Hoole Advances at ITA All-Americans

TULSA, OKLA. – South Carolina men’s tennis senior Casey Hoole scored his first career top-10 victory in his season debut at the ITA All-American Championships Wednesday.

Playing in the singles main draw, Hoole wasted no time stamping his authority on his senior season. Ranked No. 45 in the nation, the Australian drew the tournament’s eighth seed Jack Anthrop of Ohio State in the opening round. Hoole stormed into the match, claiming the first set 6-2.

Anthrop, who is ranked ninth in the nation, battled back in the second with the two staying on serve deep into the set. South Carolina’s senior did not blink, playing rock steady tennis at crunch time to secure the second set 7-5 and his first career top-10 win.

In Thursday’s round of 32, Hoole will face NC State’s Braden Shick, who is ranked No. 33 in the ITA Preseason Rankings.

Complete draws, schedules and results for the ITA All-American Championships will be posted on the ITA Tournament Page. Cracked Racquets will stream Main Draw matches on the ITA YouTube channel, and matches will also stream on TrackTennis.

Under the new format for NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, players and doubles teams in the ITA All-American Championships can qualify right into the NCAA Championships bracket. From singles, eight main draw quarterfinalists and two feed-in consolation finalists will punch their ticket directly into the NCAA Singles Championships. The four main draw doubles semifinalists will join them in the NCAA Doubles Championships.

Continue to check GamecocksOnline.com and the team’s social media accounts (@GamecockMTennis) for the most up-to-date information on the men’s tennis season.

South Carolina Results – Main Draw
Singles Round of 64
(45) Casey Hoole def. (9) Jack Anthrop (OSU) 6-2, 7-5