Trojans to Compete at the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships

This weekend the Women of Troy will begin their campaign at the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships. This tournament, held at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., brings together the nation's top Division I women's tennis players to compete. Prequalifying rounds will begin on Sept. 29, while the Qualifying matches are set for Oct. 2-3 and the main draw will run from Oct. 4 through Oct. 7.

In the singles competition, junior Becca Weissmann and freshman Salma Ewing, the No. 5 ranked freshman/newcomer in the country, will begin competition in the Prequalifying rounds on Sept. 29. Senior No. 74 Rianna Valdes will start playing on Oct. 2 in the Qualifying rounds. In the doubles portion of the competition, the No. 27 ranked duo of Angela Kulikov/Rianna Valdes play in the Qualifying rounds on Oct. 2.

In addition to playing to win the tournament title, players will be competing to secure a berth to the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, which takes place November 7-11, in Surprise, Arizona. The singles quarterfinalists, consolation singles champion and finalist, along with doubles semifinalists and consolation doubles champion and finalist will advance to the later rounds of the Fall National Championship.

For more information on the Oracle/ITA Women's All-American Championships, click here.

Players Mentioned

Salma Ewing

Angela Kulikov

Rianna Valdes

Becca Weissmann