Higher education STATION, Texas – Texas A&M gained the No. 7 seed in the 2022 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships and will host the opening two rounds of tournament motion at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Centre on Friday and Saturday, May perhaps 6-7.
The Aggies welcome the Baylor Bears, Washington Huskies and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders into the fray and will obstacle A&M-Corpus Christi in the opening spherical. Initially serve involving the Aggies Islanders is slated for 1 p.m. (CT) Friday afternoon. Baylor and Washington start Friday’s motion off in the morning session, with very first serve scheduled for 10 a.m. (CT). The winner of each individual to start with spherical check will sq. off in the next spherical matchup on Saturday, with initial serve time established for 1 p.m. (CT).
The Southeastern Conference Winner Aggies (30-1) are creating their 27th total and 22nd consecutive NCAA Match look, the longest operate of consecutive appearances amongst teams from the condition of Texas. Head coach Mark Weaver earns his sixth event selection in as many options, with the only vacancy coming in 2020 right after the match was canceled owing to COVID-19. Weaver has won at the very least a single match in each NCAA Tournament in which he has coached and has superior to the Round of 16 on 3 prior instances, tied for the most Sweet 16 operates by a coach in application historical past. The Aggie skipper was named SEC Coach of the Calendar year pursuing the team’s historic run as a result of league perform.
Prior to the start out of the NCAA Match, the Aggies have previously amassed the most wins in a one year in software background with 30. The 2022 version of the Maroon & White became the program’s to start with double conference champion, successful equally the SEC Normal Year and Match titles. A&M is led on the courts by a trio of All-SEC First Staff performers in Carson Branstine, Tatiana Makarova and Jayci Goldsmith in addition to SEC All-Freshman and All-SEC Next Workforce selection Mary Stoiana.
The Aggie women’s tennis squad receives set to host the opening rounds of the NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament for the sixth time since the Mitchell Tennis Heart opened prior to the 1999 twin match time. A&M will host the opening rounds for the to start with time in the Mark Weaver period. If the Aggies advance past the 2nd round, the method will host its initially NCAA Spherical of 16 match in the record of the women’s tennis workforce.
Texas A&M stands as the highest-seeded crew from the SEC, and joins Auburn (No. 13), Georgia (No. 14) and Florida (No. 16) as nationwide seeds. 5 added teams from the league enter the NCAA Match field, with Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt each and every acquiring bids. North Carolina earned the prime seed in the bracket, whilst defending national winner Texas garnered the No. 4 seed.
Ticket inbound links for the opening rounds will be accessible shortly. Standard admission tickets will be bought on the internet and at the gate beginning a person hour prior to the 1st match of the working day. All Texas A&M learners will be granted free of charge admission with a valid Texas A&M university student ID, courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics. Youngsters below the age of two will be admitted for absolutely free. For extra information and facts, phone 1-888-99-AGGIE.
TEXAS A&M Prices
Head Coach Mark Weaver
On web hosting the NCAA Tournament…
“We are pretty delighted to be web hosting the NCAA Match. We played Texas A&M-Corpus Christi before for the duration of the normal year. They are a really very well-coached group led by Steve Moore and we are incredibly psyched to get commenced with the opening rounds in entrance of the 12th Gentleman.”
On earning the No. 7 seed…
“The seeding is a little bit tough there. I’ve been telling anyone that we are range a single in the human poll and selection 7 in the personal computer poll. It looks like the seeding was decided principally with the ITA Personal computer Rankings. All round, I’m really pleased with the draw. No matter whether you are the top seed or the 7 seed, it all will come down to how you’re playing. The attract can at times be favorable, and I am quite pleased with the draw we have in front of us.”
On the worth of taking part in at home…
“Having the home courtroom benefit is certainly great for us. We have played very well at household and on the road this time but taking part in at residence on our familiar courts and local climate, as well as sleeping in our personal beds will undoubtedly be useful. We experienced 3 straight weekends on the street, so staying able to play at residence and prepare correctly will be very helpful to our team this week.”
On the team’s motivation…
“We are undoubtedly hungry for much more. Our aim all semester considering the fact that we bought our total roster jointly in January was to in the end gain the national title. We have realized a good deal of our aims by now. We received the SEC Frequent Year Championship. We won the SEC Event. We have achieved so many of our aims this yr, which includes going undefeated at home. The NCAA Title has always been the principal purpose and our greatest priority all time. We just have to get it a single match at a time and perform to the very best of our ability.”
NCAA First AND Next ROUNDS
George P. Mitchell Tennis Middle – Bryan-College or university Station, Texas
Friday, May perhaps 6
Baylor (15-8) vs. Washington (14-11) – 10 a.m. (CT)
No. 7 Texas A&M (30-1) vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (22-3) – 1 p.m. (CT)
Saturday, May perhaps 7
Texas A&M/A&M-Corpus Christi winner vs. Baylor/Washington winner – 1 p.m. (CT)
TEXAS A&M AT THE NCAA Tournament
Staff APPEARANCES……… 27 (1986, ‘89, ‘96-’98, 2000-’22)
ALL-TIME Crew RECORD… 29-26
Finest FINISH……………………. NCAA Championship Match (2013)
Maximum SEED………………… No. 3 (2013)
NCAA Match NOTES
- Texas A&M is showing in its 27th overall and 22nd consecutive NCAA Match.
- A&M reached its most effective end in plan historical past in 2013, achieving the NCAA Championship match. Aggie skipper Mark Weaver was an assistant mentor on the 2013 squad.
- In their very last NCAA Tournament visual appearance, the Maroon & White cruised earlier Drake and stunned host-Northwestern in 2021 to attain the program’s seventh Round of 16.
- A&M acquired the automatic bid from the SEC and is just one of nine league groups in the NCAA Match. Other SEC teams, with seeds in parentheses, are Auburn (13), Ga (14), Florida (16), Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
- Texas is the defending national winner.
- North Carolina is this year’s No. 1 seed.
- Texas A&M is 16-1 towards the 2022 event s
ubject, with wins coming from A&M-Corpus Christi, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Old Dominion, Princeton, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas Tech and USC with two wins apiece versus Florida, Ga and Vanderbilt. - NCAA Individual Championship individuals in both equally the singles and doubles brackets will be posted on NCAA.com tomorrow, Tuesday, Could 3.
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