Nov. 4, 2009

Championship Central

WACO, Texas - Senior Lenka Broosova earned one of 12 at-large bids for a spot in the 32-player field at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor National Championships, hosted by Yale University in New Haven, Conn., from Nov. 5-8.

The tournament hosted by Yale University at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Conn., will consist of a 32-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles field, with a mandatory consolation field for first round losers. Of the 32 singles participants 25 are ranked in the ITA preseason rankings. Among those 25 ranked players are the No. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 players in the listings.

"I'm quite sure Lenka is not satisfied in her results this fall and would love to end the individual season on a high note," head coach Joey Scrivano said. "There is no better way to do that than having a strong showing at National Indoor. I'm confident Lenka will step up and compete at the highest level this weekend."

Broosova will compete against the 12 regional champions, the four All-American semifinalists, two host wildcards, one super bowl champion from the Small College Championships and one ITA wildcard.

Broosova is ranked No. 23 in the ITA's preseason listings and has 4-3 record in two fall tournaments, including a quarterfinal at the Wilson/ITA Texas Regional.

To be selected as an at-large participant, competitors must have reached at least the quarterfinals of an ITA Regional Championship. From this pool, the ITA National Tournament Committee selects singles players in order of preseason ITA national ranking (once the ranking lists has been exhausted, the committee will make the selection based on fall results/performance).

The first round singles tournament will start on Thursday, Nov. 5, with second and quarterfinal action taking place on Friday, Nov. 6. The semifinals will then be on Saturday and the finals on Sunday. The consolation play will start on Friday with all players being reseeded and re-drawn.