North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women’s Tennis Selected to Host NCAA First and Second Rounds
5/2/2022 6:49:00 PM | Women's Tennis
INDIANAPOLIS – As the No. 6 overall seed in this year's bracket, NC State women's tennis has been selected to host the first and second rounds of the 2022 NCAA Women's Tennis Championships for the third time in as many national tournaments.
The Wolfpack (23-5) will take on William & Mary (13-8) in the first round on Saturday, May 7 not before 2 p.m., and the team will also welcome Tennessee (15-9) and VCU (18-6) to Raleigh for regional action.
A victory over the Tribe in the first round would advance the Pack to the second round, where it would face the winner of the match between the Volunteers and the Rams on Sunday, May 8 at 2 p.m. All matches in the Raleigh Regional are set to be played at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
MATCH SCHEDULE:
A general schedule for the women's side of the Raleigh Regional is below.
Saturday, May 7 at 11 a.m. - Tennessee vs. VCU
Saturday, May 7 not before 2 p.m. - NC State vs. William & Mary
Sunday, May 8 at 2 p.m. - winners of first-round matches
FAN INFORMATION:
Attendance for the first and second rounds for the Raleigh Regional is free. Please stay tuned on social media and on GoPack.com for more information this week regarding parking.
ABOUT THE PACK:
The selection marks NC State's 12th overall NCAA Championships berth and is its sixth season in a row qualifying for the postseason even under the leadership of head coach Simon Earnshaw. The Wolfpack continues to add to its program-best NCAA Championships streak.
NC State heads into tournament action having spent the entire 2022 dual match campaign ranked in the national top eight. The team reached a program-best No. 2 for six weeks in February and March and has been in the national top 15 of every rankings release since Feb. 26, 2019.
The Wolfpack has played one of the toughest schedules in the nation to date, having faced 13 opponents ranked in the national top 25. The squad beat eight top-25 opponents ahead of NCAA Championships play, including an early-season victory over No. 3 Georgia that tied the program mark for highest ranked win.
NC State has hit a multitude of historic milestones already in 2022. The team's 23 wins this season ranks second in program history behind 24 set in 2019. The Wolfpack started the season with a 10-0 record (the best season-opening mark in team history), reached the ITA National Team Indoor semifinal for the first time ever and started ACC play 7-0 (also a program best).
Last season, the Wolfpack reached the 2021 NCAA Final Four to mark the best postseason run in the team's 45-year history. Prior to the 2021 dual match campaign, NC State had never advanced past the Round of 16. The Wolfpack has earned back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances (2019 and 2021) after having hosted the opening rounds of the tournament in both of those seasons.
UP NEXT:
First and second round NCAA Championships matches will be held at campus sites across the nation over the weekend. The Sweet Sixteen will also be played at campus sites, with the hosts for the eight super regionals to be selected following the conclusion of second-round action. Teams that advance to the Elite Eight will meet at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Urbana, Ill., to finish out the tournament beginning on May 20.
The singles and doubles championships will also be played in Illinois from May 23-28 following the conclusion of team competition. The individual qualifiers for those brackets are set to be released Tuesday.
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