Riviera Tennis Club Hosts ITA Women’s All-American Championships Oct. 2-7

One of the most exciting annual sporting events in Pacific  Palisades returns when the best college players in the country meet at Riviera for the ITA Women’s All-American Tennis Championships. Pre-qualifying begins Sept. 29 at Pepperdine University, with Riviera Tennis Club hosting singles and doubles qualifying October 2-3 and main draw matches Oct. 4-7.

In addition to vying for the All-American national title, players will compete to secure a berth into the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, which takes place November 7-11, in Surprise, Arizona. Singles quarterfinalists, consolation singles finalists, doubles semifinalists and consolation doubles finalists advance to the national championships.

Fernanda Contreras of Vanderbilt won the singles title and Duke’s Ellyse Hamlin and Kaitlyn McCarthy won the doubles crown last year. Notable former singles champions include Danielle Collins (2015, Virginia); Jamie Loeb (2013, North Carolina); Irina Falconi (2009, Georgia Tech); Raquel Kops-Jones (2003, California) and Jill Craybas (1995, Florida).

Riviera hosted the event for the first time in 1988 when Tami Whitlinger beat Stanford teammate Sarah Birch in the singles final. Admission is free and one of the unique traditions of the tournament is that local residents and Riviera members house many of the players during their stay in Southern California.