UGA Ladies Tennis vs. Kentucky, Photo by John Kelley

The Georgia women’s tennis team earned the fourth-seed in the NCAA Championship tournament will play host to first and second round action at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex, the NCAA announced Tuesday.

The Bulldogs (21-3) will be making their 27th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tennis Championships, ranking fifth nationally in a tie with Florida. Stanford, UCLA and California have the longest active streak at 32. Georgia is 64-24 in the NCAA Championships, including 10 trips to the National Semifinals with national titles in 1994 and 2000.

Georgia will face Winthrop (18-9) in the first round on Saturday, May 11 at 12:00 p.m. The winner will play the winner of Oklahoma (13-9) and Arizona State (16-5) on Sunday, May 12 at 2:00 p.m., Saturday’s other first round match-up to be held in Athens at 9:00 a.m.

Georgia has now served a first and second rounds 12 times since the NCAA Tournament went to its current format in 1999, and are 22-0 on those matches.

Georgia is 3-0 all-time versus Winthrop, last having beaten the Eagles in 2007, 7-0 in Athens. Georgia beat Winthrop in the first round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs are 2-0 all-time versus against Oklahoma and 2-1 all-time versus Arizona State.

Georgia is 7-5 all-time against the Cougars, last facing them in 1997, a 9-0 win. This season, Georgia posted a 7-0 win over Clemson in Athens on Feb. 26 to take a 23-19 lead in the all-time series. Georgia is 2-1 all-time against Arizona State with the Sun Devils winning the last meeting 5-4 in 1997.

“It’s exciting to know that you’re going to be playing your first two rounds at home,” said head coach Jeff Wallace. “It’s a huge honor and its great to be in your backyard playing at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. You can’t overlook anyone. They’ve all had good years because they’re in the NCAA Tournament so we’re just excited to get that first one going.”

The NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship Draws will be posted on NCAA.com on Wednesday, May 1.

The third-seeded Georgia men’s tennis team (22-4) will also play host to the NCAA first and second rounds. They will play host to Binghamton, Northwestern and Wake Forest on May 10-11. Their first match will be played on Friday at 1:00 p.m. versus Binghamton.

Live scoring and live video streaming will be available for all matches on Georgiadogs.com, and Georgia fans can follow Bulldog matches through the Live Chat offered on Georgiadogs.com. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students (college-age with ID and younger). Fans can order tickets on Georgiadogs.com beginning Wed., May 1 at 9 a.m. or by calling the UGA ticket office at 1-877-542-1231 Mon.-Fri. between normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets will also be on sale at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex one hour before the first match each day.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF PLAY

Friday

Match 1 – 10:00 a.m. – Men’s First Round (Wake Forest vs. Northwestern)

Match 2 – 1:00 p.m. – Men’s First Round (#3 Georgia vs. Binghampton)

Saturday

Match 3 – 9:00 a.m. – Women’s First Round (Oklahoma vs. Arizona State)

Match 4 – 12:00 p.m. – Women’s First Round (#4 Georgia vs. Winthrop)

Match 5 – 3:00 p.m. – Men’s Second Round (Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2)

Sunday

Match 6 – 1:00 p.m. – Women’s Second Round (Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2)

Courtesy of University of Georgia

The Georgia men’s tennis team (22-4) received the No. 3 national seed and was named one of 16 hosts for the upcoming first and second rounds of the NCAA Championships, it was announced Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs will take on Binghamton in the first round, with Wake Forest and Northwestern also headed to Athens in hopes of advancing to the round of 16 on the campus of the University of Illinois in Urbana.

Georgia and Binghamton – which made the field as an automatic qualifier after winning the America East Conference title – will face off for the first time in history on Fri., May 10 at 1 p.m., while Wake Forest and Northwestern will play that morning at 10 a.m. The winners will meet in the second round on Sat., May 11 at 3 p.m. Illinois will then host the round of 16 through the finals in addition to the individual singles and doubles tournament May 16-27.

“It’s extremely rewarding for the guys [to host first and second rounds],” said head coach Manuel Diaz, who has guided the Bulldogs into the NCAA Championships in each of his 25 seasons. “They’ve put in a lot of work and had some great results this year. We are pleased with where we are, but we know we have a big challenge in front of us beginning with Binghamton. We know we can’t look past anybody. It’s the postseason now and we are only as good as we play today.”

Georgia received its own automatic entry in the field of 64 after winning the Southeastern Conference tournament championship in Oxford, Miss. The Bulldogs also won the regular-season title to sit with a total of 36 SEC championships.

The Bulldogs will be making their 35^th overall appearance in the tournament and 30^th straight. Georgia reached the NCAA quarterfinals in 2012, and has reached the finals in three of the last seven seasons. In all, the Bulldogs own six NCAA championships, most recently winning in back-to-back seasons in 2007-08.

The Georgia women’s tennis team was also selected as a first and second round host and will play Sat., May 11 and Sun., May 12. A full schedule is listed below and the bracket is attached in PDF format.

The fields for the individual portion of the tournament will be released tomorrow.

Live scoring and live video streaming will be available for all matches on Georgiadogs.com. The Georgia Tennis Live Chat will be up and running for all UGA matches. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students (college-age with ID and younger). Fans can order tickets on Georgiadogs.com beginning Wed., May 1 at 9 a.m. or by the UGA ticket office at 1-877-542-1231 Monday-Friday between normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased on match day at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex one hour prior to the first match each day.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY (TIMES EASTERN)

Friday, May 10

MATCH 1 (Men): 10 a.m. – Wake Forest vs. Northwestern

MATCH 2 (Men): 1 p.m. – Georgia vs. Binghamton

Saturday, May 11

MATCH 3 (Women): 9 a.m. – Arizona State vs. Oklahoma

MATCH 4 (Women): 12 p.m. – Georgia vs. Winthrop

MATCH 5 (Men): 3 p.m. – Winner Match 1 vs. 2

Sunday, May 12

MATCH 6 (Women): 2 p.m. – Winner Match 3 vs. 4