{"id":227391,"date":"2025-10-20T17:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/227391\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T17:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:41:08","slug":"epps-selected-to-compete-at-ita-conference-masters-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/227391\/","title":{"rendered":"Epps Selected to Compete at ITA Conference Masters Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     RUSTON \u2013 Louisiana Tech&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/latechsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/zoie-epps\/14186\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14186\" target=\"_blank\">Zoie Epps<\/a> was selected by the Conference USA head coaches to represent the league in singles at the 2025 ITA Conference Masters Championships.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe event will take place November 6-9 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, California.\u00a0 Each NCAA AQ-eligible, Division I conference designates one singles player and one doubles team from each gender to participate in the event.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nEpps had an historic sophomore season, earning First Team All-CUSA honors while registering a 37-5 overall singles record, registering the most victories of any DI women&#8217;s tennis player in the country.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Norman, Oklahoma native went 25-3 (24 of her 25 wins came in straight sets) in dual singles during the spring, setting a new single-season program record for most victories breaking the previous record of 22 set in 1982.\u00a0 Her winning percentage of 89.3 percent ranked as the fourth best in school history.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nEpps carried that momentum into the summer when she reached the quarterfinals at the ITA National Summer Championships.\u00a0 The fall season got off to a strong start as well as she became the first Bulldog in program history to earn a spot at the ITA All-American Championships (the lone player from CUSA to do so) where she won three straight matches to reach the qualifying draw.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nHer fall season continued at the ACU Invitational where she showed signs of fatigue, winning the Flight A singles title after surrendering just three games over three matches with victories over Texas State, Sam Houston, and Tarleton State.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFour singles players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship\u00a0(semifinalists) and\u00a0three doubles teams will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship\u00a0through the Conference Masters (champion, finalist, third place).<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSUPPORT LA TECH ATHLETICS<br \/>\nChampionships require championship resources.\u00a0 Fans can make a direct impact on the success of LA Tech Athletics through LTAC, Aillet Society, T-Club, and Young Alumni program as well as the CHAMP fund, a revenue-sharing initiative designed to directly support LA Tech Athletics through NIL and marketing opportunities for Bulldog and Lady Techster student-athletes.\u00a0 Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildthelegacy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BuildTheLegacy.com<\/a> today.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBARK LOUDER<br \/>\nOur mission is to engage, develop, and advance the Louisiana Tech Athletics brand.\u00a0 You can do that by spending time consuming our content and by investing your talents.\u00a0 By barking louder with your time and talent, you can affect progress and brand advancement in a meaningful way.\u00a0 Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.LATechSports.com\/BarkLouder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LATechSports.com\/BarkLouder<\/a> today.\u00a0 You bark.\u00a0 We bark.\u00a0 Louder together.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSOCIAL MEDIA<br \/>\nFor all the latest in Bulldog Tennis, follow us on X (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/LATechTennis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@LATechTennis<\/a>), Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.Instagram.com\/LATechTennis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@LATechTennis<\/a>), and Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/LATechTennis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LATechTennis<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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