GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has half of the eight remaining women’s tennis teams in the 2022 NCAA Championship. Duke, North Carolina, NC State and Virginia all advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament over the weekend and will vie for a national championship at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Champaign, Illinois, May 20-22.
Duke (22-3) advanced to the quarterfinals for the 22nd time in program history after downing No. 13 Georgia, 4-1, on Friday night at Ambler Tennis Stadium. The Blue Devils will make their third appearance in the last four years in the NCAA quarterfinal round.
Also on Friday, North Carolina (27-2) advanced to the NCAA final eight for the 11th time in program history with a 4-0 win over No. 16 seed Florida at the Cary Tennis Park. North Carolina (27-2) will face No. 8 Pepperdine on Friday in Champaign, Illinois. The Waves knocked the Tar Heels out of last year’s tournament in the NCAA semifinals.
For the second time in as many years, sixth-ranked NC State (26-5) is quarterfinals bound following a 4-0 victory over No. 11 California on Saturday afternoon. The Wolfpack will face ACC rival Duke at 8 p.m. on May 20. With two ACC teams facing each other in the quarterfinals, the league is guaranteed at least one team in the NCAA semifinals for the fourth consecutive championship.
No. 5 Virginia (23-5) moved to the quarterfinals with a 4-1 victory against No. 12 Oklahoma State (20-6) on Saturday at the Charlottesville Super Regional. Virginia advances to take on No. 4 Texas (23-4) on Friday. It is the third time in program history that the team has advanced to the quarterfinals. Virginia is the only program in the country with both its men’s and women’s teams in the NCAA quarterfinals.
The ACC is seeking its third all-time women’s tennis national championship. Duke won the title in 2009, while Georgia Tech captured the championship in 2007.
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