Seeds Announced for SEC Women's Tennis Tournament; Gators No. 1
Sunday, April 13, 2008 | Women's Tennis
All 12 seeds for the Southeastern Conference Women's Tennis Tournament were announced Saturday evening by the league office.
The Gators, who won the regular-season title for the 23rd time in the 29-year history of the event, earned the No. 1 seed and received one of the four first-round byes. Florida will play the winner of the match between No. 8 Auburn and No. 9 South Carolina on Friday, April 18 at 3 p.m. ET, at the City of Auburn/Auburn University Yarbrough Tennis Center.
The complete list of seeds: No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Arkansas, No. 4 Vanderbilt, No. 5 Tennessee, No. 6 LSU, No. 7 Kentucky, No. 8 Auburn, No. 9 South Carolina, No. 10 Ole Miss, No. 11 Alabama and No. 12 Mississippi State.
The Gators (18-1, 11-0 SEC) have won 15 of the 20 SEC Tournament titles and have advanced to the championship final 19 times. Georgia defeated Florida, 4-2, in last year's final, snapping the Gators' five-year run as tournament champs. Florida sports a 54-5 all-time record in SEC Tournament action, including a 20-0 record in quarterfinal matches.
2008 SEC Women's Tennis Tournament
City of Auburn/Auburn University Yarbrough Tennis Center
Auburn, Ala.
April 17-20, 2008
Thursday, April 17: First Round
Match 1: No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Alabama, 11 a.m.
Match 2: No. 7 Kentucky vs. No. 10 Ole Miss, 11 a.m.
Match 3: No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 12 Mississippi State, 3 p.m.
Match 4: No. 8 Auburn vs. No. 9 South Carolina, 3 p.m.
Friday, April 18: Quarterfinals
Match 5: No. 2 Georgia vs. winner of Match 2, 11 a.m.
Match 6: No. 3 Arkansas vs. winner of Match 1, 11 a.m.
Match 7: No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. winner of Match 3, 3 p.m.
Match 8: No. 1 Florida vs. winner of Match 4, 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 19: Semifinals
Match 9: Winners of Matches 5 and 6, 11 a.m.
Match 10: Winners of Matches 7 and 8, 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 20: Final
Match 11: Winners of Matches 9 and 10, 1 p.m.
All Times EASTERN
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