The ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championship gets underway on Friday morning in chilly Madison, Wisconsin. Florida, which is the No. 8 seed, is the defending champion but the Gators will have an uphill climb after dropping its last two to Florida State and Oklahoma State. North Carolina will attempt to make it to the finals for the fourth year in a row while the top seed Vanderbilt will look to win its first NTI Championship.
All matches will be held on campus at Wisconsin with live streaming available via PlaySight for the matches on courts 1 through 6 (Duke/SC, UCLA/TT, GT/Mich, Florida/Wisconsin). There will be live scoring available for all matches at this link.
Below are the projected singles lineups for each match along with how each team qualified. 11 of the 16 teams are undefeated with Texas (Illinois), South Carolina (UCF), Michigan (Duke), Auburn (Princeton), and Florida (Florida State & Oklahoma State) the only ones with blemishes.
The approved master lineups are located here and the ITA will have daily recaps on its NTI event page.
[1] Vanderbilt (4-0) vs. Wake Forest (4-0) – 6:30 p.m. CT
How Did They Qualify
Vanderbilt – def. Nebraska 4-1; def. Florida State 4-1
Wake Forest – def. Arkansas 4-2; def. Ohio State 4-2
Projected Singles Lineup (UTR Power 6 – Vandy 68; Wake 64)
1. #51 Astra Sharma (VU 11.90 ) vs. #77 Emma Davis (WF 11.45 )
2. #5 Fernanda Contreras (VU 11.94 ) vs. #80 Eliza Omirou (WF 10.78 )
3. #19 Christina Rosca (VU 11.38 ) vs. Chandler Carter (WF 10.74 )
4. Emma Kurtz (VU 11.30 ) vs. Anna Ulyashchenko (WF 10.38 )
5. Summer Dvorak (VU 10.88 ) vs. Joanna Zalewski (WF 10.48 )
6. Amanda Meyer (VU 11.05 ) vs. Mary Caroline Meredith (WF 9.83 )
B. Emily Smith (VU 10.47 ) vs. Lexi Franco (WF 10.52 )
[8] Florida (3-2) vs. Wisconsin (6-0) – 6:30 p.m. CT
How Did They Qualify
Florida – def. CS Fullerton 4-0; def. La Monroe 4-0
Wisconsin – Automatic Bid (Host)
Projected Singles Lineup (UTR Power 6 – Florida 68; Wisconsin 59)
1. #7 Anna Danilina (FLA 12.14 ) vs. #98 Alexis Keberle (WISC 10.98 )
2. #50 Josie Kuhlman (FLA 11.72 ) vs. Sara Castellano (WISC 10.43 )
3. #45 Brooke Austin (FLA 11.76 ) vs. Maryann Rompf (WISC 9.95 )
4. #96 Victoria Emma (FLA 10.77 ) vs. Kelsey Grambeau (WISC 9.04 )
5. McCartney Kessler (FLA 11.24 ) vs. Melissa Pick (WISC 9.55 )
6. Peggy Porter (FLA 9.82 ) vs. Michelle Linden (WISC 9.51 )
B. Katie Kubicz (FLA 10.54 ) vs. Christina Zordani (WISC 8.83 )
[4] Pepperdine (3-0) vs. Auburn (6-1) – 3:30 p.m. CT
How Did They Qualify
Pepperdine – def. Maryland 4-0; def. Oregon 4-0
Auburn – def. Tulane 4-0; def. Miami FL 4-2
Projected Singles Lineup (UTR Power 6 – Pepperdine 70; Auburn 67)
1. #35 Luisa Stefani (PEP 11.68 ) vs. #49 Jaeda Daniel (AUB 11.54 )
2. #27 Ashley Lahey (PEP 11.81 ) vs. #86 Taylor Russo (AUB 11.17 )
3. #20 Mayar Sherif Ahmed (PEP 11.77 ) vs. Alizee Michaud (AUB 11.21 )
4. #75 Laura Gulbe (PEP 11.45 ) vs. Madeline Meredith (AUB 10.40 )
5. Evgeniya Levashova (PEP 11.56 ) vs. Caroline Turner (AUB 9.81 )
6. #82 Dzina Milovanovic (PEP 11.02 ) vs. Andie Dikosavljevic (AUB 11.14 )
B. Adrijana Lekaj (PEP 11.62 ) vs. Alannah Griffin (AUB 10.70 )
[5] Georgia Tech (3-0) vs. Michigan (3-1) – 3:30 p.m. CT
How Did They Qualify
Georgia Tech – def. South Florida 4-1; def. Denver 4-1
Michigan – def. Gonzaga 4-1; def. Tulsa 4-1
Projected Singles Lineup (UTR Power 6 – Ga Tech 69; Michigan 67)
1. #24 Paige Hourigan (GT 11.69 ) vs. #29 Kate Fahey (MICH 11.80 )
