ROME, GA. – The first day of the 2024 ITA Conference Masters Tournament was held all day on Thursday with the Buccaneers making a solid showing at the event. The event has all of the top players in the nation with them vying for bids to the national individual championships later this fall.
The doubles tandem of
Noa Boyd and
Amila Jusufbegovic knocked off Cornell's Hoi Ki Jenny Wong and Emma Baker late into the evening hours to stay alive in the draw and move onto the second day of the event. After dropping the first set at 6-4, they rallied to take the next two to get the victory. They won the second by a 7-6 (3) scoreline needing a tiebreaker and got the third in the ten-point tiebreaker at 10-6.
With the win, Boyd and Jusufbegovic will return to the courts on Friday afternoon for their next match at 1:30 p.m. They will face the ranked pairing of Savannah Dada-Mascoll and Romanichen of Appalachian State in the round of 16 with a bid to the quarterfinals on the line while the loser will be eliminated from the draw.
Earlier in the day, the Buccaneers'
Marina Skegro competed in the singles bracket and claimed a victory in her opening match on the day. She needed a third set as dropped the first but came back to eliminate Lou Baudouin of Sacramento State with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 final. She competed in the round of 16 during the afternoon following her win in the morning, but fell to #5-8 Divna Ratkovic of Rice 6-3, 6-1 to end her time at the event.
For more information on the ITA Conference Masters Tournament, check below.
The ITA Conference Masters Tournament will take place from November 7-10, 2024 at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia.
The ITA Conference Masters Championships will have a draw size of 32 for both singles and doubles. From this, four players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (semifinalists). Meanwhile, three doubles teams (3) will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the Conference Masters Championships (champion, finalist, third place).
Players and teams were selected to compete in the ITA Conference Masters Championships through various qualifying routes. With representation from across the Division I landscape, conferences could determine how they wanted to select their representatives for the tournament with some holding conference tournaments and others using various qualifying factors to select players.
The Big South Conference held a tournament to determine their selections for their bids.
Marina Skegro won the singles bracket and
Noa Boyd and
Amila Jusufbegovic won the doubles bracket.
Continue reading below to find out more about the Conference Masters Championships before play begins on Thursday:
What Is the Schedule for the ITA All-All American Championships:
Thursday, Nov. 7 – Singles R32, Singles Cons. R16, Doubles R32
Friday, Nov. 8 – Singles R16, Singles Cons. QF, Doubles R16, Doubles QF, Doubles Cons. R16, Doubles Cons. QF
Saturday, Nov. 9 – Singles QF, Singles SF, Singles Cons. SF, Doubles SF, Doubles Cons. SF
Sunday, Nov. 10 – Singles F, Singles Cons. F, Doubles F, Doubles 3/4 Playoff, Doubles Cons. Final
How To Watch The Action:
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Planning On Attending In Person:
Play from the 2024 ITA Masters Conference Championships will take place at the Rome Tennis Center. Fans are encouraged to attend each day and admission will be free of charge. Addresses for the location can be found below:
Rome Tennis Center
100 Match Point Way NE.
Rome, GA 30165
What Does It Mean To Win The ITA Masters Conference Championships:
The ITA Conference Masters Championships will have a draw size of 32 for both singles and doubles. From this, four players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (semifinalists). Meanwhile, three doubles teams (3) will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the Conference Masters Championships (champion, finalist, third place).
