2019 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships Tennis tournament
The 2019 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships were men's and women's tennis tournaments played concurrently from May 3 to May 25, 2019, at campus sites and at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida .[ 1] NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship [ 2] NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship .[ 3]
The University of Texas won its first men's tennis national title with a 4–1 victory in the final over Wake Forest , the defending champion. Stanford University captured its record 20th women's tennis championship, shutting out top seed Georgia .
Paul Jubb of South Carolina and Estela Pérez-Somarriba of Miami (Florida) were crowned men's and women's singles champions. UCLA won both the men's and women's doubles titles - Maxime Cressy and Keegan Smith in the men's, and Gabby Andrews and Ayan Broomfield in the women's. It was the first time since 1988 that a school swept the NCAA doubles championships.[ 4]
National seeds
Bracket
First round National Seed Home Court
Second round National Seed Home Court
Super regionals Highest Remaining Seed Home Court
Quarterfinals Orlando, FL
Semifinals Orlando, FL
Championship Orlando, FL
1
Ohio State 4
Cleveland State
0
1
Ohio State
4
Columbus, Ohio
Vanderbilt
0
Notre Dame
3
Vanderbilt 4
1
Ohio State
4
16
Columbia
1
Penn State 4
Monmouth
0
Penn State
0
New York, New York
16
Columbia
4
Bryant
0
16
Columbia 4
1
Ohio State
2
9
North Carolina
4
9
North Carolina 4
Navy
0
9
North Carolina
4
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Georgia
1
Georgia 4
Elon
0
9
North Carolina
4
8
USC
1
San Diego 4
Minnesota
1
San Diego
0
Los Angeles, California
8
USC
4
Northern Arizona
0
8
USC 4
9
North Carolina
3
4
Wake Forest
4
5
Virginia 4
St. John's
0
5
Virginia
4
Charlottesville, Virginia
South Carolina
1
South Carolina 4
East Tennessee State
0
5
Virginia
4
12
Stanford
2
Texas Tech
1
UC Santa Barbara 4
UC Santa Barbara
0
Palo Alto, California
12
Stanford
4
Fresno State
0
12
Stanford 4
5
Virginia
2
4
Wake Forest
4
13
Texas A&M 4
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 0
13
Texas A&M
3
College Station, Texas
Oklahoma
4
Oklahoma 4
Arizona
0
Oklahoma
1
4
Wake Forest
4
Kentucky 4
VCU
1
Kentucky
1
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
4
Wake Forest
4
Morgan State
0
4
Wake Forest 5
4
Wake Forest
1
2
Texas
4
3
Florida 4
Florida Gulf Coast
0
3
Florida
4
Gainesville, Florida
Florida State
0
Florida State 4
UCF
3
3
Florida
4
14
Tennessee
2
NC State 4
Middle Tennessee
0
NC State
2
Knoxville, Tennessee
14
Tennessee
4
Radford
0
14
Tennessee 4
3
Florida
4
6
Baylor
0
11
UCLA 4
Grand Canyon
0
11
UCLA
4
Los Angeles, California
Oklahoma State
0
Oklahoma State 4
Ole Miss
1
11
UCLA
1
6
Baylor
4
Michigan 4
Dartmouth
2
Michigan
1
Waco, Texas
6
Baylor
4
Utah
0
6
Baylor 4
3
Florida
2
2
Texas
4
7
Mississippi State 4
Alabama State
0
7
Mississippi State
4
Starkville, Mississippi
South Alabama
0
Tulane
1
South Alabama 4
7
Mississippi State
2
10
TCU
4
Arizona State 4
Miami (FL)
0
Arizona State
1
Fort Worth, Texas
10
TCU
4
Harvard
1
10
TCU 4
10
TCU
1
2
Texas
4
15
Illinois 4
Western Michigan
0
15
Illinois
1
Urbana, Illinois
California
4
California 4
Drake
1
California
0
2
Texas
4
Alabama
3
South Florida 4
