FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (October 7, 2019) – Northern Arizona women's tennis senior
Chiara Tomasetti will open play at the Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships on Wednesday in Tulsa, Okla. where she will be a part of a star-studded field. Tomasetti, currently ranked No. 71 in the country, was selected for the women's singles main draw, which will feature nine of the top 10 players in the Oracle ITA Preseason National Rankings.
"Chiara showed us at (the Oracle ITA Masters) that she's up there with the best players in the country," said head coach
Ewa Bogusz. "She's going straight to the main draw where she belongs and we're excited to see her compete in high-level action again."
The ITA All-American Championships is currently in the qualifying draw as of Monday with the main draw slated to start on Wednesday. Play will continue at the Case Tennis Center at Lafortune Park in Tulsa until the quarterfinal round where it will be moved to the University of Tulsa campus through the finals.
Tomasetti will be making her third appearance at the ITA All-American Championships, but first with an automatic selection to the main draw. Last season, Tomasetti went 1-1 in singles play in the pre-qualifying draw with her win coming in convincing 6-2, 6-2 fashion against Florida State's Petra Hule, who was ranked No. 80 nationally at the time.
The Roesrath, Germany native is 6-1 this fall in singles play and is coming off a 1-1 showing at the Oracle ITA Masters on Sept. 26-27. Tomasetti notched a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 63 Iuliia Bryzgalova of Penn.
Tomasetti opened the fall by winning her draw at the ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains in early September.
Tomasetti's first round main draw opponent will be determined at the conclusion of the qualifying round.
