BYU Opens With Tournament at Home

The BYU men's and women's tennis teams will host the WingspanBank.com /World Team Tennis Regional Tournament on Friday and Saturday at the BYU indoor tennis courts.

Gert Vilms, Carlos Lozano and newcomer Eric Nyman, from Sweden, will be participating in the tournament for the men and Jodi Richardson, Brooke Ferney and Lu Oswald will be participating for the women.

The tournament will include three male and female players from Utah State, Weber State and the University of Oklahoma.

Ranked women in the tournament include No. 45 Lenka Zacharova from Weber State and BYU's Richardson at No. 53. BYU's Lozano and Vilms are ranked No. 73 and 81 respectively.

The rest of the men's team will be traveling to Boise to participate in the Boise State Tennis Classic, also on Friday and Saturday.