Men's Tennis Takes Part In ITA Regional Event
Midland, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's tennis
team took part in the 2009 Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis
Association Midwest Regional Championships on Friday and Saturday
(Sept. 25-26) in Midland, Mich.
Northwood University played host to one of the 80 Wilson/ITA
Regional Championships scheduled to be played across the country in
all divisions of college play (NCAA-I, II, III and NAIA) over the
last three weeks of September.
The prestigious tournament featured the top NCAA Division
II schools in the region. The singles and doubles champions
from this weekend's tournament advance to the Intercollegiate
Tennis Association National Small College Championships in
October.
Sixty-four singles player and 32 doubles teams took part in the
tournament. Play was held at both the Gerstacker Courts and the
Midland Community Tennis Center.
Four different Bulldog players took part in the event and
competed in both singles and doubles competition.
Senior Kyle Revall posted a 2-1 overall record and
reached the round of 16 in the event while senior Ahmet
Demir along with sophomores Justin Hermes
and Jack Swan all posted 1-1 marks. Demir
was the 11th-seeded player entering the tournament.
In double play, the tandem of Hermes and Swan won their first match
before bowing out of the competition while Demir and Revall lost
their opening-round encounter.
The Bulldogs are tentatively slated to open dual play for the
2009-10 season by visiting Aquinas on Feb. 25 for a 2 p.m. (ET)
non-league match in Grand Rapids, Mich.