Men's Tennis Earns First-Round Bye In SEC Tournament
Sunday, April 13, 2008 | Men's Tennis
The seeds for the Southeastern Conference Men's Tennis Tournament were announced late Saturday night by the league office.
The Gators finished the regular season with an 8-3 league mark to receive the No. 4 seed and a one of four first-round byes. Florida will play the winner of the match between No. 5 Alabama and No. 12 South Carolina at 2:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 18, in Fayetteville, Ark.
The Gators (13-6 overall) have advanced to the semifinals of the event five-straight years and 11 times in the history of the program. Florida is 23-13 all-time in the tournament and won championships in 1994, 2000 and 2005.
2008 SEC Men's Tennis Tournament
Fayetteville, Ark.
April 17-20, 2008
Thursday, April 17: First Round
Match 1: No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Mississippi State, 9 a.m.
Match 2: No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 10 Kentucky, 11:30 a.m.
Match 3: No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 South Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
Match 4: No. 8 Vanderbilt vs. No. 9 Arkansas, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 18: Quarterfinals
Match 5: No. 2 Ole Miss vs. winner of Match 2, 9:30 a.m.
Match 6: No. 3 Tennessee vs. winner of Match 1, 11:30 a.m.
Match 7: No. 4 Florida vs. winner of Match 3, 2:30 p.m.
Match 8: No. 1 Georgia vs. winner of Match 4, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 19: Semifinals
Match 9: Winners of Matches 5 and 6, 10 a.m.
Match 10: Winners of Matches 7 and 8, 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 20: Final
Match 11: Winners of Matches 9 and 10, 2 p.m.
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