Hoosier Classic opens women's tennis fall season

Less than a week after returning to the practice courts, the IU women’s tennis team will face its first competition of the season in the Indiana Hoosier Classic.

“We don’t have any lofty goals with only five days of practice,” IU coach Lin Loring said. “The purpose of the fall tournaments is to get in a lot of play. We want to work on our doubles combinations.”

According to Loring, early season tournaments are much different than regular season matches against a school with whom they can scout and match up against opposing players. The tournament results will count on individual’s records but not as a part of the team’s.

Five other teams will play in this weekend’s Classic, including Cincinnati, Kansas State, LSU, Miami (OH) and Murray State.

The action begins Friday at 10:30 a.m. with a singles match, followed by two doubles matches. Play on Saturday and Sunday will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday will feature a round of doubles, followed by singles, then more doubles action, and Sunday will consist of just one round of singles matches.

Regardless of results, Loring is excited to see some competition.

“It’s always good to get started and to see the freshmen play,” he said. “You learn a lot more about them after a match.”