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The American Collegiate Invitational, now in its second year, began in 2014 as a way to spotlight college tennis during the US Open. It features eight men and eight women – a collection of some of the best American college tennis players from the previous season – each playing single-elimination singles tournaments, with wild card entries into next year’s US Open, as well as other future USTA Pro Circuit events, on the line.

The men’s/women’s American Collegiate Invitational champions will receive main draw wild card entries into the 2016 US Open if either is ranked No. 120 or better by the US Open entry deadline next summer. Otherwise, the winners will receive qualifying wild cards. The champions will also get wild cards into two USTA Pro Circuit events, while each runner-up will get one.

Thursday, September 10 Men’s/Women’s QuarterfinalsFriday, September 11 Men’s/Women’s SemifinalsSaturday, September 12 Men’s/Women’s Finals

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CURRENT OR FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN THE AMERICAN COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL ARE COMPETING IN THIS EVENT AS INDIVIDUALS, NOT AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE UNIVERSITIES.

Women’s Finalist

Julia Elbaba Virginia

Women’s Champion

Jamie Loeb North Carolina

Men’s Finalist

Peter Kobelt Ohio State

Men’s Champion

Marcos Giron UCLA

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W O M E N ’ S F I E L D M E N ’ S F I E L D

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*Indicates player exhausted collegiate eligibility following 2014-15 season.

Robin Anderson* (Sr., UCLA; Matawan, N.J.)

Brooke Austin (Fr., Florida; Indianapolis)

Julia Elbaba (Jr., Virginia; Oyster Bay, N.Y.)

Lauren Herring* (Sr., Georgia; Greenville, N.C.)

Julia Jones* (Sr., Ole Miss; St. Petersburg, Fla.)

Josie Kuhlman (Fr., Florida; Ponte Vedra, Fla.)

Jamie Loeb (Soph., North Carolina; Ossining, N.Y.)

Maegan Manasse (Soph., Cal; Redondo Beach, Calif.)

Gonzales Austin* (Sr., Vanderbilt; Miami)

Mitchell Frank* (Sr., Virginia; Annandale, Va.)

Jared Hiltzik (Jr., Illinois, Wilmette, Ill.)

Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Soph., Virginia; Charlotte, N.C.)

Winston Lin* (Sr., Columbia; Williamsville, N.Y.)

Mackenzie McDonald (Soph., UCLA; Piedmont, Calif.)

Quentin Monaghan (Jr., Notre Dame; Chatham, N.J.)

Ryan Shane (Jr., Virginia; Falls Church, Va.)

Chanelle Van Nguyen* (Sr., UCLA; Miami)

Sydney Campbell (Soph., Vanderbilt; Franklin, Tenn.)

Dennis Mkrtchian* (Sr., UCLA; Reseda, Calif.)

Ronnie Schneider (Soph., North Carolina; Bloomington, Ind.)

Attended: UCLA (Senior in 2014-15) DOB: April 12, 1993 Matawan, N.J.

• 2015 Intercollegiate Tennis Association National College Player of the Year

• Ranked No. 1 in the ITA’s national singles rankings to end 2015

• Four-time ITA All-American in singles and doubles (seventh player in school history with such achievements)

• Went 127-15 in singles and 100-39 in doubles in her four-year career

• 2015 USTA Collegiate National Team member

• MVP of UCLA’s 2014 NCAA Championship team

• 2010 US Open junior quarterfinalist (def. Laura Robson in 3R)

• Father, Denom, taught Robin tennis at age 5 because he needed a practice partner

• Attended Matawan (N.J.) High School

Attends: University of Florida (Freshman in 2014-15) DOB: Feb. 12, 1996 Indianapolis, Ind.

• 2015 Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles and doubles All-American

• Ranked No. 4 in the ITA’s year-end national singles rankings

• 2015 SEC Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, the first Florida player in history to win both distinctions in the same season


• Went 32-8 in singles as a freshman

• 2015 NCAA doubles semifinalist

• Grew up training in Indiana with Bryan Smith, coach of Top 100 pro Rajeev Ram

RobinAnderson

BrookeAustin

Attends: University of Virginia (Junior in 2014-15) DOB: June 13, 1994 Oyster Bay, N.Y.

• Three-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles All-American

• Reached No. 1 and finished at No. 5 in the ITA national singles rankings in 2015

• Three-time All-ACC First Team member

• Recorded a 96-25 singles mark in three seasons at Virginia


• 2014 USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor singles champion

• Finalist at the inaugural American Collegiate Invitational in 2014 (l. to Loeb)

• Earned ITA Doubles All-American honor in 2014

• 2013 ITA National Rookie of the Year

Attended: University of Georgia (Senior in 2014-15) DOB: July 23, 1993 Greenville, N.C.