South Florida
1
Austin, Texas
2
Texas
4
Tennessee Tech
0
2
Texas 4
National seeds
Bracket
First round National Seed Home Court
Second round National Seed Home Court
Super regionals Highest Remaining Seed Home Court
Quarterfinals Orlando, FL
Semifinals Orlando, FL
Championship Orlando, FL
1
Georgia 4
Alabama State
0
1
Georgia
4
Athens, Georgia
Wake Forest
0
Austin Peay
0
Wake Forest 4
1
Georgia
4
16
Michigan
2
Kentucky 4
DePaul
1
Kentucky
0
Ann Arbor, Michigan
16
Michigan
4
Illinois-Chicago
0
16
Michigan 4
1
Georgia
4
8
Vanderbilt
3
9
Texas 4
LIU Brooklyn
0
9
Texas
1
Austin, Texas
Texas A&M
4
Rice
3
Texas A&M 4
Texas A&M
0
8
Vanderbilt
4
Ohio State
3
Georgia Tech 4
Georgia Tech
0
Nashville, Tennessee
8
Vanderbilt
4
Miami (Ohio)
0
8
Vanderbilt 4
1
Georgia
4
5
Duke
2
5
Duke 4
James Madison
0
5
Duke
4
Durham, North Carolina
Arizona State
0
Arizona State 4
Illinois
0
5
Duke
4
12
NC State
0
Tennessee 4
Furman
0
Tennessee
0
Raleigh, North Carolina
12
NC State
4
VCU
1
12
NC State 4
5
Duke
4
4
South Carolina
1
13
USC 4
Illinois State
0
13
USC
4
Los Angeles, California
UNLV
0
UNLV 4
Texas Tech
3
13
USC
0
4
South Carolina
4
Virginia 4
Old Dominion
2
Virginia
1
Columbia, South Carolina
4
South Carolina
4
North Florida
0
4
South Carolina 4
1
Georgia
0
3
Stanford
4
3
Stanford 4
New Mexico State
0
3
Stanford
4
Palo Alto, California
Syracuse
1
Wisconsin
2
Syracuse 4
3
Stanford
4
14
Kansas
3
Florida 4
Boston College
1
Florida
2
Lawrence, Kansas
14
Kansas
4
Denver
0
14
Kansas 4
3
Stanford
4
6
Pepperdine
1
11
Florida State 4
South Alabama
0
11
Florida State
1
Tallahassee, Florida
UCF
4
Alabama
0
UCF 4
UCF
2
6
Pepperdine
4
California 4
Long Beach State
2
California
2
Malibu, California
6
Pepperdine
4
Fairfield
0
6
Pepperdine 4
3
Stanford
5
2
North Carolina
2
7
UCLA 4
Northern Arizona
0
7
UCLA
4
Los Angeles, California
LSU
0
San Diego
2
LSU 4
7
UCLA
4
10
Washington
0
Northwestern
1
Princeton 4
Princeton
0
Seattle, Washington
10
Washington
4
Army
0
10
Washington 4
7
UCLA
1
2
North Carolina
4
15
Oklahoma State 4
Central Arkansas
0
15
Oklahoma State
4
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Miami (FL)
3
Washington State
3
Miami (FL) 4
15
Oklahoma State
2
2
North Carolina
4
Oklahoma 4
Winthrop
3
Oklahoma
0
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2
North Carolina
4
South Carolina State
0
2
North Carolina 4
Entering the championship, Nuno Borges of Mississippi State had not lost a single match throughout the spring season, with a perfect 25–0 record at the No. 1 singles position.[ 5]
South Carolina 's Paul Jubb , seeded fourth, upset top-seeded Borges in the championship, 6–3, 7–6. Borges had defeated Jubb twice in the regular season.[ 6] [ 7]
National seeds
Notes
^ Carl Söderlund of Virginia was originally named the third seed in the tournament, but withdrew prior to the tournament due to injury. The fourth through eighth seeds were each moved up a seed and Crawford was moved from a 9-16 seed to the 8th seed.^ Petros Chrysochos and Borna Gojo of Wake Forest , Axel Geller of Stanford , and Thomas Laurent of Oregon were originally named to the list of 9-16 seeds, but withdrew prior to the tournament. Blumberg, Cressy, and Schretter were selected as seeds. Two seeded positions (including the spot of Crawford who became the 8th seed) were replaced by unseeded players.
