The Nebraska women's tennis team is sending Chloe and Ellie Kuckelman to the Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic in Lakewood Ranch, Flor., Nov. 1-3. This will be the final competition of the 2019 fall season for NU. 

In its 10th year of existence, the Dick Vitale Classic is the only ITA or NCAA sanctioned event to be played on clay. The 32-player singles draw and 16-team doubles draw is set to begin Friday at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. All proceeds from the tournament benefit the V Foundation Cancer Research for pediatric cancer.

The freshmen duo of Chloe and Ellie Kuckelman will be representing the Big Red at this weekend's tournament. The twins from Overland Park, Kan., made an impressive debut at the ITA Central Regionals in Norman, Okla. In the qualifying draw, Ellie picked up back-to-back wins to earn a spot in the main draw. She dropped her match in the round of 128 and holds a 2-2 fall record entering this weekend's tournament. 

Chloe Kuckelman holds a 2-1 fall singles record after defeating North Dakota in the round of 128 and an extra match victory over Tulsa. In doubles, she paired with senior Claire Reifeis to pick up a first-round win over Missouri.

Huskers Hosting Big Ten Individual Championships

The Nebraska men's tennis team will be hosting the Big Ten Individual Championships this weekend at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center. Action will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, and run through Sunday, Nov. 3.  

The entire Huskers roster will be competing with two exceptions: Senior Chris Dean will not participate while sophomore transfer Bradley Mittleman will only compete in doubles.  

The tournament starts Friday morning with two rounds of doubles and two rounds of singles. There will be one round of doubles and two rounds of singles on Saturday followed by one round each of singles and doubles on Sunday. 

The Big Ten Championships will feature 38 players from seven different Big Ten schools, with a main singles and doubles draw in addition to consolation draws for each. Nebraska will join Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State and Wisconsin at the event. No team scores will be kept.

Nebraska comes off a successful weekend at the ITA Central Regional Championships in Norman, Okla. Overall, the Huskers won 13 singles matches and eight doubles contests. In singles competition, sophomore Victor Moreno Lozano advanced to the Round of 16. In doubles play, the pairing of sophomore Patrick Cacciatore and freshman Albert Sprlak-Puk advanced all the way to the quarterfinals while Moreno Lozano and fellow sophomore William Gleason made it to the Round of 16.

Fans can view the bracket, live stats and the Playsight live stream using the links above. Results will also be posted on Huskers.com and @HuskerMTennis on Twitter.