Xavier University Athletics
Ahmeir Kyle Selected to Take Part in 2021 NCAA Tennis Singles Championship
05.04.21 | Women's Tennis
Kyle becomes first Musketeer to earn a bid to 64-person tournament
INDIANAPOLIS - Xavier women's tennis' Ahmeir Kyle became the first Musketeer earn a spot in the 64-player NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, as selected by the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Subcommittee. Kyle is 10-3 on the season in singles action, all played in the No. 1 spot, and has a 2-0 mark against ranked opponents.
The singles competition will be conducted May 23-28 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida, after the conclusion of the team championship, which runs from May 16-22. The University of Central Florida and the Greater Orlando Sports Commission will serve as hosts.
Kyle was the automatic qualification from the BIG EAST after earning hte No. 111 ranking from ITA last week, her third straight week in the ITA Top 125. A bid into the Division I singles championship is awarded to any conference with one or more eligible singles players ranked in the ITA Top 125 for eligible/entered singles players.
SINGLES
Automatic qualifications (13), listed alphabetically by conference:
American Athletic Conference - Valeriya Zeleva UCF
Atlantic 10 Conference - Paola Delgado VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference - Sara Daavettila North Carolina
Big 12 Conference - Bunyawi Thamchaiwat Oklahoma State
Big East Conference - Ahmeir Kyle Xavier
Big Ten Conference - Alexa Noel Iowa
Big West Conference - Shakhnoza Khatmova UC Santa Barbara
Conference USA - Yulia Starodubsteva Old Dominion
Pac-12 Conference - Abigail Forbes UCLA
Southeastern Conference - Katarina Jokic Georgia
Southern Conference - Katarina Kozarov Furman
Summit League - Anna Riedmiller Denver
West Coast Conference - Jessica Failla Pepperdine
At-large selections (51), listed alphabetically by last name:
Ayana Akli Maryland
Emma Antonaki Mississippi State
Chloe Beck Duke
Taylor Bridges LSU
Carolyn Campana Wake Forest
Anna Campana Wake Forest
Irina Cantos Siemers Ohio State
Kelly Chen Duke
Solymar CollingS an Diego
Paris Corley LSU
Fiona Crawley North Carolina
Megan Davies South Carolina
Georgia Drummy Duke
Salma Ewing Southern California
Victoria Flores Georgia Tech
Haley Giavara California
Michaela Gordon Stanford
Alexa Graham North Carolina
Jada Hart UCLA
Ilze Hattingh Arizona State
Mia Horvit South Carolina
Kenya Jones Georgia Tech
Makenna Jones North Carolina
Viktoriya Kanapatskaya Syracuse
McCartney Kessler Florida
Meg Kowalski Georgia
Ashley Lahey Pepperdine
Lea Ma Georgia
Sabina Machalova Mississippi
Tatiana Makarova Texas A&M
Kari Miller Michigan
Cameron Morra North Carolina
Bronte Murgett Missouri
Emma Navarro Virginia
Selin Ovunc Auburn
Giulia Pairone Florida State
Akvilė Paražinskaitė Kentucky
Estela Perez-Somarriba Miami (Florida)
Isabella Pfennig Miami (Florida)
Anna Rogers NC State
Christina Rosca Vanderbilt
Emmanuelle Salas Florida State
Alana Smith NC State
Indianna Spink Arkansas
Peyton Stearns Texas
Rebeka Stolmar UCF
Natasha Subhash Virginia
Janice Tjen Oregon
Anna Turati Texas
Alana Wolfberg Oklahoma State
Vanessa Wong Washington
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