Svajda, Neff, Allen picked for NCAA Individual Championship

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From SMUMustangs.com:

Svajda, Neff, Allen Selected For NCAA Individual Championships

INDIANAPOLIS (NCAA/SMU) – Trevor Svajda and the duo of Adam Neff and Huntley Allen were selected as automatic qualifiers for the 2024 Individual Championships, the NCAA announced on Tuesday.

Svajda, a freshman, compiled a 16-6 singles record on the season and earned American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors on Mar. 19. The freshman ranked as high as No. 33 in the ITA singles poll, with five of his wins coming over ranked singles opponents.

The captain duo of Allen and Neff claimed six victories throughout the spring, reaching as high as No. 28 in the ITA doubles poll. The seniors posted three wins over doubles opponents ranked by the ITA.

Automatic qualification into the Division I singles championship is awarded to any conference with one or more eligible singles players ranked in the ITA Top 125 for eligible/entered singles players. For conferences with more than one singles player within the ITA Top 125 eligible/entered singles players, the subcommittee applies the NCAA selection criteria to determine which student-athlete is the automatic qualifier from those conferences. All singles players must have a minimum of 13 started singles matches, with six matches in the spring, in order to be selected as an automatic qualifier or an at-large selection.

Automatic qualification into the Division I doubles championship is awarded to any conference with one or more eligible doubles teams ranked in the ITA Top 60 for eligible/entered doubles teams. For conferences with more than one doubles team within the ITA Top 60 eligible/entered doubles teams, the subcommittee applies the NCAA selection criteria to determine which doubles team is the automatic qualifier from those conferences. All doubles teams must have started a minimum of 10 doubles matches, with a minimum of four matches in the spring, in order to be selected as an automatic qualifier or an at-large selection.

The singles competition will be held on May 20-25 at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Okla. Doubles competition will be held at the same site and begin on May 21.