The defending women’s and men’s MEAC Champion South Carolina State University tennis teams will take on the University of Florida, for the second consecutive year in the first round of the NCAA Division I Tennis Championship Friday and Saturday, May 13-14, the NCAA Committee announced on Tuesday afternoon from Indianapolis.

Florida men's and women's tennis teams were chosen as one of 16 hosts of the NCAA First and Second Round Championship matches, which will be held May 13-15 at UF's Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex. 

The seven-time defending MEAC Champion Lady Bulldogs (16-2) will face the No. 1 nationally ranked Lady Gators (25-1) in the First Round contest on Saturday, May 14 at Noon. 

South Carolina State women's team is making its seventh straight appearance in the NCAA Championship. Florida is making its 29th appearance, of the 30-year history, missing only the 1986 event.

This is the third meeting between the two women’s programs with the Lady Gators holding a 2-0 advantage. The winner of the first round match will advance to the second-round on Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m.

On the men's side, the Bulldogs (13-4) who earned their fourth consecutive MEAC title will also take on the seventh seeded Gators of Florida (18-8) in the Gainesville regional. The men will get underway on Sunday, May 13 beginning at 1 p.m. 

The winner of the match will face the winner of Nebraska (15-12) and Miami (14-8) on Saturday, May 14 beginning at 3 p.m.