Casey Kania, a 21-year-old junior at the University of North Carolina and a low-ranked tennis player who has participated in professional events, has been suspended for two years following a positive test for cannabis. The test occurred during the ATP Challenger tournament in Cary, NC, last summer. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), which announced the suspension, noted that Kania, who hasn’t reached the Top 1300 in rankings, did not intentionally breach the sport's anti-doping program. This decision has sparked discussions, with some commentators suggesting that the ITIA might have overreacted, given Kania's ranking and the nature of the substance involved.
Low-ranked American tennis player is banned after testing positive for marijuana at tournament https://t.co/oRGlTMaxNX
A low-ranked American tennis player who competed for the University of North Carolina has been suspended for two years after testing positive for marijuana during an ATP Challenger tournament, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Tuesday. https://t.co/HxgKnajvII
An 🇺🇸 tennis player has been suspended for two years after testing positive for marijuana during an ATP Challenger in Cary, NC. The #ITIA added that the player “did not intentionally breach the provisions” of the sport’s anti-doping program. ⤵️ https://t.co/TMwwrNZ1Ok
Sometimes you leap And sometimes someone catches you. And sometimes the writers don't give a fuck.
Sometimes ITIA press releases rock the sport to its core. Sometimes they just announce a 21-year-old who hasn’t reached the Top 1300 getting the book thrown at them for weed. https://t.co/bQZPyYiOxz
Casey Kania, a junior at UNC who has played some pro events, tested positive for cannabis at the Cary Challenger last summer, and gets dinged for ... two years. Feels like the ITIA should have bigger fish to fry. But it is a banned substance.