Post by AlaCowboy on May 21, 2017 17:46:25 GMT -5
#12 Georgia defeated #4 USC (west) in the Sweet Sixteen, and knocked off #5 UCLA in the Elite 8.
May 21, 2017
ATHENS, Ga. — After beating UCLA in a match that was halted by a five-hour weather delay, the 12th-ranked Georgia men’s tennis team will take on No. 9 North Carolina in the NCAA Semifinals Monday at noon at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
The Bulldogs (22-7) trailed 1-0 heading into the long break but were able to rally, and for the second-consecutive match, defeat a team that had beaten them earlier in the season. A win over the Tar Heels (28-4) would make it three straight, as Georgia looks to avenge its February loss to North Carolina, which took place at ITA National Indoors. UNC upset the top-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the other quarterfinal match that was delayed by the weather.
Despite starting the season 3-5, a stretch that included the aforementioned loss to the Tar Heels, Georgia has been able to advance to the semifinals for the second-consecutive year thanks to a big turnaround. In their last 21 matches, the Bulldogs have won 19, including two top-five wins in the NCAA Championships – in the Round of 16 vs. No. 4 USC and the Quarterfinals against No. 5 UCLA.
The winner of Monday's match will take on the winner of No. 2 Virginia and 3rd-seeded Ohio State, who will also meet at noon Monday. The Championship match will be held Tuesday, May 23, at 1 p.m., and will be televised live on ESPNU.
May 21, 2017
ATHENS, Ga. — After beating UCLA in a match that was halted by a five-hour weather delay, the 12th-ranked Georgia men’s tennis team will take on No. 9 North Carolina in the NCAA Semifinals Monday at noon at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
The Bulldogs (22-7) trailed 1-0 heading into the long break but were able to rally, and for the second-consecutive match, defeat a team that had beaten them earlier in the season. A win over the Tar Heels (28-4) would make it three straight, as Georgia looks to avenge its February loss to North Carolina, which took place at ITA National Indoors. UNC upset the top-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the other quarterfinal match that was delayed by the weather.
Despite starting the season 3-5, a stretch that included the aforementioned loss to the Tar Heels, Georgia has been able to advance to the semifinals for the second-consecutive year thanks to a big turnaround. In their last 21 matches, the Bulldogs have won 19, including two top-five wins in the NCAA Championships – in the Round of 16 vs. No. 4 USC and the Quarterfinals against No. 5 UCLA.
The winner of Monday's match will take on the winner of No. 2 Virginia and 3rd-seeded Ohio State, who will also meet at noon Monday. The Championship match will be held Tuesday, May 23, at 1 p.m., and will be televised live on ESPNU.
