Draws 

KENNESAW, Ga. –  The Kennesaw State men's tennis team is set to play in the  Jacksonville State Invitational on Sept. 15-17 at the Jax State Tennis Courts in Jacksonville, Ala. Play begins Friday morning and runs through Sunday.

Agustin Miramontes, Hugo Salmeron, Brian Capalnean, Joel Gibson, Sam Baldwin and Anthony Weingarten are scheduled to play for the Owls this weekend. Miramontes, Capalnean, Gibson and Baldwin will be making their KSU debuts this weekend.
 
Ins and Outs of Fall Season
Fall tennis consists of individual tournaments, while the team matches occur only in the spring. The Owls will participate in several individual tournaments this fall, including the ATP Challenger Bolivia, Jacksonville State Invitational, ITA All-American Championships, UCF Fall Sizzler and ITA Southeast Regionals.
 
Weekend Coverage
Stay tuned to the Owls' Twitter @KSUMensTennis for updates throughout the weekend. KSUOwls.com will provide a recap from the event following the conclusion of play.

The Field
The field for this event will feature players from Kennesaw State, Jacksonville State, North Alabama and Samford.

Format
Pods: The tournament starts with a total of 4 pods, each containing
3 2-player teams.
2. Pod Allocation: Players within each pod are initially divided into
pots based on their composite UTR rating. The higher UTR based
on both players of the team are located on the top of each pod
going from 1-4 pods, teams ranked from 5-8 will go from pods 4-1,
finally teams ranked from 9-12 will go from 1-4 pods. (The only
exception to this rule would be keep players separate from being
positioned in a pod with other teammates from the same program)
3. Pod Matches: Within each pod, the players will compete against
each other in a round-robin format.
4. Draws for Positions: After the completion of the pod matches, the
players are divided into different draws based on their performance
in the pods:
• The winner of each pod (1st position) goes to the first draw to
compete for the first 4 positions in the tournament.
• The player who finishes in the second position in each pod goes to
the second draw to compete for the 5th to 8th positions.
• The player who finishes in the third position in each pod goes to
the last draw to compete for the 9th to 12th positions.
• The following tie breaker will be used in case of a tie: Head to
head, Total number of sets won, total number of games won, total
number of sets won by the line 1 singles player, total number of
games won by the 1 singles player, total number of games lost

Next Up
Following this weekend, KSU will head to Tulsa, Ok. for the ITA All-American Championships on Sept. 30 - Oct. 7.
 
To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State men's tennis news follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and @KSUMensTennis or by liking Kennesaw State Owls on Facebook.