University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Set To Host ITA Kick-Off Weekend
January 21, 2015 | Men's Tennis
CONGRATULATIONS TO NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS - ITA KICK OFF WEEKEND CHAMPIONS
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina men's tennis team will play host this Friday and Saturday to the annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
Sixth-ranked North Carolina will be joined in Chapel Hill by 36th-ranked Alabama, 38th-ranked Virginia Tech and 44th-ranked Oregon for this weekend's two-day tournament. All four teams are undefeated coming into this weekend with North Carolina at 4-0, Oregon 3-0 and Alabama and Virginia Tech both 2-0.
The winner of this weekend's Kick-Off event will earn a spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship at the Midtown Athletic Club in Chicago, Ill. That tournament runs February 13-16.
GoHeels.com will provide full coverage of this weekend's event. Following is the schedule for each day and the live stats links associated with those matches.
Friday, January 23
10 a.m. – Virginia Tech 4, Alabama 1
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1:30 p.m. – North Carolina 4, Oregon 0
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Saturday, January 24
3 p.m. – Oregon 4, Alabama 0
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6:30 p.m. – North Carolina 4, Virginia Tech 1
Fans can also follow the action this weekend on Twitter at either @carolinatennis or @ITATennis. Use the hashtag #ITAKickOff and search ITAKickOff to find who is tweeting about this weekend's event around the country.
North Carolina is one of 15 Kick-Off Weekend sites this weekend with the champions from those 15 tournaments joining the University of Illinois, the host school, in Chicago February 13-16 for ITA Nationals.
Easy To Find Links Related To This Weekend's ITA KickOff Events
2014-15 University of North Carolina Men's Tennis Stats
ITA Division I Men's Team Rankings January 20
ITA Kick-Off Weekend Event Page
ITA Website Chapel Hill Site Preview
UNC In the ITA Kickoff Weekend (8-6)
2009: UNC vs. VCU (2-4 L), UNC vs. California (4-3 W); held in Chapel Hill, N.C.
2010: UNC vs. Miami (4-2 W), UNC vs. Georgia (2-4 L); held in Athens, Ga.
2011: UNC vs. Georgia Tech (4-3 W), UNC vs. Georgia (1-4 L); held in Athens, Ga.
2012: UNC vs. Illinois (4-2 W), UNC vs. Auburn (1-4 L); held in Atlanta, Ga.
2013: UNC vs. Tulsa (4-3 W), UNC vs. Tennessee (1-4 L); held in Urbana, Ill.
2014: UNC vs. San Diego State (4-1 W), UNC vs. Duke (2-4 L); held in Durham, N.C.
2015: UNC vs. Oregon (4-0 W), UNC vs. Virginia Tech (4-1 W); held in Chapel Hill, N.C.
