Tennis Vols named No. 8 seed for NCAA Tournament
Tennessee is a Top-8 seed for the third straight year.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - As winners in nine of its previous 10 matches, the Tennessee men’s tennis team is the No. 8 overall seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The placement marks Tennessee’s third consecutive season as a top-eight seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Tennessee is set to face Belmont (21-5) in its Round of 64 match Saturday, May 6 at 1 p.m. ET. The Bruins have won each of their last 14 matches, including a 4-1 win over Tennessee Tech to earn the Horizon League Tournament Championship.
Tennessee enters the NCAA Tournament with the second-most wins among SEC teams this dual season, with a 21-7 overall record. Memphis (13-7) and Wake Forest (25-11) also travel to Knoxville for the Regional and will face off Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.
The winner of match 1 will face the winner of match 2 Sunday at 1 p.m. ET in the NCAA Round of 32. All three matches this weekend are scheduled to be played outdoors at UT’s Barksdale Stadium.
Copyright 2023 WVLT. All rights reserved.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/3QSUOOHCUBH6ZEGYR2VFXC5B2U.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/HJGBPL7ZSBFEDBV37EINKLQPQU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/GAXIYZLL7FCC5IAMJKRP3ELSLE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6COIZJ4NY5D4PGJ23RV74IEA2U.bmp)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/3P5O3EU4WNEC3KQNGAT5DGNGC4.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6N3F5HQLXJGEHIOO6RPLXEREVA.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/MJKFSTDORVAA7PXRCHTAFYHQRM.jfif)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ABIHQHQ57JFBBIWRIHTOJJ2NSE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ZABDJEIEFREZHJSID6EHWEY5LY.jfif)