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Head Coach Chris Bizot high fives Paula Castellanos and Maria Antonio Ortega against Cameron.

Women's Tennis Dalton Johnson

Whataburger NCAA Championship Preview: Women’s Tennis

The Patriots are at the final site for the first time in program history as they took down Lubbock Christian in the regional tournament.

Match Info Opponent Info
NCAA Round of 16
May 19th | 1 p.m. Mountain time
No. 10 Seed UT Tyler vs. No. 7 seed Azusa Pacific
UTT: 19-7, 9-1 LSC | APU: 24-2
Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex | Surprise, Arizona		 Azusa Pacific WOMEN'S ROSTER WOMEN'S SCHEDULE


HOW WE GOT HERE
 
The Patriots have put together one of their best seasons in program history to this point, and certainly the best in the Division II era. They are currently 19-7 overall, which is the most in one season in the D2 era and second most in a season in program history.
 
The program won their first ever LSC Regular Season title after going 9-1, and the finished as runner-up at the LSC Tournament. They would go on to earn the No. 1 seed in the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament, and they knocked down No. 4 seed Lubbock Christian by a score of 4-0 to advance to the NCAA Round of 16 for the first time ever.
 
THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
 
This week's NCAA Championship will be hosted at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, Arizona. The complex features 25 total courts and will play host to the entirety of the men's and women's championships. It's the fifth time the complex has hosted the championships and first time since 2021.
 
UT Tyler has been named the No. 10 seed of the 16 teams to qualify, and they will face off with No. 7 seed Azusa Pacific for the first time in program history.
 
The first round of the championship will take place May 19th at 1 p.m. Mountain time for the Patriots, and the winner will advance to play at 5 p.m. Mountain time on May 20th in the quarterfinals.
 
The semifinals and championship will take place on May 22 and 23rd, with those teams taking a day off on May 21st.
 
THE COUGARS
 
Azusa Pacific is 24-2 on the season and are recently coming off of winning the PacWest Tournament as well as their portion of the NCAA West Regional Tournament. Their lone two setbacks on the season came all the way back in February as they lost to Pomona-Pitzer as well as Hawaii Pacific and have now won 18 straight matches.
 
The Cougars are led by All-PacWest First Team selection Stina Larsson, who is 19-3 on the season and 17-3 in the #1 line and has won 12 straight matches. Larsson pairs with teammate Karola Suviste to create an All-Pacwest First Team duo that went 6-5 on the season.
 
The winner of Tuesday's matchup will move on to play the winner of No. 2 seed Grand Valley State and No. 15 seed Indiana (PA).
 
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