The No. 9–seed University of Miami men’s tennis team (13-12, 2-8) will face off against No. 8 North Carolina (11-12, 4-6) at 9 a.m. Thursday to open the 2013 ACC Men’s Tennis Championship at Cary (N.C.) Tennis Park.

The winner of Thursday’s first-round match will play No. 1 Virginia at 9 a.m. Friday.

Miami ended the regular season 13-12 overall with a 2-8 mark in the ACC. UM posted an 11-4 non-conference overall record with a 7-1 non-conference mark at home. The Canes defeated six nationally-ranked teams this season, including No. 50 Rice and No. 55 USF.

Sophomore Wilfredo Gonzalez recorded a team-best 16-8 overall record and a 5-5 mark in the ACC. Freshman William Albanese and junior Gabriel Flores each recorded 13 wins, followed by 12 from junior Diego Soto.

A pair of doubles teams posted five-win seasons, as Marco Stancati and Henrique Tsukamoto were 5-5 overall and Flores and Soto were 5-7 this year.

ACC Tournament action begins with first-round matches on Thursday and continues through Sunday’s 11 a.m. championship match.

Championship Bracket: http://theacc.co/13MTenBracket
Championship Site: http://theacc.co/TennisChamps

2013 ACC Men’s Tennis Championship
Thursday, April 25
9 a.m. – No. 8 North Carolina vs No. 9 Miami
Noon – No. 7 Florida State vs No. 10 Georgia Tech
3 p.m. – No. 6 Virginia Tech vs No. 11 Boston College

Friday, April 26
9 a.m. – No. 1 Virginia vs Seed 8/9 North Carolina/Miami
9 a.m. – No. 4 NC State vs No. 5 Clemson
Noon – No. 2 Duke vs No. 7/10 Florida State/Georgia Tech
3 p.m. – No. 3 Wake Forest vs No. 6/11 Virginia Tech/Boston College

Saturday, April 27
10 a.m. – Semifinal 1
1 p.m. – Semifinal 2

Sunday, April 28
11 a.m. – Championship Final