Saturday, September 21
Tulsa, Okla.
7:30 AM PT
UC Irvine
at
ITA All-American Championships
Sakagawa, Zamora Start Season at ITA All-American Championships
September 20, 2024 | Men's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. - Seniors Noah Zamora and Hiroki Sakagawa are set to kick off the fall tournament season for UC Irvine men's tennis at the prestigious ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sept. 21-29.
Β
The ITA All-American Championships start with pre-qualifying singles and doubles, Sept. 21-22. The qualifying draw follows on Sept. 23-24, while the main draw will take place, Sept. 25-29.
Β
Zamora is one of 48 automatic main draw qualifiers and will begin singles play in the Round of 64 on Wednesday, Sept. 25. He is 121st in the ITA Division I Men's National Preseason Singles Rankings. Zamora is a three-time All-Big West selection in both singles and doubles. This will be his third consecutive appearance in the ITA All-American Championships after competing in the pre-qualifying round in 2022 and 2023.
Β
Sakagawa is part of the 128-player pre-qualifying singles draw. Last year, which was his first as an Anteater, Sakagawa was a first-team All-Big West selection in singles and earned second-team honors in doubles.Β
Sakagawa and Zamora are also entered in the ITA All-American Championships doubles draw. The duo came in at No. 90 in the preseason doubles rankings.
Β
This year, the NCAA Individual Championships will be held in the fall, and the ITA All-American is one of four qualifying tournaments. Ten student-athletes will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (eight main draw quarterfinalists and two feed-in consolation finalists), while all four doubles main draw semifinalists will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship.
PRE-QUALIFYING DRAW
Saturday, Sept. 21
Singles R128: Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) vs. Henry Ruger (Vanderbilt), 7:30 a.m. PT
Doubles R32: Sakagawa/Zamora (UCI) vs. Nidunjianzan/Short (Princeton), 11:30 a.m. PT
Sunday, Sept. 22
Singles R64: TBA
Singles R32: TBA
Doubles R16: TBA
QUALIFYING DRAW
Monday, Sept. 23
Singles R64: TBA
Doubles R32: TBA
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Singles R32: TBA
Doubles R16: TBA
MAIN DRAW
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Singles R64: Noah Zamora vs. TBA
Doubles R32: TBA
Thursday, Sept. 26
Singles R32: TBA
Doubles R16: TBA
Friday, Sept. 27
Singles R16: TBA
Singles Quarterfinals: TBA
Doubles Quarterfinals: TBA
Saturday, Sept. 28
Singles Semifinals: TBA
Doubles Semifinals: TBA
Sunday, Sept. 29
Singles Final: TBA
Doubles Final: TBA
Β
Β
The ITA All-American Championships start with pre-qualifying singles and doubles, Sept. 21-22. The qualifying draw follows on Sept. 23-24, while the main draw will take place, Sept. 25-29.
Β
Zamora is one of 48 automatic main draw qualifiers and will begin singles play in the Round of 64 on Wednesday, Sept. 25. He is 121st in the ITA Division I Men's National Preseason Singles Rankings. Zamora is a three-time All-Big West selection in both singles and doubles. This will be his third consecutive appearance in the ITA All-American Championships after competing in the pre-qualifying round in 2022 and 2023.
Β
Sakagawa is part of the 128-player pre-qualifying singles draw. Last year, which was his first as an Anteater, Sakagawa was a first-team All-Big West selection in singles and earned second-team honors in doubles.Β
Sakagawa and Zamora are also entered in the ITA All-American Championships doubles draw. The duo came in at No. 90 in the preseason doubles rankings.
Β
This year, the NCAA Individual Championships will be held in the fall, and the ITA All-American is one of four qualifying tournaments. Ten student-athletes will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (eight main draw quarterfinalists and two feed-in consolation finalists), while all four doubles main draw semifinalists will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship.
PRE-QUALIFYING DRAW
Saturday, Sept. 21
Singles R128: Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) vs. Henry Ruger (Vanderbilt), 7:30 a.m. PT
Doubles R32: Sakagawa/Zamora (UCI) vs. Nidunjianzan/Short (Princeton), 11:30 a.m. PT
Sunday, Sept. 22
Singles R64: TBA
Singles R32: TBA
Doubles R16: TBA
QUALIFYING DRAW
Monday, Sept. 23
Singles R64: TBA
Doubles R32: TBA
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Singles R32: TBA
Doubles R16: TBA
MAIN DRAW
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Singles R64: Noah Zamora vs. TBA
Doubles R32: TBA
Thursday, Sept. 26
Singles R32: TBA
Doubles R16: TBA
Friday, Sept. 27
Singles R16: TBA
Singles Quarterfinals: TBA
Doubles Quarterfinals: TBA
Saturday, Sept. 28
Singles Semifinals: TBA
Doubles Semifinals: TBA
Sunday, Sept. 29
Singles Final: TBA
Doubles Final: TBA
Β
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
UCI Men's Tennis tiebreaks...π€«
Wednesday, April 15
Anteater Spotlights | Ep. 10 | Max Fardanesh
Tuesday, March 31
ππ¨ π¬πππ₯ ππ‘π π ππ¦π...
Monday, February 23
UCI Athletics 2026 Hall of Fame Ceremony - Jim Snyder
Tuesday, February 17
