Vols Named No. 8 Seed for NCAA Tournament, Hosting Belmont in First Round

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Winners in nine of its previous 10 matches, the Tennessee men's tennis team is the No. 8 overall seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

The placement marks Tennessee's third consecutive season as a top-eight seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Tennessee is set to face Belmont (21-5) in its Round of 64 match Saturday, May 6 at 1 p.m. ET. The Bruins have won each of their last 14 matches, including a 4-1 win over Tennessee Tech to earn the Horizon League Tournament Championship.

Tennessee enters the NCAA Tournament with the second-most wins among SEC teams this dual season, with a 21-7 overall record.

Memphis (13-7) and Wake Forest (25-11) also travel to Knoxville for the Regional and will face off Saturday at 10 a.m. ET. The winner of match 1 will face the winner of match 2 Sunday at 1 p.m. ET in the NCAA Round of 32.

All three matches this weekend are scheduled to be played outdoors at UT's Barksdale Stadium.

VOLS HOSTING REGIONALS
This marks Tennessee's 14th time hosting the NCAA's first and second rounds. It will do so for the fourth time in as many NCAA Tournaments.

20-DUB CLUB
The ninth-ranked Vols have surpassed the 20-win mark in each of the past five full seasons. The Vols were 14-2 when the 2020 dual season was shut down due to COVID-19 and reached the 20-win mark in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

TICKETING INFO
Tickets for the NCAA Regional are available to the general public here. A full tournament central page can be accessed here.

University of Tennessee Athletics

Vols Named No. 8 Seed for NCAA Tournament, Hosting Belmont in First Round

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