February 3, 1999
TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State men's tennis player Gustavo Marcaccio has been invited to compete in the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Tennis Championships located on the courts of the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, Texas.
The third leg of the ITA Collegiate Grand Slam, the Rolex begins Thursday, February 4 and runs through Sunday, February 7. Marcaccio, a senior from Buenos Aries, Argentina, will make his first appearance at the Rolex, bringing in an overall singles record of 17-6. This past Fall, Marcaccio compiled a 15-5 tournament mark, including advancing to the quarterfinal round of the T. Rowe Price National Clay Courts.
Currently ranked 31st in the country, Marcaccio will face fourth-ranked Mark Loughrin of Wisconsin in the opening round at the Rolex. Marcaccio will attempt to follow former Sun Devil Sargis Sargsian as the last Arizona State player to win the Rolex back in 1995.