Draw
Finals
Section 1
First round
Second round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
1
Nuno Borges (Mississippi State )6
6
Alexis Galarneau (NC State )
4
2
1
N Borges (Mississippi State)
6
6
Felipe Sarrasagaue (Elon )
1
6
A Andrade (Florida)
3
4
Andy Andrade (Florida )
6
7
1
N Borges (Mississippi State)
6
6
Jason Kros (Virginia Tech )
3
0
T Stodder (Tennessee)
0
1
Timo Stodder (Tennessee )
6
6
T Stodder (Tennessee)
7
6
Majed Kilani (Tulsa )
2
2
K Smith (UCLA)
6
2
Keegan Smith (UCLA )
6
6
1
N Borges (Mississippi State)
7
6
5
Brandon Holt (USC )6
6
5
B Holt (USC)
5
3
Nicaise Muamba (Liberty )
1
1
5
B Holt (USC)
6
6
Emil Reinberg (Georgia )
6
6
E Reinberg (Georgia)
2
3
Alexandre Rotsaert (Stanford )
2
5
5
B Holt (USC)
2
6
6
9-16
Yuya Ito (Texas )
6
7
9-16
Y Ito (Texas)
6
3
2
John McNally (Ohio State )
3
5
9-16
Y Ito (Texas)
6
4
6
Carlos Divar (Georgia Tech )
2
2
V Pham (Columbia)
4
6
4
Victor Pham (Columbia )
6
6
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
The women's singles tournament got off to an auspicious start with the third, fourth, and fifth seeds all losing in the first round. The quarterfinals featured six unseeded players, two of which - Duke 's Kelly Chen and North Carolina 's Cameron Morra (only a freshman at the time) - reached the semifinals. Three of the four semifinalists represented ACC schools.
Estela Pérez-Somarriba of Miami , the nation's top-ranked player entering the tournament, dropped only two sets (including the first set in the championship) en route to winning the title. She became the second Miami woman to be crowned national champion, after Audra Cohen in 2007.[ 8] Georgia to reach the NCAA final and first since 2010.[ 9]
Seeds
Notes
Draw
Finals
Section 1
First round
Second round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
1
Estela Perez-Somarriba (Miami (FL) )6
6
Andie Daniell (Alabama )
0
1
1
E Perez-Somarriba (Miami (FL))
6
6
Michaela Haet (Rice )
2
2
K Townsend (Texas A&M)
2
0
Katya Townsend (Texas A&M )
6
6
1
E Perez-Somarriba (Miami (FL))
4
6
7
9-16
Gabriela Knutson (Syracuse )
2
2
P Delgado (VCU)
6
0
6
Stacey Fung (Washington )
6
6
S Fung (Washington)
4
5
Melissa Lord (Stanford )
6
3
4
P Delgado (VCU)
6
7
Paola Delgado(VCU )
2
6
6
1
E Perez-Somarriba (Miami (FL))
6
6
7
Alexa Graham (North Carolina )
6
5
7
A Kawai (Illinois)
4
4
Ellie Douglas (TCU )
2
7
5
7
A Graham (North Carolina)
7
6
Meghan Kelley (Virginia )
3
0
A Lahey (Pepperdine)
6
4
Ashley Lahey (Pepperdine )6
6
7
A Graham (North Carolina)
5
3
9-16
Maria Mateas (Duke )
6
2
3
A Kawai (Illinois)
7
6
Asuka Kawai (Illinois )
3
6
6
A Kawai (Illinois)
6
7
Brienne Minor (Michigan )
6
6
B Minor (Michigan)
3
6
Olivia Hauger (California )
1
4
Section 2
First round
Second round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
4
Ingrid Gamarra Martins (South Carolina )
3
3
Chiara Lommer (Michigan )
6
6
C Lommer (Michigan)
4
1
Petra Melounova (Hawaii )
3
6
7
P Melounova (Hawaii)
6
6
Jessica Golovin (LSU )
6
3
5
P Melounova (Hawaii)
5
0
9-16
Christina Rosca (Vanderbilt )
6
7
F Maltby (Texas Tech)
7
6
Felicity Maltby (Texas Tech )
