Men's Tennis Returns Home for Seventh Annual Redbird Invitational
NORMAL, Ill.-- The ISU men's tennis team will return home for the Seventh Annual Redbird Invitational at Gregory Street Tennis Courts (Sept 20-21). The tournament will feature eight teams and be played in Davis Cup format (Each player can expect to get one singles match and one doubles match each day).
WEEKEND SLATE
The three-day invitational will include one singles match and one doubles match during each day of competition. Matches will begin at noon on Friday. Play will continue on Saturday and run all-day. Day three of the tournament will finish on Sunday afternoon.
TOURNEY FIELD
The 2024-25 7th Annual Redbird Invitational will include ISU (SUMMIT), Marquette (Big East), Eastern Illinois University (OVC), Washington University- St Louis (UAA), Eastern Kentucky (ASUN), North Dakota (SUMMIT), DePauw (North Coast Athletic Conference) and IUP (Horizon).
River Forest Notes: Caden Scarlett and Tomas Valencia claimed the No. 1 doubles flight championship at River Forest Invitational. ISU also claimed nine victories in the two-day Invitational in both singles and doubles play.
Up Next: The Redbirds will be hitting the road once again for the 67th Annual Men's College Invite in San Diego, California (Sept. 26-29). ISU will conclude the final portion of the fall schedule in East Lansing, Michigan at the ITA Regionals (Oct. 10-14) hosted by Michigan State University.
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