HOUSTON – Three members of the Wichita State women's tennis team will head to Rice's George R. Brown Tennis Center in Houston, Texas to compete in the 2024 AAC Individual Championships October 24-27.
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Tennis players from all 13 American Athletic Conference women's tennis teams will travel to Houston to compete in the championship. Each team is sending two players to compete in singles, as well as one doubles pairing. The Shockers are sending
Kristina Kudryavtseva and
Giorgia Roselli to compete in singles and Roselli will team up with
Theodora Chantava to compete in doubles.
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The teams will be seeded by the AAC based on national rankings. Scoring for the matches will be in the traditional spring dual-match format.
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An official consolation bracket will also be played, giving each player at least two matches in Houston.
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The singles and doubles champion of each bracket will represent the American Athletic Conference at the 2024 ITA Conference Masters Championship November 7-10 in Rome, Georgia.
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The scheduled bracket with matches for the Shockers this week is listed out below.
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Women's Singles |Â Bracket |
Thursday, October 24 | First Round |
The top six seeded players receive byes
Ten first-round matches to be played at 10 a.m.
Kristina Kudryavtseva (WSU) vs Ekua Youri (UTSA)
Giorgia Roselli (WSU) vs. Micah Pierce (Tulane)Â |
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Thursday, October 24 | Round of 16 |
Eight matches to be played at 2 p.m. |
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Friday, October 25 | Quarterfinals |
Four matches to be played at 11:30 a.m. |
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Saturday, October 26 | Semifinals |
Two matches to be played at 11 a.m. |
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Sunday, October 27 | Final |
Championship match | Time TBD |
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Women's Doubles |Â Bracket |
Thursday, October 24 | First Round |
The top three seeded tandems receive byes
Five first-round matches to be played at 9 a.m. |
Giorgia Roselli/Theodora Chantava (WSU) vs. Gresi Bajri/VanessaMellynchuk (UAB) |
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Friday, October 25 | Quarterfinals |
Four matches to be played at 10 a.m. |
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Saturday, October 26 | Semifinals |
Two matches to be played at 9 a.m. |
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Sunday, October 27 | Final |
Championship match | Time TBD |