TEMPE, Ariz. – Week 5 of the ITA Summer Series powered by WTN proved to be a terrific showing for the Baylor Bears, which saw five across its men’s and women’s programs punch tickets to the ITA National Summer Championships. Heading into the final week of the summer, the full field of qualifiers is nearly solidified, while the battle in the ITA Points Race Series heats up.

From the Baylor men’s program, Drew Hedgecoe (champion), Gordon Gallagher (runner-up) and Calvin Baierl (semifinalist) are through to the ITA National Summer Championships thanks to their strong efforts in Week 5, while Alian Zack (champion) and Zuzanna Kubacha (runner-up) met in an all-Bears final and will represent the Baylor women’s team.

They’ll compete on their home courts in the championships from August 8-11 in Waco, Texas, hosted by Baylor.

Baylor now joins Furman as the only women’s programs with multiple ITA National Summer Championships Qualifiers.

In the ITA Points Race Series, St. Mary’s Lucas Castillo-Sanchez and Indiana’s Hi’Ilani Williams have a comfortable lead atop the men’s and women’s standings, respectively, heading into the final week of play. Both Castillo-Sanchez and Williams were in action in Week 5, as each were ‘A’ flight champions at their respective sites to pick up a crucial 370 points.

Elsewhere in the standings, it’s shaping up to be a battle for the top-five. In the men’s race, Jack di Menna, Rafael Padilha, Cody Benton and Sergio Garin are separated by just 20 total points. Kathryn Wilson and Amiya Bowles, currently tied for fourth in the women’s race, trail Devika Manu by just 20 points for third.

More on the ITA National Summer Championships Powered by WTN

To qualify for the ITA National Summer Championships, players must finish in the top of the ITA Summer Points Race Series, reach the semifinal of an ITA Masters Series or compete in any Summer Series Tournament for a chance to be selected at-large.

Continue reading to see a full list of both the ITA National Summer Championship Qualifiers and the ITA Summer Points Race Series Standings through Week 5.

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ITA Summer Masters Series – ITA National Summer Championships Qualifiers

Women’s Qualifiers

Name	School	Finish	WTN
Alian Zack	Baylor	Week 5 Champion	16.63
Zuzanna Kubacha	Baylor	Week 5 Runner-Up	13.44
Ishika Ashar	North Carolina	Week 5 Semifinalist	19.16
Lera Alexin	Colorado	Week 5 Semifinalist	17.71
Katie Rolls	Virginia	Week 4 Champion	14.32
Addison Lanton	LSU	Week 4 Runner-Up	13.14
Elle Warren	Furman	Week 4 Semifinalist	16.80
Gabrielle Guenther	Cincinnati	Week 4 Semifinalist	16.95
Ariel Madatali	Illinois	Week 3 Champion	17.06
Eva Oxford	Wake Forest	Week 3 Runner-Up	15.05
Addison Comiskey	SMU	Week 3 Semifinalist	17.06
Zoie Epps	Oklahoma	Week 3 Semifinalist	14.47
Sophia Holod	Notre Dame	Week 2 Champion	15.81
Patricia Grigoras	Penn State	Week 2 Runner-Up	16.35
Sarah Delgado	N/A	Week 2 Semifinalist	20.85
Lillie Murphy	Furman	Week 2 Semifinalist	16.16

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ITA Summer Points Race Series – Points Race Standings

*denotes player is an incoming freshman