2
5
F Maltby (Texas Tech)
6
7
Aiwen Zhu (UNLV )
6
3
6
A Zhu (UNLV)
4
6
Oleksandra Korashvili (Oklahoma )
3
6
3
F Maltby (Texas Tech)
3
7
3
8
Sophie Whittle (Gonzaga )
2
6
C Morra (North Carolina)
6
5
6
Anna Turati (Texas )
6
7
A Turati (Texas)
6
3
5
Elysia Bolton (UCLA )
6
6
E Bolton (UCLA)
4
6
7
McCartney Kessler (Florida )
1
3
E Bolton (UCLA)
7
6
2
9-16
Marta Gonzalez (Georgia )
1
6
6
C Morra (North Carolina)
6
7
6
Salma Ewing (USC )
6
1
4
9-16
M Gonzalez (Georgia)
6
2
Cameron Morra (North Carolina )
0
6
6
C Morra (North Carolina)
7
6
Silvia Ambrosio (Purdue )
6
2
0
Section 3
Section 4
First round
Second round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
Lauren Proctor (Winthrop )
4
3
Michaela Bayerlová (Washington State )6
6
M Bayerlova (Washington State)
0
2
Katarina Stresnakova (Oklahoma State )
6
6
K Stresnakova (Oklahoma State)
6
6
9-16
Paige Cline (South Carolina )
2
4
K Stresnakova (Oklahoma State)
5
4
Meible Chi (Duke )
1
1
J Hart (UCLA)
7
6
Jada Hart (UCLA )
6
6
J Hart (UCLA)
6
6
Michaela Gordon (Stanford )
6
6
M Gordon (Stanford)
4
1
5
Makenna Jones (North Carolina )
2
1
J Hart (UCLA)
6
4
3
Julia Rosenqvist (California )
6
6
2
K Jokic (Georgia)
4
6
6
Valeriya Zeleva (UCF )
0
2
J Rosenqvist (California)
4
6
4
Bianca Mok (Denver )
1
6
9-16
A Rychagova (Kansas)
6
4
6
9-16
Anastasia Rychagova (Kansas )
6
7
9-16
A Rychagova (Kansas)
1
7
3
Carla Touly (Florida State )
6
4
2
K Jokic (Georgia)
6
6
6
Bianca Turarti (Texas )
7
6
B Turati (Texas)
6
2
Katarina Kozarov (Furman )
5
5
2
K Jokic (Georgia)
7
6
2
Katarina Jokic (Georgia )
7
7
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
1
Angela Kulikov (USC )Rianna Valdes (USC )6
6
Ellyse Hamlin (Duke )Duke )
1
3
1
A Kulikov (USC)
6
6
Graciela Rosas (Gonzaga )Gonzaga )
4
6
[12]
G Rosas (Gonzaga) 1
4
Justina Mikulskyte (Kentucky )Kentucky )
6
4
[10]
1
A Kulikov (USC)
6
6
5-8
Nina Khmelnitckaia (Kansas )Kansas )
6
3
[10]
M Okalova (Tulsa) 1
2
Caroline Lampl (Stanford )Stanford )
2
6
7
5-8
N Khmelnitckaia (Kansas) 6
7
[3]
Daevenia Achong (Miami )Miami )
6
2
M Okalova (Tulsa)
7
6
[10]
Martina Okalova (Tulsa )Tulsa )
7
6
1
A Kulikov (USC) 4
4
3
Gabby Andrews (UCLA )Ayan Broomfield (UCLA )6
2
[10]
3
G Andrews (UCLA)
6
6
Victoria Emma (Florida )Florida )
3
6
[7]
3
G Andrews (UCLA)
7
7
Marie Leduc (Clemson )Clemson )
5
6
[10]
M Leduc (Clemson) 6
6
Maria Kononova (North Texas )North Texas )
7
3
[6]
3
G Andrews (UCLA)
6
6
[10]
5-8
Makenna Jones (North Carolina )North Carolina )
6
5
[10]
5-8
M Jones (North Carolina) 7
1
[7]
Jessica Golovin (LSU )LSU )
2
7
[4]
5-8
M Jones (North Carolina)
7
7
Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF )UCF )
7
4
[10]
K Kuznetsova (UCF) 5
6
Hind Abdelouahid (Saint Mary's )Saint Mary's )
6
6
[6]
Bottom half
Notes
^ Lauryn John-Baptiste and Ilze Hattingh of Arizona State were originally named the third seed in the tournament, but withdrew prior to the tournament. The UCLA pair was moved up a place; the South Carolina pair became the fourth seed; and Jones and Morra became a 5-8 seed.
References
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