Buckeyes Open Campaign at ITA All-American Championships

Buckeyes Open Campaign at ITA All-American Championships

9/17/2026 11:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Four Buckeyes in singles main draw

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 2026-27 season starts for the Ohio State women's tennis team at the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C. The tournament features prequalifying and qualifying rounds and a main draw in singles and qualifying rounds and a main draw in doubles.

Prequalifying is set for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20, with qualifying Monday and Tuesday Sept. 21-22. The main draw will run Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 23-27.

Four Buckeyes are in the singles main draw –

In doubles, the duos of Perry and Johnson and Cisse-Ignatiev and Spencer are in the main draw. Cau and Nishino are in qualifying (and a main draw alternate).

The ITA All-American Championships are the first chance for players to earn a berth into this fall's NCAA singles and doubles championships. Ten singles players – eight main draw quarterfinalists and two feed-in consolation finalists – and five doubles teams (four main draw semifinalists and the consolation champion – will secure their spots. At last year's event, both Perry and Chavez advanced to the singles semifinals to...