University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Men's Tennis Team Chosen As Regional Host
April 30, 2014 | Men's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The North Carolina men's tennis team (24-5) has received the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play host to first and second round matches at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center on May 10 and 11.
Coach Sam Paul's Tar Heels have had a brilliant regular season, finishing just one win shy of the school record for victories in a season (25 in 1992 and in 2006). The Tar Heels were rewarded for their efforts with the No. 7 seed, the second highest in school history (No. 6 in 2007).
Matches on Saturday, May 10 at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center will feature South Carolina (15-13) of the Southeastern Conference against Atlantic 10 Conference champion George Washington (17-6) at 9 a.m.
UNC (24-5) will face MEAC champion South Carolina State (9-7) at 12 noon in the second first round match.
The first round winners will advance to second round competition Sunday at 1 p.m. The winner of second round play advances to the NCAA Final 16 at the University of Georgia (Athens, Ga.) for an NCAA Round of 16 match at 4 p.m. on May 16.
Tickets each day are priced at $5. They will be available at the gate and are currently on sale at the GoHeels.com Ticket Center.
Since regional hosts have come to the tournament's Top 16 seeds, UNC has hosted in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 and 2014. UNC has made the NCAA tournament in the team format every year since 1992 except for 1999 and 2013. The Tar Heels have an all-time team record of 18-22. Carolina has won at least one match in each of its last seven tournament appearances and advanced to final 16s in 2006, 2008 and 2012.
UNC is 3-0 all-time against South Carolina State. Against potential second round opponents UNC is 41-17-1 all-time against South Carolina and 9-0 against George Washington.
