Michigan to Head to Texas For NCAA Tournament

Michigan to Head to Texas For NCAA Tournament

THIS WEEK

Fri-Sat., May 6-7 — at NCAA Tournament – First and Second Rounds (Austin, Texas)

NCAA Bracket

Friday, May 6 — vs. Oregon – NCAA First Round, 1 p.m. CDT

Live Scoring

Saturday, May 7 — at #4 Texas/vs. Ball State – NCAA Second Round, 3 p.m. CDT (if advance)

Live Scoring

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Fresh off its 2022 Big Ten Tournament title, the No. 18-ranked University of Michigan women’s tennis team (19-5) is making its 20th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and is headed to No. 4 seed Texas (20-4) for the first two rounds. U-M will face Oregon (15-8) in the opening round Friday (May 6) at 1 p.m. CDT. Mid-American Conference champion Ball State (19-4) rounds out the field at Texas.

Wolverine Bites

• After going 19-5 during the regular season and capturing the Big Ten’s automatic berth by winning the Big Ten Tournament, Michigan is headed to Texas for the first and second rounds. It is Michigan’s 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament berth.

• Joining Michigan at the Texas regional are the No. 4 seed Longhorns (20-4), Oregon (15-8) and Ball State (19-4). It is Michigan’s first trip to the Lone Star State since the 2019-20 season, when U-M played its penultimate match of the season against the Longhorns (March 3, 2020) before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• U-M and Oregon are meeting for the third time in program history, with Michigan holding a 2-0 lead. The teams played a home-and-home series during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. The Ducks are the second Pac-12 opponent for the Wolverines this season, who knocked off then-No. 4 Cal, 4-3, on Feb. 8.

• Michigan is coming off a 3-0 weekend en route to capturing the Big Ten Tournament title, its fourth tourney crown since 2015. U-M knocked off Maryland 4-1 in the quarterfinals before grinding out a 4-3 win over Northwestern in the semifinals. The Wolverines avenged their only Big Ten loss of the season in the championship match, shutting out No. 10 Ohio State to capture the title. Jaedan Brown was named MVP of the tournament, with Julia Fliegner earning all-tourney honors as well.

• The Wolverines enter the…