NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State men's duo of Tomas Valencia and Adrian Dibildox have earned spots in the upcoming ITA Conference Masters Championships, as announced by the Summit League on Thursday. In addition, Valencia will also compete in the men's singles qualifier matches.
Valencia and Dibildox will join the Denver women's duo of Louise Wikander and Marley Lambert as the Summit League's representatives in the field. This marks Lambert's second consecutive doubles qualification, while Wikander, Valencia, and Dibildox will make their respective debuts in the fall event.
The four Summit League athletes will compete Nov. 6–9 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif. The Masters, along with the ITA Division I Sectional Championships taking place the same weekend, will serve as qualifiers for the NCAA Men's and Women's Tennis Singles and Doubles Championships scheduled for Nov. 18–23 in Orlando, Fla.
Valencia and Dibildox captured a 2-2 record through the fall season as a tandem. During the 2024-2025 season, the duo held a 3-2 record in Summit League regular season matches playing in the No. 1 position.
Valencia owns a 11.17 WTN rating and the Santiago, Chile native has a 6-2 singles record this fall with wins over Marquette's No. 1 and Drake's No. 1. During the 2024-2025 season, Valencia went 3-3 in Summit League regular season matches in the Redbirds' No. 1 singles spot as he earned All Summit League First Team honors and was a Summit League Academic All-League Team member.
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