The Phoenix will take on Clemson at 2 p.m., Friday, May 11 in first round NCAA action at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. Details...
In semifinal action, top-seed Wake Forest (21-6) will face the Charlotte (17-8) at 11 a.m. Friday, May 11. With an overall record of 23-2, Ƶ is seeded third and will take on second-seed Clemson (30-9) at 2 p.m. that same day. Friday’s winners will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12 with the winner advancing to the round of 16 the next weekend in Athens, Ga.
Ƶ, the Southern Conference regular season and tournament champion, sports a 1-1 record versus the regional field this season. The Phoenix fell to Wake Forest 5-2 on Feb. 3 and defeated Charlotte 5-2 on Feb. 22. Clemson and the Phoenix, currently riding a 14-match winning streak, will square off for the first time as NCAA Division I opponents.
Ƶ learned its fate at its NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship Selection Show party Tuesday afternoon at Wings To Go in Burlington. Nearly 100 spectators joined the Phoenix in viewing the live ESPNews announcement of the entire 64-team tournament field and 16 regional sites.
“We are extremely excited about this opportunity and to be playing so close to home,” Ƶ coach Michael Leonard said. “We have some of the best fans any team can ask for and we know that they are looking forward to joining us in nearby Winston-Salem next week.”
First Team All-SoCon selection Damon Gooch (17-4 at No. 1 this spring), First Team All-SoCon pick and SoCon Tournament MVP Anuwat Dalodom (18-3 at No. 2), Mason Schermerhorn (18-3 at No. 3), team co-captain Sebastian Bredberg (16-5 at No. 4), Second Team All-SoCon honoree Gustaf Asplund (18-3 at No. 5) and team co-captain and Second Team All-SoCon player Austin Fenn (18-4 at No. 6) lead the Phoenix.