DENTON, Texas (1/25/13) - North Texas tennis travels to College Station, Texas to participate in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend to begin the National Team Indoor Championships, January 26-27, 2013.

"This is a great event and a huge opportunity for our program. We are focused on competing and giving our best effort."

The Mean Green will face 17^th-rated Texas A&M in the first match of the tournament. Joining North Texas and the Aggies will be No. 27 Arizona and No. 39 Minnesota.

"Texas A&M is a very talented team with great depth.  We will be challenged to bring our best and we are looking forward to it."

Arizona defeated the Gophers from Minnesota in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this season, while the Aggies lost in the second round to the 15^th-seeded Michigan Wolverines.

Each team participating in the kick-off is guaranteed two matches, with the 15 teams from the regional sites that win both of their matches will advance to the National Indoor Championships.  

The selection into the 2013 Kick-Off Weekend marks only the second time that North Texas has been selected to participate in the first team national championship of the year as the Mean Green appeared in the Cal-Berkeley site in 2011.

Fans can watch North Texas take on Texas A&M at 2 p.m. for free here.