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Fifty-six of 64 spots in the NCAA singles championship have been decided as Conference Masters and the four ITA sectionals have nearly come to a conclusion. All that’s left? Quarterfinal playoffs.
It all rests on 16 matches tomorrow across the men’s and women’s game. There’s so much at stake for these players who look to punch their ticket to Athens. Here is a list of matches to watch tomorrow. Find a hub of stream links here.
No. 5 Devin Badenhorst (Baylor) vs. Zachary Viiala (Illinois) — 11 a.m. EST
Badenhorst has struggled to start the season, dropping to 3-4 after losing in the Central Sectional quarterfinal to Hank Trondson (Oklahoma State) in straight sets. Even so, he has one more shot to get into the big dance.
No. 85 Toby Kodat (NC State) vs. Justin Chung (Penn) — 10:30 a.m. EST
The No. 5 newcomer Kodat has had an up-and-down start to his college career. The 23 year old will only play a season of college ball, but he could still leave his mark if he can get into the singles championship.
No. 27 Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) vs. Tito Chavez (Oklahoma) — 11 a.m. EST
No. 71 Aryan Shah (Wake Forest) vs. Adam Bain (Penn) — 10:30 a.m. EST
Marko Milosavljevic (Jacksonville State) vs. Tyler Bowers (Auburn) 10 a.m. EST
No. 75 Azariah Rusher (Florida State) vs. Vlado Jankanj (Ole Miss) 10 a.m. EST
Marko Maksimovic (UNLV) vs. No. 98 Vincent Marysko (San Diego) 1 p.m. EST
Matthias Uwe Kask (Arizona) vs. No. 37 Sasha Rozin (Arizona) 1 p.m. EST
No. 60 Lexington Reed (Texas A&M) vs. Alyssa Novoa (Tulsa) — TBA
No. 124 Veronika Kliuch (Oklahoma State) vs. Sydney Jara (Texas A&M) — TBA
No. 71 Oliwia Orlinska (Maryland) vs. Esha Velaga (Penn) — 10:30 a.m. EST
Maddy Zampardo (UNC) vs. Victoria Osuigwe (NC State) — 10:30 a.m. EST
Osuigwe and Zampardo were dueling in the ACC Championship semifinals last year before No. 10 Mia Slama clinched the rivalry for the Pack on another court. It was absolute cinema in the making before being cut short. They get their rematch here with more massive stakes. Both players look to qualify in singles in addition to their previous doubles berth.
Unfortunately, the TrackTennis streams at Penn have not shown a scoreboard and they are not using the live scoring app. Tracking this one could be a challenge.
Malwina Rowinska (FAU) vs. Hiilani Williams (Indiana) — 11:30 a.m.
Reese Frank (Purdue) vs. MaryBoyce Deatherage (Florida State) — 11:30 a.m.
Emily Deming (San Diego) vs. No. 20 Ziva Falkner (Pepperdine) — TBA
Laura Cilekova (Cal) vs. Isabella Wong (UC Santa Barbra) — TBA
