W. Tennis to Host Opening Rounds of NCAA Team Championship
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – For the 13th time in the past 14 years, the University of Miami women’s tennis team will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Team Championship.
Miami (16-7, 11-3 ACC) earned the No. 16 national seed for the tournament, as announced Tuesday night. This is the Hurricanes’ 23rd straight NCAA Team Championship appearance and their 33rd in the 37-year NCAA era.
Currently No. 15 in the Oracle/ITA rankings, Miami will host UCF, FIU and LIU Brooklyn at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center May 11 and 12.
UCF, ranked No. 22, is 19-4 (5-1 AAC) on the season. The Knights have no ranked singles players, but the doubles pair of Ksenia Kuznetsova and Natalie Martinez checks in at No. 52 nationally.
FIU, ranked No. 39, sports a 17-2 (6-0 C-USA) mark in 2018. Andrea Lazaro is No. 10 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings, while Ulyana Grib and Maryna Veksler hold the No. 19 spot in doubles.
LIU Brooklyn, unlisted in the Oracle/ITA rankings, has a 17-4 (5-0 NEC) record thus far. The Blackbirds do not have any ranked singles players or doubles pairs.
Miami features two players in the singles rankings, led by sophomore Estela Perez-Somarriba and third in the country. Senior Sinead Lohan, a fellow former NCAA Singles Championship finalist, follows her at No. 64.
The Hurricanes also have two ranked doubles duos, with Perez-Somarriba coming in at No. 45 with Ana Madcur and No. 79 with Daniella Roldan.
Miami is 23-1 all-time at home in NCAA Team Championship matches, a stretch that includes 22 consecutive victories.
The Hurricanes, seeking their 12th Sweet 16 berth in the past 13 seasons, have reached the second round 16 years in a row, dating back to head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews’ first campaign at the helm in 2002.
Additional information on the three matches at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, including start times, will be available in the coming days. Live stats for each match will be available HERE. The full tournament bracket can be found HERE.
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