THE FLATS – Georgia Tech women’s tennis will resume postseason play in Lake Nona, Fla., as Kylie Bilchev and Carol Lee are set to open the NCAA Singles Championship on Monday. All singles and doubles action will take place at the USTA National Campus with the round of 64 singles beginning Monday at 9 a.m.
GEORGIA TECH at NCAA Singles Championship
WHEN: May 22-27
WHERE: USTA National Campus
BRACKET: Click Here
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL: Click Here
LIVE STATS: Click Here
LIVE STREAM: Click Here
THE SCENE: The men’s and women’s singles round of 64 begins Monday, May 22 at 9 a.m. EST followed by the second round of singles and the opening round of doubles on Tuesday. Bilchev will make her first appearance in the NCAA Singles Championship after earning an at-large bid to represent Georgia Tech. She will open play facing Auburn’s Ariana Arseneault at 5 p.m.
Seeded 9-16, Lee will also represent the Yellow Jackets in the singles bracket, making her second appearance in postseason. Lee begins action on Monday at 12:30 p.m., taking on UCF’s Marie Mattel. A familiar opponent, Lee and Mattel will face each other for the third time this season, having met twice already. Lee and Mattel last met each other in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the beginning of May with Lee pocketing a 6-4, 6-3 decision. Lee grabbed her first victory over Mattel this season in the quarterfinals of the ITA Southeast Regionals in the fall, collecting a 6-4,6-0 decision.
Action continues on Wednesday with the singles and doubles round of 16. The quarterfinals take place on Thursday, followed by the semifinals on Friday. The finals will be played on Saturday at 11 a.m.
ITA RANKINGS
Singles
No. 15 – Carol Lee
No. 31 – Kylie Bilchev
No. 31 – Ariana Arseneault – UCF
No. 37 Marie Mattel – UCF
Alexander-Tharpe Fund
The Alexander-Tharpe Fund is the fundraising arm of Georgia Tech athletics, providing scholarship, operations and facilities support for Georgia Tech’s 400-plus student-athletes. Be a part of developing Georgia Tech’s Everyday Champions and helping the Yellow Jackets compete for championships at the highest levels of college athletics by supporting the Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund, which directly provides scholarships for Georgia Tech student-athletes. To learn more about supporting the Yellow Jackets, visit atfund.org.
For the latest information on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, follow us on Twitter (@GT_WTEN), Instagram (GT_WTEN), Facebook (Georgia Tech Women’s…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Women’s Tennis – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets…