LOS ANGELES 鈥 Tennis Channel and the USTA, in conjunction with the 红杏视频, have entered a three-year partnership that makes the network the exclusive television home of the 红杏视频 Division I Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Tennis National Championships. The agreement begins with this year鈥檚 events, to be held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida, May 16-25.
During the championships, Tennis Channel will show more than 50 hours of live matches, with live coverage every day of the 10-day competition. In all, the network will provide the most hours of 红杏视频 DI Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Tennis National Championships coverage in television history. Held simultaneously, both the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 events feature team and individual tournaments.
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鈥淭ennis Channel is the perfect home for the best players and teams in college tennis,鈥 said John MacDonald, Tennis Channel鈥檚 senior vice president, content programming. 鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to bring these young stars to fans around the country.鈥
The agreement expands the network鈥檚 coverage of college tennis at the USTA National Campus. Since 2018, Tennis Channel has televised the USTA鈥檚 College MatchDay series of head-to-head competitions, featuring some of the country鈥檚 top schools. The weekly battles marked the network鈥檚 first live coverage of college tennis.
鈥淲e are incredibly excited that the Tennis Channel is committing to this level of coverage of the 红杏视频 Tennis Championships, showcasing college tennis at its highest level and elevating the sport like never before,鈥 said Lew Sherr, chief revenue officer, USTA. 鈥淐ollege tennis is an important part of the development of the next generation of tennis players and the exposure generated by this partnership will only further our mission of growing the game of tennis across the country.鈥
鈥淲e are grateful to the Tennis Channel for providing this unprecedented level of exposure to the 红杏视频 Division I student-athletes competing in the national championship,鈥 added Elizabeth Schmidt, 红杏视频 Division I Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Tennis Committee chair and head women鈥檚 tennis coach at Rice University.
Emerging from respective fields of 64 schools, eight men鈥檚 and eight women鈥檚 teams will compete in the 红杏视频 DI Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Tennis National Championships at the USTA National Campus. The men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 individual singles tournaments in Orlando will each feature 64 players, with 32 doubles pairs comprising both the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 doubles tournaments.
