NORFOLK, Va., April 30th, 2024 — South Carolina State men’s tennis punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament after winning their fourth consecutive MEAC Tennis Championship.
The Bulldogs make their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance against No. 6 Wake Forest on Friday, May 3 at 5 p.m. at the Wake Forest Tennis Center. The winning team will advance on to face the winner of Arizona State and Georgia on Saturday, May 4.
The Bulldogs finished the season with an overall record of 14-7 and an undefeated conference record. In the MEAC Tournament, South Carolina State did not lose a flight sweeping opponents 4-0 en route to claiming the 2024 MEAC Championship title.
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Last Time Out
South Carolina State made an appearance in the 2023 NCAA Tournament taking on No. 4 South Carolina in the first round.
Opponent Notes
Wake Forest will enter their 11
th straight NCAA Tournament appearance, and 23
rd all time under head coach Tony Bresky. Flippo Moroni and DK Sursh Ekambaram both garnered Second Team All-ACC in singles, while Ekambaram and Koons earned First Team All-ACC Doubles and rank as the top doubles team in the nation.
Team Matchup History
This will be the fourth time in program history that South Carolina State and Wake Forest have met and the second time they’ve paired up in the NCAA Tournament. Wake Forest leads S.C. State 3-0.