UNLV To Host Men's Tennis ITA Regional
10/25/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 25, 1999
LAS VEGAS - More than 100 men's collegiate tennis players will compete this week at the 1999 ITA Regional Championships to be held for the third consecutive year at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on the UNLV campus.
Members from 17 teams will face off as individuals from Wednesday through Sunday on 12 courts each day in both singles and doubles. The tournament is one of nine regionals across the nation being played this month. Winners advance to the 1999 ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships February 3-6 in Dallas, Texas.
Two of the nation's top-30 players will be in action: 6th-ranked Robert Kendrick of Washington and 30th-ranked Leif Meineke of Boise State. Meineke and partner Wesley Moodie, ranked second nationally, also will compete in doubles.
UNLV will have six singles entries and three doubles teams. The Rebels will be led by 39th-ranked junior Vladimir Pavicevic in singles and the 28th-ranked doubles team of Pavicevic and Nenad Zivkovic.
Wednesday's first round, which gets under way at 8 a.m., will feature 50 singles matches and 25 doubles matches. There will be a consolation draw in singles to ensure each entrant at least two matches.
The finals are set for Sunday with the singles championship at 10 a.m. and doubles following. Admission to all matches is free of charge.
TEAMS SENDING COMPETITORSAir Force Boise State BYU University of DenverIdaho Idaho StateMontanaMontana StateUNLV New Mexico New Mexico StateNorthern Arizona San Diego StateUtah Utah State WashingtonWeber State
