepted an invitation to the inaugural Universal Tennis NIT Championship.
The University Tennis NIT Championship will be conducted from May 17-20 at the Peachtree City Tennis Center in Peachtree City, Ga., just outside of Atlanta. CSUN is guaranteed two duals in the tournament. In addition, Amazon Prime will stream the tournament and be available to regular Prime subscribers at no additional cost.
The Matadors are part of an eight-team field that includes Air Force (12-12), Colorado (12-12), Iowa (13-10), Stetson (18-8), TCU (13-9), fellow Big West member UC San Diego (10-13), and Wyoming (14-10). Information on CSUN's draw will be announced next week.
CSUN leads the all-time series against Air Force 6-1. The Matadors defeated the Falcons 4-3 in the last meeting between the two teams on Jan. 26, 2014. CSUN and Colorado played 10 times between 1977 and 1992, with the Buffs winning nine times. The last time the two squads met, Colorado defeated the Matadors 6-0 on Mar. 27, 1992.
CSUN and Iowa have played two previous times, with each team winning once. Most recently, the Hawkeyes defeated the Matadors 5-2 on Mar. 21, 2013. Stetson defeated CSUN 4-3 on Mar. 8, 2013, in the only previous meeting between the two clubs. The Universal Tennis NIT would be the first time the Matadors would play TCU.
CSUN defeated UC San Diego on Apr. 26, 5-2, in La Jolla to take a 10-1 all-time series lead. CSUN leads the all-time series against Wyoming 2-1. The Cowgirls defeated the Matadors 4-3 on Mar. 20, 2015, in the last meeting between the two teams.
The Matadors went 17-6, the most dual wins for the program since 2011, when CSUN won 16 (16-6). CSUN defeated three teams (Boston U, Fordham, and Youngstown State) that won their respective conferences and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The Matadors ended 2023 with a 6-3 league record, the most victories for the Matadors in Big West play since 2008, when CSUN went 6-2 in conference play. CSUN defeated UC Santa Barbara twice, the 2022 Big West Champions. The Matadors advanced to the semifinals of the Big West Championship losing to Cal Poly.
Four CSUN women's tennis players were selected All-Big West Conference, as announced by the conference on May 4.
Jolene Coetzee and Angela Ho were selected first-team All-Conference in doubles. Playing exclusively at No. 1, Coetzee and Ho went 12-5 for the Matadors during the Spring. Counting Fall Tournament play, Coetzee and Ho are 18-7. Coetzee and Ho are the first CSUN doubles team to earn first-team All-Conference honors since 2016 (Mickey Hsu/Kristen Poei).
The pair entered the Division I ITA Collegiate Tennis National Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point in doubles this past week at No. 89.
Yuliia Zhytelna and Sasha Turchak were both named second-team All-Conference in singles. Playing primarily at No. 3, Zhytelna recorded a team-high 15 singles victories (15-4). Turchak served as the Matadors' No. 2 player for most of the season. She went 12-7.
Coetzee was selected honorable mention All-Conference in singles for the second time in her career. The No. 1 CSUN player, Coetzee went 7-12.
Finally, Zhytelna and Turchak were named honorable mention All-Conference in doubles. The duo played together in 22 matches at No. 2, posting a 14-8 record.
CSUN is playing outside a conference tournament for the first time since 2001 when the Matadors, as Big Sky Conference champions, lost 4-1 to Fresno State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Universal Tennis announced the tournament in March as proof of furthering support of college tennis by the organization, which generates millions in revenue for college programs each year and has streamed over 20,000 matches featuring more than 1,300 college players globally.
The announcement of the NIT Championship follows the launch of the Universal Tennis Collegiate Alliance ("UTCA") was created to support the future of all college programs in the United States. The UTCA Executive Committee voted unanimously to support the launch of the NIT Championship.
~#UniteTheValley~
The University Tennis NIT Championship will be conducted from May 17-20 at the Peachtree City Tennis Center in Peachtree City, Ga., just outside of Atlanta. CSUN is guaranteed two duals in the tournament. In addition, Amazon Prime will stream the tournament and be available to regular Prime subscribers at no additional cost.
The Matadors are part of an eight-team field that includes Air Force (12-12), Colorado (12-12), Iowa (13-10), Stetson (18-8), TCU (13-9), fellow Big West member UC San Diego (10-13), and Wyoming (14-10). Information on CSUN's draw will be announced next week.
CSUN leads the all-time series against Air Force 6-1. The Matadors defeated the Falcons 4-3 in the last meeting between the two teams on Jan. 26, 2014. CSUN and Colorado played 10 times between 1977 and 1992, with the Buffs winning nine times. The last time the two squads met, Colorado defeated the Matadors 6-0 on Mar. 27, 1992.
CSUN and Iowa have played two previous times, with each team winning once. Most recently, the Hawkeyes defeated the Matadors 5-2 on Mar. 21, 2013. Stetson defeated CSUN 4-3 on Mar. 8, 2013, in the only previous meeting between the two clubs. The Universal Tennis NIT would be the first time the Matadors would play TCU.
CSUN defeated UC San Diego on Apr. 26, 5-2, in La Jolla to take a 10-1 all-time series lead. CSUN leads the all-time series against Wyoming 2-1. The Cowgirls defeated the Matadors 4-3 on Mar. 20, 2015, in the last meeting between the two teams.
The Matadors went 17-6, the most dual wins for the program since 2011, when CSUN won 16 (16-6). CSUN defeated three teams (Boston U, Fordham, and Youngstown State) that won their respective conferences and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The Matadors ended 2023 with a 6-3 league record, the most victories for the Matadors in Big West play since 2008, when CSUN went 6-2 in conference play. CSUN defeated UC Santa Barbara twice, the 2022 Big West Champions. The Matadors advanced to the semifinals of the Big West Championship losing to Cal Poly.
Four CSUN women's tennis players were selected All-Big West Conference, as announced by the conference on May 4.
Jolene Coetzee and Angela Ho were selected first-team All-Conference in doubles. Playing exclusively at No. 1, Coetzee and Ho went 12-5 for the Matadors during the Spring. Counting Fall Tournament play, Coetzee and Ho are 18-7. Coetzee and Ho are the first CSUN doubles team to earn first-team All-Conference honors since 2016 (Mickey Hsu/Kristen Poei).
The pair entered the Division I ITA Collegiate Tennis National Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point in doubles this past week at No. 89.
Yuliia Zhytelna and Sasha Turchak were both named second-team All-Conference in singles. Playing primarily at No. 3, Zhytelna recorded a team-high 15 singles victories (15-4). Turchak served as the Matadors' No. 2 player for most of the season. She went 12-7.
Coetzee was selected honorable mention All-Conference in singles for the second time in her career. The No. 1 CSUN player, Coetzee went 7-12.
Finally, Zhytelna and Turchak were named honorable mention All-Conference in doubles. The duo played together in 22 matches at No. 2, posting a 14-8 record.
CSUN is playing outside a conference tournament for the first time since 2001 when the Matadors, as Big Sky Conference champions, lost 4-1 to Fresno State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Universal Tennis announced the tournament in March as proof of furthering support of college tennis by the organization, which generates millions in revenue for college programs each year and has streamed over 20,000 matches featuring more than 1,300 college players globally.
The announcement of the NIT Championship follows the launch of the Universal Tennis Collegiate Alliance ("UTCA") was created to support the future of all college programs in the United States. The UTCA Executive Committee voted unanimously to support the launch of the NIT Championship.
~#UniteTheValley~
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