Two Wildcats to Compete at ITA Fall Nationals

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.– Will Bushamuka and Ryo Matsumura of the Kentucky men’s tennis team will compete in the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships. The tournament will be held November 1-5 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and other resort locations.  
 
Both Bushamuka and Matsumura qualified as at-large selections. The Oracle ITA National Fall Championships will feature a 64-player singles draw, while doubles consist of a 32-team draw. Players qualified for the tournament through designated placings at earlier ITA National Championships and the ITA Regional Championships Presented by Oracle, as well as at-large selections. The Oracle ITA National Fall Championships is the only intercollegiate event to feature competitors from all five divisions competing for a single national championship.
 
Bushamuka will be the first Wildcat to see the court and will face No. 16 seeded Thomas Laurent of Oregon at 3:15 ET. Laurent earned his way into the tournament after making the quarterfinals of the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men’s All-American Championships. The winner will face either jack Molloy of California or Harrison Scott of Texas.
 
Matsumura will compete at 3:45 p.m. ET. He will take on Ferran Calvo of Oklahoma. Calvo made his way into the tournament as an at-large selection. The winner will face either Johannes Ingildsen of Florida or Alex Lebedev of Notre Dame on Thursday at a time to be determined.
 
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