Thursday, October 22
Houston, Texas
East Carolina University
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American Individuals
October 21, 2026 | Women's Tennis
Houston, Texas – The East Carolina women's tennis team is set to compete at the American Conference Individuals Championship which runs from Thursday to Sunday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on the campus of Rice.
East Carolina will have two individuals competing in singles and one doubles teams with Kim Auerswald and Zelie Bretin earning spots in the singles bracket and the duo of Auerswald and Reese Calvo competing in the doubles bracket.
Championship Format
Representatives from the 11 American men's teams and the 13 women's teams will compete in the individual championships. Each team will send two singles competitors and one doubles tandem.
Competitors and tandems will be seeded based on national rankings. Singles matches will be best-of-three sets with no-ad scoring and tiebreaks at 6-all. Doubles matches will be played as an eight-game pro set until the semifinals, with the semifinals and final consisting of a best-of-three sets with a 10-point tiebreaker in lieu of a third set.
The singles and doubles tournament champions will represent the American at the ITA Conference Masters Championships Nov. 5-8 in Rome, Georgia.
Championship Schedule
East Carolina will have two individuals competing in singles and one doubles teams with Kim Auerswald and Zelie Bretin earning spots in the singles bracket and the duo of Auerswald and Reese Calvo competing in the doubles bracket.
Championship Format
Representatives from the 11 American men's teams and the 13 women's teams will compete in the individual championships. Each team will send two singles competitors and one doubles tandem.
Competitors and tandems will be seeded based on national rankings. Singles matches will be best-of-three sets with no-ad scoring and tiebreaks at 6-all. Doubles matches will be played as an eight-game pro set until the semifinals, with the semifinals and final consisting of a best-of-three sets with a 10-point tiebreaker in lieu of a third set.
The singles and doubles tournament champions will represent the American at the ITA Conference Masters Championships Nov. 5-8 in Rome, Georgia.
Championship Schedule
| Thursday, October 22 | Round of 32 and Round of 16 Singles | Round of 16 Doubles |
| Friday, October 23 | Quarterfinal Round Singles and Doubles |
| Saturday, October 24 | Semifinal Round Singles and Doubles |
| Sunday, October 25 | Championship Finals Singles and Doubles  East Carolina Matches Singles Round of 32: Kim Auerswald (ECU) vs. Diana Badalyan (Tulane) | 10:00 a.m. Round of 32: Zelie Bretin (ECU) vs. Prisca Abbas (Tulsa) | 10:00 a.m. Doubles Round of 16: Kim Auerswald/Reese Calvo (ECU) vs. Irmak Ozturk/Lou Baudouin (Temple) | 9:00 a.m. |
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