• Three-time ITA All-American in singles and two-time All-American in doubles

• Ranks second all-time in Georgia history with 238 combined singles and doubles wins and 118 doubles victories

• Went 21-7 in singles as a senior to lead Georgia to the NCAA Final Four

• Finished 2015 ranked No. 7 in the ITA’s national singles rankings

• Competed in doubles in the 2010 US Open after winning the USTA Girls’ 18s national title with Grace Min (l. to Cibulkova/Pavlyuchenkova in 1R)

• Twin brother, Charlie, played baseball at N.C. State

• Won second pro title this summer at $10,000 event in Evansville, Ind.

JuliaElbaba

LaurenHerring

Attended: University of Mississippi (Senior in 2014-15) DOB: April 3, 1994 St. Petersburg, Fla.

• 2015 Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles All-American

• ITA’s Most Improved Player in 2015

• 2015 All-SEC first team selection

• Finished 2015 ranked No. 12 in the nation in singles

• Three-time All-SEC selection

• Compiled a 103-52 singles record over four-year career, the seventh player in school history to record 100 wins

• Won her first pro singles title in July, at a $10,000 event in Egypt

Attends: University of Florida (Freshman in 2014-15) DOB: Nov. 5, 1995 Ponte Vedra, Fla.

• 2015 NCAA singles semifinalist


• 2015 All-SEC first team selection

• Ranked No. 8 in the ITA’s year-end national singles rankings

• Went 39-11 in singles in 2014-15, leading Florida in singles victories

• As a junior, trained with former world No. 4 Todd Martin

JuliaJones

JosieKuhlman

Attends: University of North Carolina (Sophomore in 2014-15) DOB: March 8, 2015 Ossining, N.Y.

• 2015 NCAA singles champion; Earned the accompanying US Open main draw wild card

• Won the inaugural American Collegiate Invitational in 2014 (d. Elbaba)

• Compiled an 84-9 singles record in her two collegiate seasons

• Two-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles All-American and ACC Player of the Year

• 2015 USTA Collegiate National Team Member

• 2014 ITA National College Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year

• 2013 Wimbledon junior quarterfinalist

• Trainee at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy on Randall’s Island

Attends: University of California, Berkeley (Sophomore in 2014-15) DOB: April 16, 1995 Redondo Beach, Calif.


• Finished 2015 ranked No. 6 in the ITA’s national singles rankings and reached No. 1 during the season

• Went 38-9 in singles and 32-10 in doubles in 2015

• Reached the singles final at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships this past fall

• Two older sisters played college tennis, Stephanie at Cal and Rachel at Long Beach State

JamieLoeb

MaeganManasse

Attended: Vanderbilt University (Senior in 2014-15)DOB: Nov. 5, 1992Miami

• Four-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association First-Team All-American, a Vanderbilt first

• 2015 SEC Player of the Year

• Compiled a 107-42 singles record over four years

• Owns school records for career singles victories (107), career team doubles wins (36, with Ryan Lipman) and single-season team doubles wins (30 in 2014, with Lipman)

• Ranked No. 10 in the ITA year-end singles rankings in 2015

Attended: University of Virginia(Senior in 2014-15) DOB: Oct. 16, 1992 Annandale, Va.

• Three-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles All-American

• Named 2015 NCAA Tournament’s “Most Outstanding Player” after clinching Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Oklahoma for the NCAA team title; Clinched two NCAA championships for Virginia (2013 vs. UCLA)

• Represented Virginia on stage at the ESPY Awards after UVa won the 2014-15 Capital One Cup for men’s sports

• Compiled a 99-13 singles record over four seasons at Virginia

• Ranked as high as No. 5 in the world as a junior

Gonzales“AJ” Austin

MitchellFrank

Attends: University of Illinois (Junior in 2014-15)DOB: July 8, 1994Wilmette, Ill.

• 2015 NCAA Championships singles quarterfinalist

• Two-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American

• Two-time All-Big Ten first team selection

• Compiled 93-35 singles record in three collegiate seasons

• Ended 2015 ranked No. 21 in the ITA’s national singles rankings

• Reached the singles final at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship as a sophomore

Attends: University of Virginia(Sophomore in 2014-15) DOB: Feb. 13, 1995 Charlotte, N.C.

• 2015 NCAA Championship singles semifinalist

• 2014-15 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Singles All-American

• Reached ITA’s No. 1 national singles ranking in February

• Tied UVa’s school record for single-season victories, with 44 in 2014-15 (went 44-8 overall)

• 2015 All-ACC second team selection

• 2015 NCAA All-Tournament Team selection (doubles)

JaredHiltzik

Thai-SonKwiatkowski

Attended: Columbia University(Senior in 2014-15) DOB: April 25, 1993 Williamsville, N.Y.

