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TULSA, Okla. - The greatest collegiate tennis players from around the country descend upon Tulsa once a year to embark on a nine-day quest to become a national champion. The time has come for the 2010 D’Novo/ITA Men’s Tennis All-American Championships, which will begin Oct. 2 and run through Oct. 10.

The nation’s top male collegiate tennis players are slated to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) first national event of the 2010-11 season. The tournament will include six rounds of prequalifying and qualifying matches beginning October 2 for both singles and doubles.

Virginia Tech has four players participating in the national event. Will Beck and Patrick Daciek will see action on Saturday in the pre-qualifying rounds. Beck will face Bryan Griffin (SMU) at 10:30 a.m. ET and Daciek received a first round bye and will not play his first match until 5:30 p.m. ET. In order to advance into the qualifying rounds, Beck will have to win two matches on both Saturday and Sunday while Daciek needs a win on Saturday and two victories on Sunday to advance.

Also participating in the event are Luka Somen, ranked No. 52 nationally, and Corrado Degl’ Incerti Tocci who each will see their first action on Monday, Oct. 4 in the three-day qualifying rounds. Beck/Daciek and Degl’ Incerti Tocci/Somen will participate in the qualifying doubles rounds starting on Oct. 5 and will need to win three matches to advance into the main draw.

The University of Tulsa is hosting the tournament for the fourth-straight year and for the sixth year overall. The event will take place at Case Tennis Center on the TU campus.

Complete coverage of this year’s event, along with all information for the University of Tulsa can be found on www.TulsaHurricane.com.

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