2017 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Tournament
Winston-Salem Regional
May 12-13, 2017
Wake Forest Tennis Complex €¢ Winston-Salem, N.C.
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NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Tournament €¢ Winston-Salem Regional
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For the first time in program history, the Wake Forest men's tennis team has earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Demon Deacons will host a regional for the third consecutive season and will open the tournament against UNCW on Friday, May 12 at 5 p.m. Kentucky earned the No. 2 seed in the Winston-Salem Regional and will face No. 3 seed Georgia State in the other opening round match at 2 p.m. The two winners will meet on Saturday, May 13, at 5 p.m., with all matches being held at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.
All NCAA Tournament matches will be regulation dual matches. Three doubles matches consisting of six-game sets will be played for one team point, followed by six singles matches, each valued at one team point; played the best of three sets. No-ad scoring will be used and a seven-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) will be played at six-games-all. The team to win four or more team points will advance in the championship bracket.
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| Friday, May 12 | ||
| Time (ET) | Matchup | Coverage |
| 2:00 p.m. | Kentucky- 4 Georgia State- 0 | Live Video | | Results | Recap |
| 5:00 p.m. | Wake Forest- 4 UNCW- 0 | Live Video | | Results | Recap |
| Saturday, May 13 | ||
| Time (ET) | Matchup | Coverage |
| 3:00 p.m. | Wake Forest vs. Kentucky | Live Video | | Results | Recap |
MEDIA INFORMATION
All media interested in covering the first and second rounds of the NCAA Championship will need a credential. Please email credential requests to Wake Forest men's tennis communications contact Dan Wallace at wallacdj@wfu.edu.
Please note that any video taken of any of the three matches this weekend can be aired on newscasts, but cannot go online unless it has been licensed through the NCAA, Turner Sports and Wazee Digital. For more information on licensing footage, click here.
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