University of Houston Athletics
American Championships to Feature Full Video Coverage
4/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --The American Athletic Conference will provide live video coverage of all matches in the 2015 American Athletic Conference Tennis Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla., including a comprehensive online production of both championship finals in a committed effort to promoting The American's tennis programs.
The 2015 Men's and Women's Tennis Championship finals will be streamed on The American Digital Network, available on web, mobile, tablet and Roku devices. The streams will be produced by L2 Productions via a grant from the United States Tennis Association, and feature a multi-camera shoot and a full graphics package along with commentary and analysis.
"We are pleased to announce this partnership with the United States Tennis Association to enhance our coverage of our men's and women's championships," said American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco. "We have some of the top college players and teams in the country and this partnership will allow us to demonstrate just how strong our conference is. We appreciate the support afforded to our conference and its tennis-playing student-athletes by the USTA."
"We are excited to partner with the American Athletic Conference to carry the Men's and Women's Tennis Championships being held at the University of Tulsa," said Virgil Christian, Senior Director of Market/Facility Development for the USTA. "College tennis is an amazing product and we are thrilled that The American shares this vision."
"We are really looking forward to producing the live broadcast of the American Athletic Conference Tennis Championships," said Scott Rehling, President/Executive Producer of L2 Productions. "We have thoroughly enjoyed our partnership with The American over the past two seasons and are excited about adding the tennis event to the already fantastic package of live events on The American Digital Network."
Early round matches of the 2015 Championships will be available on StreamingTennis.com. Recent improvements to the Case Tennis Center include 18 high-definition cameras for coverage of matches on both the outdoor and indoor courts. The renovations make Tulsa one of just five Division I programs to have this full-scale video technology. The Case Tennis Center was the host of the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship in addition to the Men's and Women's Championships in 2008.
L2 Productions specializes in live sports production, transmission and broadcast. Based in Austin, Texas, L2 Productions, one of the fastest growing U.S. companies in the live production industry, provides a comprehensive solution for live broadcast including show concept development/scripting, production, post production, talent sourcing, broadcast distribution, archiving services, and more. To learn more, visit L2 Productions at lavstudios.net.
StreamingTennis.com, the premier provider of turn-key installed and remote web broadcasting solutions for major university and pro tennis events, is a destination website that delivered over 250 million live tennis video streams in one month of 2014. Owned by production and broadcast design company Direct, Inc., StreamingTennis.com leads the online tennis community with innovative solutions for web, mobile, and OTT viewers, and offers the industry's only multi-window player with live thumbnails of alternate courts.
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No. 28 Houston (17-4) faces No. 71 Tulsa on Friday looking for their 14th straight victory and a new program record for longest winning streak. Match time at the Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla., is set for 5 pm CT.
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