ATLANTA, Ga. – The Jackson State men's and women's tennis teams open their 2019-20 season Thursday at the 2019 HBCU National Championships at the Sugar Creek Golf & Tennis Club. Secondary location will be at Woodward Academy.
 
The four-day day event begins Thursday, Sept. 12 and concludes Sunday, Sept. 15.
 
The JSU men won the 2017 championship.
 
Both teams are bringing full rosters to compete.
 
Competing on the men's roster:
 
Singles
 
Flight A: Richy Gamo, Juan Soria
Flight B: Agustin Agosto, Agustin Leguizamom
Flight C: Fritz Jacobs, Tomas Dowdall, Jeronimo Wagner
 
Doubles
 
Flight A: Richy Gamo, Agustin Leguizamom
Flight B: Juan Soria, Agustin Agosto, Jeronimo Wagner, Fritz Jacobs, Tomas Dowdall
 
Competing on the women's roster:
 
Singles
 
Flight A: Nina Zhang
Flight B: Robin Alston, Noelle Frenzel, Iesha Shepherd
Flight C: Sofia Beggiatto, Lucia Placidi, Maria Martinez
 
Doubles
 
Flight A: Nina Zhang, Iesha Shepherd
Flight B: Noelle Frenzel, Robin Alston, Sofia Beggiatto, Maria Martinez, Lucia Placidi
 
Participating programs:
 
Men
 
Alabama A&M University, Bethune-Cookman University, Bluefield State College, Florida A&M University, Jackson State University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T University, Shaw University, Xavier University of Louisiana
 
Women
 
Alabama A&M University, Bethune-Cookman University, Bluefield State College, Clark Atlanta University, Florida A&M University, Grambling State University, Jackson State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T University, Shaw University, Southern University, Xavier University of Louisiana