For the second consecutive year, the NC State women's tennis team has been selected to host the first and second rounds of the 2024 NCAA Women's Tennis National Championships. The Wolfpack enter the tournament as the 15th seed overall.
Joining the Wolfpack (20-8) in Raleigh for regional action will be Old Dominion, South Carolina, and South Carolina State. All matches will be played at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center on the campus of NC State, with the first round of action kicking off on May 4th when NC State takes on South Carolina State for the second straight year in the opening round.
The complete schedule for this weekend's NCAA first and second-round action is below. The entire NCAA Women's Championship bracket can be found HERE.
Saturday, May 4
Match 1- Old Dominion vs. South Carolina
Match 2- NC State vs. South Carolina State
Sunday, May 5
2:00 pm- Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2
The selection marks NC State's 14th overall NCAA Championships berth and its eighth consecutive season qualifying for the postseason under head coach Simon Earnshaw. The program has remained ranked in the top 15 the entire regular dual-match season, starting at No. 9, finishing at No. 14, and reaching as high as No. 4 in the nation.
Last Year, the Wolfpack appeared in their first national championship match and was national runners-up. Their tournament run began in Raleigh with three straight 4-0 victories over South Carolina State, Kansas, and Auburn before heading to Florida for the Elite Eight, beating Iowa State and defeating Stanford in the Final Four.
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