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Men's tennis earns sixth NCAA Tournament appearance
May 01, 2018 | Men's Tennis
No. 20 Memphis travels to Starkville for opening rounds
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Following a historic regular season, the No. 20 Memphis men's tennis team will make its sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in seven years.
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The Tigers drew an at-large bid as a No. 2 seed and will travel to Starkville, Miss., to face South Alabama on May 11 at 10 a.m. in the opening round. The winner between the Tigers and Jaguars will play the winner between host Mississippi State and Tennessee Tech in the second round on May 12 at 1 p.m.
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"It's always a fun time to get together with your fans and your team after you have put in so much hard work since the last summer. To see your team qualify for the NCAAs is always fun," head coach Paul Goebel said of his sixth NCAA Tournament bid. "It's been a process and I'm very appreciative of our supporters. We've got some consistency going. We have some experience in the NCAA Tournament, so I'm excited to see how we can do."
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Memphis (18-5, 5-0) capped the regular season with 17 wins to tie the most regular-season victories since 2012. The 2012 team earned the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance, which was also in Starkville. Memphis made the Round of 16 in 2013 and advanced to the second round in 2014. After missing the 2015 NCAA Tournament, the Tigers returned to the field in 2016 and 2017.
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The Tigers, who earned the highest ranking in program history at No. 16 earlier this season, went 10-4 against the nation's current Top 50. Nine teams the Tigers saw on their regular season schedule also heard their names called Tuesday afternoon, including Oklahoma State and Dartmouth, who the Tigers defeated at home, and Harvard and San Diego, who the Tigers took down on neutral-site courts. Tulane also joins Memphis out of the American Athletic Conference, who the Tigers defeated earlier this season in a 4-3 thriller on the road.
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Memphis is 3-5 in the NCAA Tournament and seeks its first tourney win since 2014. The Tigers hold a 5-4 advantage against South Alabama in the all-time series, with Memphis claiming victories in the last three meetings.
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"There is no easy region, every one is tough," Goebel added. "We've played South Alabama three times over the last few years, and they are very well coached. We know they will be ready and that's the match we're going to be focused on."
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Following a historic regular season, the No. 20 Memphis men's tennis team will make its sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in seven years.
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The Tigers drew an at-large bid as a No. 2 seed and will travel to Starkville, Miss., to face South Alabama on May 11 at 10 a.m. in the opening round. The winner between the Tigers and Jaguars will play the winner between host Mississippi State and Tennessee Tech in the second round on May 12 at 1 p.m.
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"It's always a fun time to get together with your fans and your team after you have put in so much hard work since the last summer. To see your team qualify for the NCAAs is always fun," head coach Paul Goebel said of his sixth NCAA Tournament bid. "It's been a process and I'm very appreciative of our supporters. We've got some consistency going. We have some experience in the NCAA Tournament, so I'm excited to see how we can do."
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Memphis (18-5, 5-0) capped the regular season with 17 wins to tie the most regular-season victories since 2012. The 2012 team earned the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance, which was also in Starkville. Memphis made the Round of 16 in 2013 and advanced to the second round in 2014. After missing the 2015 NCAA Tournament, the Tigers returned to the field in 2016 and 2017.
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The Tigers, who earned the highest ranking in program history at No. 16 earlier this season, went 10-4 against the nation's current Top 50. Nine teams the Tigers saw on their regular season schedule also heard their names called Tuesday afternoon, including Oklahoma State and Dartmouth, who the Tigers defeated at home, and Harvard and San Diego, who the Tigers took down on neutral-site courts. Tulane also joins Memphis out of the American Athletic Conference, who the Tigers defeated earlier this season in a 4-3 thriller on the road.
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Memphis is 3-5 in the NCAA Tournament and seeks its first tourney win since 2014. The Tigers hold a 5-4 advantage against South Alabama in the all-time series, with Memphis claiming victories in the last three meetings.
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"There is no easy region, every one is tough," Goebel added. "We've played South Alabama three times over the last few years, and they are very well coached. We know they will be ready and that's the match we're going to be focused on."
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