Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams earned berths to the NCAA Tournament Monday evening, and both are national seeds in the 64-team fields.

The men’s team, fresh off a runner-up finish in the ACC Tournament, received the No. 15 overall seed in the field. The Tar Heels will host a pod of four teams for first- and second-round action Friday and Saturday. Though the host site was originally the Cary Tennis Park, the men’s team’s first-round match was moved indoors to Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill due to inclement weather. Carolina will open NCAA play against Navy at 4:45 p.m. The winner of that match will advance to meet the winner of Princeton and Arizona on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Also in Carolina’s 16-team quadrant are No. 2 overall seed and defending national champions Florida, as well as No. 7 overall seed Virginia. The Cavaliers defeated the Tar Heels in the ACC championship in April.

For a full look at the men’s bracket, click here.

The women’s team earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA field for the second straight year, on the strength of its 24-2 overall record this season. Like the men’s team, the women’s team will also host a four-team pod. Carolina will begin its NCAA Tournament journey against South Carolina State at on Saturday at 1 p.m., with the winner advancing to meet the winner of South Carolina and Iowa State on Sunday at 2 p.m.

The Tar Heels are one of five ACC programs to earn national seeds, along with No. 3 Duke, No. 5 Virginia, No. 6 NC State and No. 9 Miami.

For a full look at the women’s bracket, click here.

Both the men’s and women’s tennis programs are seeking their first NCAA championships.

 

Featured image via UNC Athletic Communications/Jeffrey A. Camarati

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