Thursday, October 24
Houston, TX
Tulane University
vs
AAC Fall Individual Championship
Leigh Van Zyl
Pierce, Van Zyl Open AAC Fall Championships
Oct 23, 2024 | Women's Tennis
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
HOUSTON, TX – Tulane's Micah Pierce and Leigh Van Zyl are representing the Green Wave at the AAC Fall Championships, which are set to begin Thursday in Houston.
The American Individual Championships will be conducted for the first time in 2024 as the conference determines men's and women's champions in singles and doubles. The singles and doubles champions will represent the American Athletic Conference at the ITA Conference Masters Championships November 7-10 in Rome, Georgia.
Two singles players and one doubles tandem from each of the American Athletic Conference's 11 men's teams and 13 women's teams will compete for the individual titles.
First-round play in singles and doubles begins Thursday, while the round of 16 in singles concludes Thursday afternoon. The quarterfinals in singles and doubles will be played Friday, followed by Saturday's semifinals and Sunday's championship finals.
Consolation brackets in men's and women's singles will also be played, allowing each student-athlete the opportunity to play at least two matches.
Live coverage of the four championship finals begins at 9 a.m. CT on ESPN+. The most up-do-date information on The American Individual Tennis Championships, including links to live streams and scoring, is available on the conference's Championship Central.
Pierce and Van Zyl will play together in the Doubles Main Draw against Temple's Marianthi Christoforidou and Thamara Frasser Kawaratani at 9 a.m. The winner of that contest gets the top seed, Florida Atlantic's Millie-Mae Matthews and Malwina Rowinska at 10 a.m. Friday.
In the Singles Main Draw, Pierce will play Wichita State's Georgia Roselli Thursday at 10 a.m., with the winner facing second-seeded Leonie Moeller of Memphis in the Round of 16 at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Van Zyl takes on Vanessa Mellynchuk of UAB in a match that is also scheduled for 10 a.m. The winner of that match plays Divna Ratkovic of Rice at 2 p.m. Thursday.
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HOUSTON, TX – Tulane's Micah Pierce and Leigh Van Zyl are representing the Green Wave at the AAC Fall Championships, which are set to begin Thursday in Houston.
The American Individual Championships will be conducted for the first time in 2024 as the conference determines men's and women's champions in singles and doubles. The singles and doubles champions will represent the American Athletic Conference at the ITA Conference Masters Championships November 7-10 in Rome, Georgia.
Two singles players and one doubles tandem from each of the American Athletic Conference's 11 men's teams and 13 women's teams will compete for the individual titles.
First-round play in singles and doubles begins Thursday, while the round of 16 in singles concludes Thursday afternoon. The quarterfinals in singles and doubles will be played Friday, followed by Saturday's semifinals and Sunday's championship finals.
Consolation brackets in men's and women's singles will also be played, allowing each student-athlete the opportunity to play at least two matches.
Live coverage of the four championship finals begins at 9 a.m. CT on ESPN+. The most up-do-date information on The American Individual Tennis Championships, including links to live streams and scoring, is available on the conference's Championship Central.
Pierce and Van Zyl will play together in the Doubles Main Draw against Temple's Marianthi Christoforidou and Thamara Frasser Kawaratani at 9 a.m. The winner of that contest gets the top seed, Florida Atlantic's Millie-Mae Matthews and Malwina Rowinska at 10 a.m. Friday.
In the Singles Main Draw, Pierce will play Wichita State's Georgia Roselli Thursday at 10 a.m., with the winner facing second-seeded Leonie Moeller of Memphis in the Round of 16 at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Van Zyl takes on Vanessa Mellynchuk of UAB in a match that is also scheduled for 10 a.m. The winner of that match plays Divna Ratkovic of Rice at 2 p.m. Thursday.
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL TULANE ATHLETICS APP
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.
FOLLOW THE GREEN WAVE
Follow Tulane women's tennis on Twitter and Facebook (@GreenWaveWTenn), as well as Instagram (@TulaneWTennis) for behind-the-scenes coverage of the program.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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