2018-19 Sun Belt Tennis News and Notes:
Men: Standings | Composite Schedule | Stats | Championship Central
Women: Standings | Composite Schedule | Stats | Championship Central

AROUND #SUNBELTTEN
• The 2019 Sun Belt Tennis Championships return to Peachtree City, Ga. for the second-straight year as eight women's and eight men's squads converge April 18-21 at the Peachtree City Tennis Center.
 
• Tournament action gets underway on Thursday, April 18 with the women's four quarterfinal matches. The men's squads hit the courts for the first time on Friday, April 19 with four quarterfinal matches in the afternoon following the women's semifinals. Saturday's schedule features the women's championship match at 11 a.m. ET and the men's semifinals both at 3 p.m. ET. The men's championship on Sunday is set for 1 p.m. ET.
 
• All four women's and four men's quarterfinal matches are slated for live coverage on RadioTennis.com with Ken Thomas on the call. The semifinal and championship matches are set for live coverage on ESPN+, available online and via the WatchESPN app. Matt Stewart joins Thomas to call all six matches on ESPN+. Live results are available on SunBeltSports.org.
 
Men
• Georgia State (15-9, 6-1 Sun Belt) clinched the top seed for the fourth-straight season. The Panthers seek their third Sun Belt Tournament title after hoisting the trophy in 2013 and 2017. The No. 1 seed enters the championship having won eight of their last nine matches.
 
• Second-seeded South Alabama (15-6, 5-1) has won the Sun Belt Men's Tennis Championship 19 times and looks to repeat for the first time since 2007 and 2008.
 
• In the latest Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I Men’s National Rankings released on April 16, UTA senior Guanarteme Nuez ranked 89th in singles and South Alabama juniors Loic Cloes and Clement Marzol ranked 68th in doubles.
 
Women
• Appalachian State (15-5, 9-1 Sun Belt) claimed its first conference regular-season title in program history in earning the No. 1 seed. The Mountaineers closed the regular season on a four-match winning streak and won their last eight matches at home since falling to Davidson in the season opener on January 19.
 
• South Alabama (19-4, 8-2), the No. 2 seed, earned wins in four of its last five matches. The Jaguars seek their first Sun Belt Tournament title since 2015. South Alabama won 12 consecutive Sun Belt Championships from 1992-2003 but only has that 2015 title to its credit since that streak.
• Georgia State (10-12, 5-5) comes into the championship this year as the No. 6 seed after capturing the title twice in the past three seasons (2016, 2018).
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
2019 SUN BELT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday, April 18
Women's Quarterfinals
Match 1 - No. 6 Georgia State vs. No. 3 Coastal Carolina, 10 a.m.
Match 2 - No. 7 Troy vs. No. 2 South Alabama, 10 a.m.
Match 3 - No. 5 ULM vs. No. 4 UTA, 1:30 p.m.
Match 4 - No. 8 Georgia Southern vs. No. 1 Appalachian State, 1:30 p.m.
 
Friday, April 19
Women's Semifinals
Match 5 - Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner (ESPN+), 10 a.m.
Match 6 - Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner (ESPN+), 10 a.m.
 
Men's Quarterfinals
Match 1 - No. 6 Georgia Southern vs. No. 3 Coastal Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Match 2 - No. 7 Troy vs. No. 2 South Alabama, 1:30 p.m.
Match 3 - No. 5 Louisiana vs. No. 4 UTA, 5 p.m.
Match 4 - No. 8 Appalachian State vs. No. 1 Georgia State, 5 p.m.
 
Saturday, April 20
Women's Championship
Match 7 – Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner (ESPN+), 11 a.m.
 
Men's Semifinals
Match 5 - Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner (ESPN+), 3 p.m.
Match 6 - Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner (ESPN+), 3 p.m.


Sunday, April 21
Men's Championship
Match 7 – Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner (ESPN+), 1 p.m.
 
All Times are Eastern and Subject to Change