2. Johnnise Renaud (GT 11.47 ) vs. #56 Chiara Lommer (MICH 11.28 )
3. #58 Ida Jarlskog (GT 11.40 ) vs. Alyvia Jones (MICH 11.11 )
4. Victoria Flores (GT 11.37 ) vs. Brienne Minor (MICH 11.49 )
5. Nami Otsuka (GT 11.54 ) vs. Mira Ruder-Hook (MICH 10.72 )
6. Kenya Jones (GT 11.48 ) vs. Alex Najarian (MICH 10.43 )
B. Nadia Gizdova (GT 9.57 ) vs. Bella Lorenzini (MICH 10.19 )
[3] North Carolina (6-0) vs. Ole Miss (4-0) – 12 p.m. CT
How Did They Qualify
North Carolina – def. Winthrop 4-0; def. Illinois 4-0
Ole Miss – def. TCU 4-3; def. Oklahoma State 4-1
Projected Singles Lineup (UTR Power 6 – UNC 69; Ole Miss 66)
1. #6 Alle Sanford (UNC 11.44 ) vs. #25 Arianne Hartono (MISS 11.65 )
2. #10 Makenna Jones (UNC 11.36 ) vs. Natalie Suk (MISS 10.85 )
3. #52 Sara Daavettila (UNC 11.60 ) vs. Sabina Machalova (MISS 11.60 )
4. #21 Jessie Aney (UNC 11.55 ) vs. #124 Tea Jandric (MISS 11.07 )
5. #78 Alexa Graham (UNC 11.37 ) vs. Alexa Bortles (MISS 10.14 )
6. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC 10.98 ) vs. Anna Vrbenska (MISS 10.72 )
B. Marika Akkerman (UNC 10.85 ) vs. Tereza Janatova (MISS 10.59 )
[6] Texas Tech (4-0) vs. UCLA (4-0) – 12 p.m. CT
How Did They Qualify
Texas Tech – def. St. Mary’s CA 4-0; def. Wichita State 4-0
UCLA – def. NC State 4-0; def. Northwestern 4-3
Projected Singles Lineup (UTR Power 6 – UCLA 68; Texas Tech 67)
1. #13 Gabriela Talaba (TT 11.72 ) vs. #12 Ena Shibahara (UCLA 11.90 )
2. #44 Felicity Maltby (TT 11.54 ) vs. #57 Jada Hart (UCLA 11.45 )
3. #72 Sabrina Federici (TT 11.46 ) vs. #74 Terri Fleming (UCLA 10.94 )
4. Alex Valenstein (TT 10.98 ) vs. #94 Ayan Broomfield (UCLA 11.32 )
5. #108 Sarah Dvorak (TT 10.86 ) vs. #31 Abi Altick (UCLA 11.15 )
6. Lana Rush (TT 10.39 ) vs. #93 Alaina Miller (UCLA 10.70 )
B. Reagan Collins (TT 9.07 ) vs. Gabby Andrews (UCLA 10.78 )
[7] Duke (4-0) vs. South Carolina (4-1) – 9 a.m. CT
How Did They Qualify
Duke – def. Fresno State 4-0; def. Washington 4-2
South Carolina – def. Oklahoma 4-0; def. Clemson 4-1
Projected Singles Lineup (UTR Power 6 – Duke 68; South Carolina 67)
1. #9 Samantha Harris (DUKE 11.76 ) vs. #118 Mia Horvit (SC 11.48 )
2. #65 Kaitlyn McCarthy (DUKE 11.62 ) vs. #38 Hadley Berg (SC 11.52 )
3. # 30 Kelly Chen (DUKE 11.76 ) vs. Ingrid Gamarra Martins (SC 11.10 )
4. #119 Ellyse Hamlin (DUKE 10.98 ) vs. Silvia Chinellato (SC 11.05 )
5. #106 Meible Chi (DUKE 11.30 ) vs. Megan Davies (SC 11.31 )
6. Hannah Zhao (DUKE 10.75 ) vs. Rachel Rohrabacher (SC 10.84 )
B. Rebecca Smaller (DUKE 9.49 ) vs. Paige Cline (SC 10.58 )
[2] Georgia (3-0) vs. Texas (5-1) – 9 a.m. CT
How Did They Qualify
Georgia – def. Michigan State 4-0; def. Penn 4-0
Texas – def. Mississippi State 4-1; def. Cal 4-3
Projected Singles Lineup (UTR Power 6 – Georgia 69; Texas 68)
1. #8 Katarina Jokic (UGA 11.71 ) vs. #1 Bianca Turati (TX 11.91 )
2. Kennedy Shaffer (UGA 11.87 ) vs. #41 Anna Turati (TX 11.67 )
3. #39 Marta Gonzalez (UGA 11.56 ) vs. #64 Petra Granic (TX 11.51 )
4. Elena Christofi (UGA 11.57 ) vs. #115 Bojana Markovic (TX 11.16 )
5. #71 Morgan Coppoc (UGA 11.38 ) vs. Fernanda Labrana (TX 11.24 )
6. Mariana Gould (UGA 10.91 ) vs. Marta Perez-Mur (TX 10.84 )
B. Annette Goulak (UGA 10.78 ) vs. Katie Poluta (TX 10.84 )
Pepperdine playing without Stefani and still getting 2nd makes them the favorite for the NCAAs. If they play her at 2 or 3, they are especially powerful. As it stands now only Pepperdine, UNC and Vandy have a chance to win. The men's is much more wide open.