2019-20 Sun Belt Men's and Women's Tennis News and Notes:
Schedules: Men | Women

AROUND #SUNBELTTEN
• The fall schedule rolls on for Sun Belt Conference men's and women's tennis over the next two weeks.

• South Alabama senior Loïc Cloes is set to compete in the Oracle Intercollegiate Tennis Association Masters Sept. 26-29 in Malibu, Calif. Cloes is participating in the men's singles draw and the mixed doubles draw with North Carolina's Sara Daavettila. He enters the tournament with a 3-0 singles record this fall and, dating back to the end of last season, an 18-match winning streak in singles play.
 
• Cloes opened the fall ranked 124th in singles and 37th in doubles with senior Clément Marzol in the preseason Oracle/ITA Division I Men's National Rankings.
 
• Georgia State sophomore Eva Chivu entered the fall ranked 103rd in singles in the Oracle/TA Division I Women's Tennis Rankings.
 
• Louisiana's John Breaux Cajun Tennis Classic on Sept. 27-29 is slated for coverage of the men's singles final on ESPN+ and Cox Sports Television.
 
• Troy had two players competing for individual titles in its first two fall tournaments. Freshman Carles Anton won his first collegiate tournament championship, capturing the main draw singles title at the UTA Invitational in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Sept. 15. Junior Pelayo Antuña advanced to the singles final at the Mercer Gridiron Classic in Macon, Ga. on Sept. 23.
 
• Georgia Southern junior Charlotte van Diemen collected four of the Eagles' nine singles wins at the Mercer Gridiron Classic.
 
• On the women's side, South Alabama had a strong showing at the Thomasville Invitational with juniors Nikola Kohoutova and Cami Moreno going undefeated on the second day and the Jaguars going undefeated as a team on the final day.
 
• Arkansas State captured 12 singles and 4 doubles wins at the UCA Fall Invitational in Conway, Ark. to open its fall schedule.
 
• The Sun Belt looks to have a strong presence in the men's and women's draws at the Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships. Both championships, scheduled for Oct. 5-13, are being played in the same location this year – Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla.
 
• The fall schedules for Sun Belt teams run through early November with the dual match portion of the season starting in late January.
 
• The 2020 Sun Belt Tennis Championships return to the Peachtree City Tennis Center in Peachtree City, Ga. The men's championship is April 16-19 and the women's championship is April 23-26.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Men
Thursday-Sunday, September 26-29
South Alabama at Oracle ITA Masters (Malibu, Calif.)
 
Friday-Sunday, September 27-29
Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina at Charleston Invitational (Charleston, S.C.)
Louisiana hosts John Breaux Cajun Tennis Classic (ESPN+/Cox Sports) (Lafayette, La.)
 
Saturday-Sunday, September 28-29
South Alabama at Southern Miss Invitational (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
 
Friday-Sunday, October 4-6
South Alabama, Troy at Samford Round Robin (Birmingham, Ala.)
 
Saturday-Sunday, October 5-13
ITA Men's All-American Championships (Tulsa, Okla.)
 
Women
Friday-Saturday, September 27-29
Appalachian State at Seahawk Invitational (Wilmington, N.C.)
Coastal Carolina hosts Lynn Stephens Fall Invite (Conway, S.C.)
South Alabama at Samford Fall Round Robin (Birmingham)
UTA, Texas State at Rice Invitational (Houston, Texas)
 
Friday-Saturday, October 4-5
Louisiana hosts Ragin' Cajuns Invitational (Lafayette, La.)
 
Friday-Sunday, October 4-6
Appalachian State at Hokie Fall Invite (Blacksburg, Va.)
UTA at SMU Invitational (Dallas, Texas)
 
Saturday-Sunday, October 5-13
ITA Women's All-American Championships (Tulsa, Okla.)