@CanesWTennis Releases 2016 Fall Schedule
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami head women’s tennis coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews announced Wednesday the team’s schedule for the upcoming fall season.
The Hurricanes, who finished the 2016 spring campaign ranked No. 10 in the nation, will have players participate in seven tournaments across five different states.
Included among those events is the annual Miami Fall Invite, which Miami will host at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center from Sept. 23-25.
“Every season poses a new set of expectations. We are beginning a serious journey this year,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. “This program has been good for many years; we need to focus on great. Average to good isn’t that hard. Good to great takes character. That begins in September.”
Miami will begin play Sept. 16-18 at the Duke Bonk Invitational in Cary, N.C. The Hurricanes and Blue Devils will be joined by players from Florida, Furman, LSU, North Carolina, NC State, TCU, Virginia and VCU in the field.
The Miami Fall Invite, held, as aforementioned, Sept. 23-25, will features players from Miami, Florida Atlantic, FIU and Pittsburgh, which is coached by former Hurricane assistant coach Alex Santos.
Following their weekend at home, the Hurricanes will make the trip up to Tampa, Fla., to take part in the Bedford Cup from Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
Up next, for players who are selected by the ITA to participate, is the prestigious Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif., from Oct. 1-9. Last year, Sinead Lohan became the first Miami singles player to advance to the championship of the tournament.
From Oct. 14-16, the Hurricanes will be in Ann Arbor, Mich., for the Wolverine Invitational along with Michigan, Princeton and Washington. Michigan head coach Ronni Bernstein, née Reis, was an eight-time ITA All-American as a player at Miami.
Miami will return to action in the Sunshine State Oct. 20-24 for the USTA/ITA Southeast Regionals in Gainesville, Fla.
The final tournament of the fall, for individuals who qualify, will be the elite USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in Flushing, N.Y., from Nov. 3-6.
“It doesn’t really matter who or what is in front of us regarding the schedule,” Yaroshuk-Tews said, “but rather what is in ourselves.”
The Hurricanes return five players from last year’s 21-win team and have also added four newcomers to the roster.
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