NCAA men’s singles champion Ethan Quinn is among 21 college players who will benefit from direct entry into ATP Challenger Tour main draw and qualifying fields as part of the new Accelerator Programme, a joint initiative between ATP and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).

The programme was developed to increase the development pathway for top players in the American Collegiate system. Following the NCAA championships last month at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona/Orlando in Florida, it was announced that 21 players would benefit from the Accelerator Programme.

Players ranked in the Top 20 of the ITA final singles rankings who have finished their education are granted up to eight Accelerator Spots at Challenger 50 and 75 tournaments, with opportunities split between main draw (for Top 10 ITA ranked players) and qualifying (11-20). Players who reach the quarter-finals or better of the individual NCAA Division I Tennis Championships also qualify for the Accelerator Programme if not already eligible via their ITA ranking. These opportunities are available from 1 July for a period of 12 months.

Players who continue their education and qualify for the programme will receive six opportunities over six months (July–December), enabling them to benefit from the programme during their college off-season and parts of their fall season.

Accelerator Programme Qualifiers

 Player
College

Eliot Spizzirri
Texas 

Ethan Quinn
Georgia

Arthur Fery
Stanford

Ondrej Styler
Michigan

Chris Rodesch
Virginia

Johannus Monday
Tennessee

Melios Efstathiou
Wake Forest

Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc
Florida State

Andres Martin
Georgia Tech

Toby Samuel
South Carolina

Liam Draxl
Kentucky

Cannon Kingsley
Ohio State

Murphy Cassone
Arizona State

Andrew Fenty
Michigan

Sebastian Dominko
Notre Dame

Nishesh Basavareddy
Stanford

Connor Thomson
South Carolina

Garrett Johns
Duke

Jake Fearnley
TCU

Alafia Ayeni
Kentucky

Alexander Bernard
Ohio State