BATON ROUGE, La. – Eight members of the LSU men’s tennis team will compete in the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. October 1-9 at the Michael D. Case Center at the University of Tulsa and the Case Tennis Center in LaFortune Park.
The Tigers start the tournament with seven players in the pre-qualifying singles draw beginning Oct. 1. Veteran Tigers Benjamin Ambrosio and Ben Koch will be joined by transfers Chen Dong, Welsh Hotard, Julien Penzlin, Stefan Latinovic and George Stoupe.
Pair Julien Penzlin and Welsh Hotard, No. 53 in the ITA Preseason Doubles Rankings, will compete in the qualifying doubles draw starting October 3.
Junior Ronnie Hohmann earned a spot in the singles main draw starting on Oct. 5. Hohmann is currently ranked No. 14 in the ITA Preseason Singles Rankings and is a 2022 ITA All-American. This is his second time qualifying for the main draw at the ITA All-American Championships.
Nick Watson and Will Cubitt are currently pre-qualifying singles alternates.
Live stats and video will be available through ITA. Updates will be posted on Twitter, @LSUTennis. For more information about the tournament, visit here.
Tiger Tidbits
The Tigers are coming off a successful run at the Farnsworth invitational. The team went 25-15 in singles play. No. 14 Hohmann went 4-0 on the court. Penzlin went 4-1 while Latinovic, Watson and Dong secured 3-1 records. Koch started the season 2-1.For up-to-date information and behind-the-scenes access on the Tigers, follow the LSU men’s tennis team on Twitter and Instagram at @LSUTennis and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lsutennis.
Schedule
Pre-qualifying
Saturday, Oct. 1 – First & Second Round Singles
Sunday, Oct. 2 – Third Round & Qualifying Round Singles, One Round of Consolation
Qualifying
Monday, Oct. 3 – First Round Singles, First & Second Round of Doubles
Tuesday, Oct. 4 – Second Round & Qualifying Round Singles, Qualifying Round Doubles
One round of singles consolation
Main Draw
Wednesday, Oct. 5 – Main Draw: First Round Singles and Doubles
Thursday, Oct. 6 – Main Draw: Second Round Singles and Second Round Doubles
Consolation: First Round Singles and First Round Doubles
Friday, Oct. 7 – Main Draw: Third Round and Quarterfinal Singles, Quarterfinal Doubles
Consolation: Second Round and Quarterfinal Singles, Quarterfinal Doubles
Saturday, Oct. 8 – Main Draw: Semifinal Singles and Semifinal Doubles
Consolation: Semifinal Singles and Semifinal Doubles
Sunday, Oct. 9 – Main Draw: Singles Championship and Doubles Championship
Consolation: Singles Championship and Doubles Championship