Tuesday, November 19
Waco, Texas
All Day
UCLA
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NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships
Spencer Johnson (Photo: Mac Brown)
Photo by: Mac Brown
Men's Tennis Quartet Set for NCAA Individuals
November 18, 2024 | Men's Tennis
WACO, Texas โ Four members of the UCLA men's tennis team are set to begin play at Baylor's Hurd Tennis Center Tuesday, when the NCAA Championships kick off as part of a two-year pilot program.
Individual competitions (singles and doubles) will run through Sunday. Team championships will continue to be held in the spring, concluding dual-match play.
Spencer Johnson and Emon van Loben Sels are part of the singles field. Alexander Hoogmartens and Aadarsh Tripathi will team up in doubles play. Hoogmartens (singles in 2022) is the only one out of the quartet who has competed at NCAA individuals.
Johnson was crowned the ITA Southwest Regional Championships singles titleholder, earning his NCAA spot when he became a finalist. By winning the doubles crown at the same event, the pair of Hoogmartens and Tripathi received its spot. A victory in a ITA West Sectional Championships quarterfinal playoff punched van Loben Sels' ticket.
All matches by streamed on ESPN+, with Cracked Racquets providing commentary. Liveย stats can be found HERE.
Singles matches start Tuesday, while doubles begins Wednesday.
โข Emon van Loben Sels vs. Alex Chang (CAL) โ Tuesday, 9 a.m. PT
โข Spencer Johnson vs. Duncan Chan (TCU) โ Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. PT
โข Alexander Hoogmartens/Aadarsh Tripathi vs. No. 5-8 Devin Badenhorst/Zsombor Velcz (BAY) โ Wednesday, time TBD
Individual competitions (singles and doubles) will run through Sunday. Team championships will continue to be held in the spring, concluding dual-match play.
Spencer Johnson and Emon van Loben Sels are part of the singles field. Alexander Hoogmartens and Aadarsh Tripathi will team up in doubles play. Hoogmartens (singles in 2022) is the only one out of the quartet who has competed at NCAA individuals.
Johnson was crowned the ITA Southwest Regional Championships singles titleholder, earning his NCAA spot when he became a finalist. By winning the doubles crown at the same event, the pair of Hoogmartens and Tripathi received its spot. A victory in a ITA West Sectional Championships quarterfinal playoff punched van Loben Sels' ticket.
All matches by streamed on ESPN+, with Cracked Racquets providing commentary. Liveย stats can be found HERE.
Singles matches start Tuesday, while doubles begins Wednesday.
โข Emon van Loben Sels vs. Alex Chang (CAL) โ Tuesday, 9 a.m. PT
โข Spencer Johnson vs. Duncan Chan (TCU) โ Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. PT
โข Alexander Hoogmartens/Aadarsh Tripathi vs. No. 5-8 Devin Badenhorst/Zsombor Velcz (BAY) โ Wednesday, time TBD
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