ST. PETER, Minn. — Several members of the Saint Mary's University men's tennis team will be taking part in the ITA Midwest Region Championships and Midwest Open Invitational, hosted by Gustavus, beginning Friday and running through Sunday.

USTA-ITA Midwest Region Draws:
• Singles | Doubles
 
Midwest Open Invite Draws:
• Singles | Doubles

USTA-ITA Live On The Web:
• Tournament Scoreboard

ITA Midwest Region/Midwest Open Sites:
The Swanson Indoor Tennis Center, located on the west edge of the Gustavus campus in St. Peter, Minn., will serve as headquarters for the ITA Midwest Region Championships, as well as the Midwest Open, with matches taking place at Swanson and the adjacent Brown Outdoor Courts.

ITA Midwest Region/Midwest Open This And That:
• More than 200 of the top players in the Midwest will take part in the tournaments. The first round singles matches in the ITA Regionals and the Midwest Open are scheduled for 9 a.m. on Friday. For the first three rounds of singles in the Midwest Open, matches will be two out of three sets with a 10-point tiebreak for the third set. In the ITA main draw singles, all matches will be two out of three Full Sets. On Saturday and Sunday, all singles matches in both tournaments will be full two out of three sets. For doubles, all matches will be eight-game pro-sets until the finals of both the ITA and the Midwest Open. The finals of both doubles tournaments will be two out of three sets with a 10-point tiebreak for the third set. The 2016 reigning champion Mohanad Alhouni of Gustavus comes in as the No. 1 overall seed in the ITA Regionals singles draw. Behind Alhouni sits second-seeded Brady Anderson of Coe College, third-seeded Herman Abban of Carthage College, and fourth-seeded Zach Ekstein of Gustavus. ITA Regional doubles competition will begin Friday at 3:15 p.m. The duo of Mohanad Alhouni and Patrick Whaling of Gustavus will enter the tournament as the top-seeded doubles team. They will be challenged by second-seeded Zane Navratil/Jimmy Engelhart of Wisconsin-Whitewater, third-seeded Josh Pudlo/Luke Ford of the Coe College, and fourth-seeded Tommy Entwistle/Chase Johnson of Gustavus.

Cardinals at USTA-ITA Midwest Region—Their Last Appearance:
• September 30-October 1, 2016 * St. Peter, Minn.: Brenden Amiotte (Rapid City, S.D.) and Brett Giesen (Cato, Wis.) led the way for the Cardinals at the USTA/ITA Midwest Region and Midwest Open | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap

Cardinals Up Next:
• The Cardinals kick off their 2018 spring season on Jan. 26, entertaining Martin Luther in a 6 p.m. match at the Winona Tennis Center. Saint Mary's will begin Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play a day later, hosting Carleton at noon, also at the Winona Tennis Center.