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May 12, 2005
CHARLOTTESVILLE – The second ranked Virginia men’s tennis team opens play in the NCAA Tournament this week as they host a regional at the Snyder Tennis Center. The No. 2 seed Cavaliers open play Friday when they play Richmond at 10:00 a.m. with a first round match between Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and William & Mary to follow at 1:00 p.m. Friday’s winners will meet in a second round match Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
The Cavaliers (24-2) enter the NCAA Tournament on a school record 13-match winning streak. The 2005 ACC regular season and tournament champions have already tied the school record with 24 wins this season and the Cavaliers’ No. 2 seed is the highest seed ever for an ACC school in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament. Last season, Virginia was the No. 6 seed in the tournament and also hosted a regional at the Snyder Tennis Center.
Richmond (16-6) enters the tournament on an eight-match win streak after capturing its second consecutive Atlantic 10 title. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance after a 21-7 season in which they captured the Southland Conference title. William & Mary (11-14) has won five consecutive matches and enter the tournament as the CAA Champions.
The winner of the Charlottesville regional will join the winners of the other 15 regionals for the NCAA Championships May 21-24 at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center on the campus of Texas A&M.