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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Aug. 17, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor MT Releases Fall Schedule
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears end fall season in individual championships in Waco<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720,
</span><a href="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">josie_hutton@baylor.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Baylor men’s tennis head coach Michael Woodson announced the 2024 fall schedule on
Saturday afternoon. For the first time, the fall tournament slate will end in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship, held split from the spring team championship for its pilot year at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">“We are thrilled to be hosting a wealth of events this fall at both the Hurd Tennis Center and our amazing partners, Waco Regional Tennis Center,” said Woodson. “Headlined
by the first ever NCAA Fall Individual Championships, we are excited to give our student-athletes the opportunities to compete at the highest levels of the college and pro games while preparing for what will be a historic dual match season in the spring. The
guys returning to campus is always my favorite time of the year, so August 26th can’t get here soon enough!”
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears are set to host a multitude of tournaments this fall with five scheduled events being held in Waco. Starting out the fall, Baylor hosts the Waco Fall Kickoff Classic
from Sept. 13-15. Split with those who qualify, a select group of student-athletes will travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the ITA All-American Championships in a nine-day bout from Sept. 21-29.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Returning to Waco, Baylor will play host to conference foes and opponents from the Southeastern Conference as it will host the Big 12/SEC Challenge at the Hurd Tennis Center
from Oct. 4-6. The ITA Texas Regionals will also be held in Waco from Oct. 17-22.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In November, the Bears will travel up the road to Fort Worth to compete in the ITA Sectionals from Nov. 7-10. Additionally, select athletes will have an opportunity to get
extra reps in at the Hurd Tennis Center in the NCAA Qualified +1 from Nov. 8-10 before the individual national championships begin.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Closing out the fall calendar,
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/news/2023/8/22/mens-tennis-baylor-approved-to-host-fall-2024-ncaa-tennis-singles-and-doubles-championships.aspx#:~:text=Between%20the%20men's%20and%20women's,sweeping%20the%20titles%20in%202005.">
Baylor hosts the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship</a> at the Hurd Tennis Center from Nov. 19-24. Bears can
<a href="https://wearecollegetennis.com/2023/09/01/ncaa-division-i-individual-championships/">
qualify</a> through the ITA All-American Championships (10 singles, four doubles), ITA Regional Championships (26 singles, 13 doubles), ITA Conference Masters Championship (four singles, three doubles) and ITA Sectional Championships (24 singles, 12 doubles).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Tickets for the NCAA Individual Championships will be sold through the Baylor Athletics ticket office at a later date and more information will be available at BaylorBears.com
as qualifiers are decided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">All while the team fall schedule continues, pro Bear athletes will also be competing in ITF Pro Tournaments. The ITF Pro Circuits include the M15 Fayetteville (Sept. 16-22),
M25 Louisville (Oct. 7-13), M25 Norman (Oct. 21-27) and the M25 Las Vegas (Oct. 28-Nov. 3).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2024 FALL SCHEDULE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sept. 13-15 Waco Fall Kickoff Classic Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sept. 16-22 *ITF Pro Circuit M15 Fayetteville Fayetteville, Ark.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sept. 21-29 ITA All-Americans Tulsa, Okla.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Oct. 4-6 Big 12/SEC Challenge Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Oct. 7-13 *ITF Pro Circuit M25 Louisville Louisville, Ky.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Oct. 17-22 ITA Regionals Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Oct. 21-27 *ITF Pro Circuit M25 Norman Norman, Okla.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Oct. 28-Nov. 3 *ITF Pro Circuit M25 Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Nov. 7-10 ITA Sectionals Fort Worth, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Nov. 8-10 NCAA Qualified +1 Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Nov. 19-24 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships Waco, Texas
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">All times TBD.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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