North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Set to Host 2021 ITA Kickoff Weekend
12/7/2020 4:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis
TEMPE, ARIZ. - The NC State men's tennis program will be a host site for the 2021 ITA Kickoff, as announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) on Thursday. The event will take place Jan. 22-25 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. Matches hosted by NC State will be played Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23.
No. 8 Stanford, No. 14 Tennessee and No. 15 Mississippi will make the trip to Raleigh for the ITA Kickoff. The Wolfpack will take on Mississippi in the first round and will then play Stanford or Tennessee.
The ITA has modified the format of the 2021 Kickoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will seven host sites for the Kickoff weekend instead of the typical 15. The weekend will keep its typical format of four teams at each host site, with each team playing two matches. The two-win team at each site will advance to the ITA Indoor National Championship, hosted Feb. 5-7, 2021 by the University of Illinois at the Atkins Tennis Center.
NC STATE AT THE 2020 ITA KICKOFF:
The Wolfpack punched its ticket to ITA Indoors for the first time ever at the 2020 ITA Kickoff, taking down Utah State 4-0 and Virginia 4-1.
NC State's win over the Cavaliers was historic not only for its ITA Indoors connotations, but also because it was the Wolfpack's first win over Virginia since 1999. The team took the doubles point and won three singles matches to earn its spot at ITA Indoors.
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