ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has announced the selections for the 2014 Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships and four Lobos earned spots on the list.
Sophomores Meredith Hopson and Gabrielle Otero have been selected to compete in the Pre-Qualifying singles draw scheduled for Sept. 27. Hopson and Otero earned a position to compete in the ITA All-Americans due to their success last season. Hopson finished her first year at UNM with an overall singles record of 21-12 and earned a final ITA regional ranking of 20. Hopson’s regular season was highlighted with a road win over Texas Tech’s All-Big 12 player, Lynn Kiro (6-3, 6-2). Otero, who spent the 2013-14 season playing at Louisiana State, completed the year with an overall singles record of 13-17. Otero competed primarily in the No. 3 and No. 4 singles positions. She ended her season at LSU with a four-match win streak including a win in the NCAA tournament.
Hopson and Otero will have to win three pre-qualifying matches and three qualifying matches to earn a spot in the main draw.
Doubles duo Dominique Dulski (sophomore) and Natasha Smith (senior) have been selected to compete in the ITA All-American Qualifying doubles draw. Competing primarily in the No. 2 doubles spot, Dulski and Smith completed last season with a 7-4 doubles record as a pair and earned a final ITA regional ranking of nine. Individually, Dulski finished the season with a doubles record of 17-8 and Smith tallied a 19-9 doubles record. The duo went 1-1 in the 2014 Mountain West Tournament.
For the 31st year in a row, the ITA All-American Championships will take place at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. and will be hosted by UCLA.
Draws are not yet available.
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