Kentucky Men’s Tennis Set for NCAA Tournament
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In its 27th appearance, the Kentucky men’s tennis team will look to make a run in the NCAA Tournament beginning on Friday. UK will face Georgia State on 2 p.m. on the campus of Wake Forest University at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.
In the case of inclement weather, the match will be moved to the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
The winner of the UK – GSU match will face the winner of Wake Forest – UNC Wilmington match on Saturday, May 13 at 3 p.m. at the same location. Every contest this weekend will be streamed live here, while live stats can be found here. Fans can follow the action at the tournament central page at http://www.wakeforestsports.com/.
The NCAA Tournament meeting between Kentucky and Georgia State will be the first ever between the two schools. UK is 1-0 against UNC-W with their last meeting coming in 2009 and are 2-2 against Wake Forest with the last meeting coming in 2006.
Kentucky enters the tournament as No. 2 seed in the pod. UK has a 14-12 record overall and a 5-7 record in the SEC. UK has three ranked individuals in the latest ITA ranking. No. 16 Will Bushamuka is the highest ranked Wildcat, while No. 69 Ryo Matsumura and No. 116 Trey Yates joins him in the rankings. In doubles, Beck Pennington and Enzo Wallart come in at No. 28 in the nation, UK’s only ranked doubles duo.
The Cats’ opponent, Georgia State, heads into the NCAA Tournament with a 19-6 record and is the No. 3 seed in the pod. The Panthers earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Sun Belt Tournament with a 4-3 victory over South Alabama. GSU has one ranked player, No. 92 Zackery Kennedy.
Wake Forest is the No. 1 seed overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Demon Deacons fell in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament final to Virginia, 4-3 on Sunday. Wake Forest has four singles players ranked, including two in the top-15. Petros Chrysochos comes in at No. 4 while Skander Mansouri is No. 13. Also included are Borna Gojo at No. 51 and Christian Seraphim at No. 75. Seraphim and Mansouri team up for the No. 1 doubles pairing in the nation.
UNC-Wilmington earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament after a 4-2 victory over William & Mary to win the Colonial Athletic Conference automatic bid. UNCW is 14-8 this season. Newcomer Ignasi de Rueda earned rookie of the year accolades in the CAA.
For more information on the Kentucky men’s tennis team, follow @UKMensTennis on Twitter or Kentucky Men’s Tennis Team on Facebook.