• 2015 NCAA Championship singles quarterfinalist

• Two-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American (2014-15)

• Led Columbia to consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in junior and senior years

• Finished 2015 ranked No. 15 in the ITA’s national singles rankings

• Played No. 1 singles for Columbia all four years, compiling a 116-35 record

• Has played piano since age 5 and has won several classical piano competition awards

Attends: UCLA(Sophomore in 2014-15) DOB: April 16, 2995 Piedmont, Calif.

• Finished 2015 at No. 3 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s national singles rankings

• Two-time ITA singles All-American and 2014 NCAA Championships singles quarterfinalist

• Beat Steve Johnson and Nicolas Mahut to qualify for the 2013 Western & Southern Open, becoming the only unranked teen to ever qualify for an ATP Masters 1000 event.


• Reached the junior semifinals at the 2012 Australian Open

• Has been coached by former Top-10 pro Wayne Ferreira and Rosie Bareis

• Older sister, Dana, was a gymnast at UCLA

WinstonLin

MackenzieMcDonald

Attends: Notre Dame(Junior in 2014-15) DOB: Sept. 8, 1994 Chatham, N.J.

• 2015 NCAA Championships singles semifinalist, the first from Notre Dame since 1959


• 2015 First-Team All-ACC selection

• Ranked No. 7 in the ITA’s year-end national singles rankings, the third-highest year-end ranking in Notre Dame history

• Compiled a 33-7 singles record as a junior

• 2013 Big East Freshman of the Year

• Graduate of Chatham (N.J.) High School

Attends: University of Virginia(Junior in 2014-15) DOB: April 15, 1994 Falls Church, Va.

• 2015 NCAA singles champion; Earned the accompanying US Open main draw wild card


• NCAA All-Tournament Team and First-Team All-ACC selection in 2015

• Recorded an 84-21 singles record over three years at Virginia; Went 36-8 as a junior in 2015

• Older brother, Justin, played at UVa and now plays professionally

• Went undefeated in high school tennis at J.E.B. Stuart in Falls Church, Va.

• Height: 6-foot-4

QuentinMonaghan

RyanShane

Attended: UCLA (Senior in 2014-15) DOB: Jan. 19, 1994 Miami

• Two-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American

• 2015 NCAA Championships singles quarterfinalist

• Ranked No. 13 in the year-end ITA national singles rankings

• Competed with several UCLA teammates this summer at the World University Games in Korea

• Went 100-43 in singles player over four-year college career

Attends: Vanderbilt (Sophomore in 2014-15) DOB: Feb. 7, 1995 Franklin, Tenn.

• 2015 Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American

• 2015 All-SEC First Team selection

• Ranked as high as No. 7 in the ITA’s national singles rankings

• Set the Vanderbilt single-season record for victories in a season in 2015, with 36

• Owns a 52-23 overall singles record over two collegiate seasons

• 2014 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year

Chanelle Van Nguyen

Sydney Campbell

Attended: UCLA (Senior in 2014-15) DOB: Sept. 9, 1993 Reseda, Calif.

• Ranked No. 30 in the year-end Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles rankings

• 2015 All-Pac-12 First-Team selection; also a Pac-12 All-Academic First Team selection

• Went 28-9 in singles as a senior in 2015

• Led the Bruins in singles victories as a freshman, going 35-9; sidelined with an injury for much of his junior season

Attends: North Carolina (Sophomore in 2014-15) DOB: Sept. 27, 1994 Bloomington, Ind.

• Two-time All-ACC First Team selection

• Went 30-16 in singles as a sophomore; Helped lead UNC to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Team Championships

• Ranked No. 24 in the year-end Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s national singles rankings

• Two-time All-ACC Academic Team selection

• Played in the 2013 US Open doubles main draw after winning the USTA Boys’ 18s doubles national title that summer

Dennis Mkrtchian

Ronnie Schneider

2014 Champions photos: Andrew Ong, USOpen.org; Robin Anderson, Mackenzie McDonald, Chanelle Van Nguyen and Dennis Mkrtchian: UCLA Sports Information; Brooke Austin and Josie Kuhlman: Florida Sports Information; Julia Elbaba, Mitchell Frank, Ryan Shane, Thai-Son Kwiatkowski: Virginia Sports Information; Lauren Herring: Georgia Sports Information; Julia Jones: Ole Miss Sports Information; Jamie Loeb and Ronnie Schneider: North Carolina Sports Information; Maegan Manasse: California Sports Information; Gonzales Austin and Sydney Campbell: Vanderbilt Sports Information; Jared Hiltzik: Illinois Sports Information; Winston Lin: Columbia Sports Information; Quentin Monaghan: Notre Dame Sports Information. Back cover ©Getty Images. ©2015 USTA All rights reserved.

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