The West Virginia tennis team opens fall play today in the Martha Thorn Invitational. The tournament will continue through Sunday.
The Mountaineers will do so without a permanent coach in place. Last year's coach Marc Walters resigned from his position Aug. 20 for a position with the Mountaineer Athletic Club. Since that point, associate athletic directors Terri Howes and Keli Cunningham have been overseeing the program.
Earlier this week, WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck told The Daily Athenaeum he expects to name the tennis program's new coach by the middle of the month. The search is down to five finalists, Luck added.
The annual competition is named in honor of former WVU tennis coach, Martha Thorn, who led the team for its first 27 seasons (1973-2000).
Matches will be held outdoors at the WVU Tennis Courts, located behind the WVU Coliseum, as well as indoors at the Ridgeview Racquet Club.
Play will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, lasting throughout the day and continuing through the weekend.
WVU will compete against Duquesne and Youngstown State, along with Morehead State, Xavier, Villanova, and California (Pa.).
The Mountaineers finished last year's Martha Thorn Invitational against Duquesne and Youngstown with three title winners and two runner-ups.
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