Tempe, AZ – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), alongside the International Tennis Federation (ITF), is pleased to announce additional professional playing opportunities to ten (10) male student-athletes through the ITF College Accelerator Program.
“We very much appreciate the ITF’s commitment to recognizing and investing in players beyond the traditional professional development structures, providing additional opportunities for deserving collegiate athletes to gain valuable experience on the ITF World Tennis Tour,” stated ITA CEO, David Mullins. “These ten student-athletes have distinguished themselves through outstanding performances this college tennis season, and we look forward to following their continued success both in college tennis and on the professional stage.”
Building on the success of the PIF ATP Next Gen Accelerator, which awards ATP Challenger Tour wild cards to players ranked 1-20 in the Year-End ITA Singles Rankings, the ITF Men’s College Accelerator Program honors players ranked 21-30 in the Year-End ITA Singles Rankings, giving them opportunities on the ITF World Tennis Tour (WTT).
With this program, these ten players will be awarded a varying number of WTT main draw places based on their intentions on returning to college tennis in the upcoming year. For any non-returning student-athletes eight (8) main draw places into M15 or M25 tournaments will be awarded. Meanwhile, returning student-athletes will receive six (6) main draw places into M15 or M25 tournaments beginning June 29 up to tournaments beginning in March 2027.
Featuring several standouts from this past season, this year’s ITF College Accelerator class includes players from the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, and Ivy League. Of note, Mees Rottgering (Wake Forest) and Luis Carlos Alvarez Valdes (Oklahoma) each have career-high ATP Singles Rankings inside the Top 600 of the world.
Listed below are the ten players who qualified for the 2025 ITF Men’s College Accelerator Program through ITA Year-End Singles Ranking.
Qualified Student-Athletes
No. 21 | William Jansen | University of Georgia
No. 22 | Preston Stearns | Ohio State University
No. 23 | Sebastian Dominko | University of Notre Dame
No. 24 | Mees Rottgering | Wake Forest University
No. 25 | Vignesh Gogineni | Yale University
No. 26 | Eli Stephenson | University of Kentucky
No. 27 | Jack Anthrop | Ohio State University
No. 28 | Amirkhamza Nasridinov | Auburn University
No. 29 | Rodrigo Fernandes | Cornell University
No. 30 | Luis Carlos Alvarez Valdes | University of Oklahoma
About the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The ITF is the world governing body of tennis. Founded in 1913, its purpose is to ensure the long-term growth and sustainability of the sport, delivering tennis for future generations in association with its 213 member nations. The ITF oversees the rules and regulations that govern international and national competition. The ITF is responsible for the worldwide development of tennis through its highly regarded Development Programme, its Science and Technical department which monitors equipment and technology, and its Officiating department which oversees the education and advancement of officials. The ITF is the owner and co-owner of the two largest annual international team competitions in tennis, the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC) by Gainbridge and manages the Olympic and Paralympic Tennis Events on behalf of the IOC and IPC. The ITF organises over 1,500 weeks of men’s, women’s and junior tournaments on the ITF World Tennis Tour, ITF Beach Tennis Tour, UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and the ITF Masters Tour. The ITF upholds the highest standards of integrity and is a partner in the International Tennis Integrity Agency.
About the ITA – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is the governing body and coaches association of college tennis, both an advocate and an authority for the sport and its members. Comprised of 1,260 colleges and universities, 20,000 student-athletes, 1,700 varsity programs, 3,000 coaches, and 1,350 college tennis officials, the ITA empowers college tennis coaches at all levels to deliver vibrant tennis programs that are vital to their college communities and transformational to their student-athletes. Follow the college tennis season on the ITA website and ITA social channels on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.
