Rutgers Women's Tennis Releases Fall Slate
Jul 20 | Women's Tennis
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Rutgers women's tennis team released its schedule for the fall season today, head coach Ben Bucca announced.
The Scarlet Knights will compete in four tournaments during the fall season, starting the weekend of Sept. 14-16 at the Eastern Intercollegiate Tournament on the campus of the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Two weeks later, RU will travel to Rhode Island to take part in Brown University's Invitational Tournament from Sept. 29-30.
Next, the team will take part in the USTA Invitational from Oct. 6-8 at the National Tennis Center -home of the U.S. Open' in Flushing, N.Y. The squad will wrap up its fall season at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Tournament from Oct. 19-23 hosted by Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.
The Scarlet Knights (8-15) closed out last season at the BIG EAST Championships in Tampa, Fla. RU faced No. 5 seed West Virginia in the first round, posting a 4-2 victory over the Mountaineers on April 19. The upset came after Rutgers fell, 6-1, in the regular-season dual match between the two squads. Rutgers, which competed in 10 matches decided by one point this season, continued its doubles success, going 13-10 against opponents in doubles.
For the second consecutive season, the Scarlet Knights were named All-Academic status by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Rutgers is one of 93 teams to earn the award. The ITA awards any member team all-academic honors for obtaining a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above.
Women's Tennis Fall Schedule
Sept 14-16 Eastern Intercollegiate @U.S. Military Academy
Sept. 29-30 Brown University @Brown University
Oct. 6-8 USTA Invitational @ NYC National Tennis Center
Oct. 19- 23 ITA Regional @ Old Dominion University
