{"id":639372,"date":"2026-04-30T21:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/639372\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:08:08","slug":"a-state-tennis-selected-to-compete-in-2026-utr-sports-nit-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/639372\/","title":{"rendered":"A-State Tennis Selected to Compete in 2026 UTR Sports NIT Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"


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JONESBORO, Ark. (4\/30\/26) \u2013 The Arkansas State women’s tennis team has accepted a bid to the 2026 UTR Sports Women’s NIT Championship in Rome, Ga., May 5-8.<\/p>\n

The tournament features eight teams and is in its fourth season. Similarly to other collegiate invitational tournaments, UTR offers teams which did not make the NCAA tournament a chance at postseason competition. This bid represents the first postseason bid in program history for Arkansas State women’s tennis.<\/p>\n

“For this team to be the first to play post season is fitting,” A-State head coach Sujay Lama<\/a> said. “These ladies deserve another shot at a championship. What a great opportunity to keep growing and getting better. We’ll certainly make the most out of it.”<\/p>\n

A-State finished the season 13-9, its second consecutive season with 13 wins after not reaching the mark since 2008. The Red Wolves have back-to-back seasons with double digit victories for the first time since the 2008-09 seasons. With a combined 26 wins over the last two seasons, A-State has the most in a two-year stretch since claiming 30 wins over the 1999 (13-8) and 2000 (17-4) seasons. A-State earned its first win over a ranked opponent in program history with a 4-0 sweep of No. 74 South Alabama back on April 10.<\/p>\n

Seeded third among the eight teams, the Red Wolves open against sixth-seeded McNeese at 1:30 p.m. (CT) on Tuesday, May 5. Kansas State (8-13) is the top seed and takes on Northern Illinois (17-8) while North Alabama (15-6) is the No. 4 seed taking on No. 5 seed Army (22-7). North Texas (17-8) is the No. 2 seed taking on seventh-seeded College of Charleston (16-8).<\/p>\n

All matches in the tournament will be streamed on PlaySight with live scoring available via IOnCourt.<\/p>\n

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