Columbia, S.C. – No. 9 South Carolina men’s tennis gained an at-substantial bid to the NCAA Championships for the 27th time in method record and the eighth time under head mentor Josh Goffi. South Carolina will be web hosting the initial and next spherical matches for the 2nd consecutive calendar year. The Gamecocks (21-6, 10-2 SEC) will participate in South Carolina Condition (11-10, 4- MEAC) in the initially round on Fri., May well 6, at 1 p.m. at the Carolina Tennis Center. The other first-round match in Columbia will attribute Pepperdine and Washington playing at 10 a.m.
The tenth-seeded Gamecocks will enter their fifth straight NCAA Event this weekend following falling in the Spherical of 16 during last a long time level of competition. South Carolina has two nationally ranked gamers in singles, including No. 2 Daniel Rodrigues and No. 81 Toby Samuel who both of those acquired First-Staff All-SEC honors final week. The Gamecock squad holds four wins above prime-10 teams on the year, together with an upset of then-No. 1 Tennessee in Knoxville.
South Carolina Point out attained the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s computerized bid to the NCAA Event and have an 11-10 overall file on the period. No. 22 Pepperdine enters the event with a 17-7 total history and an 8-1 file in the West Coast Convention. They finished the time 2nd in their meeting driving only No. 19 San Diego. No. 39 Washington gained an at-massive bid to the match adhering to a run to the title match in the Pac-12 Championships. They are 18-11 overall and experienced a 2-6 mark in the Pac-12 all through the frequent period.

The Gamecocks are one of 10 SEC groups to make the 2022 NCAA Championship area, such as 5 that will host the opening rounds of the celebration. Becoming a member of South Carolina in earning a seed in the celebration are next-seeded Florida, sixth-seeded Tennessee, eighth-seeded Kentucky, and 11th-seeded Georgia. Ole Skip, Auburn, LSU, Texas A&M, and Mississippi Point out are also in the 64-crew industry.
Tickets for the initially and second rounds at the Carolina Tennis Heart will be $5. College students, faculty, and team can get tickets for $3 with a valid University ID.
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