Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Gears Up for 2021 SBC Championships

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – The 2021 Sun Belt Women's Tennis Championship will return to Peachtree City, Ga., as 11 women's squads will converge April 15-18 at the Peachtree City Tennis Center.
 
Tournament action will start Thursday, April 15, with three first-round matches featuring (5E) Troy vs. (4W) Arkansas State, (4E) App State vs. (5W) Texas State, and (3W) ULM versus (6E) Georgia State.
 
Friday's quarterfinals matches will feature a 10:00 a.m. match with (3E) Coastal Carolina and (2W) Louisiana. South Alabama, who enters the tournament as the No.1 seed out of the East, earned a bye to the quarterfinals. The Jaguars will await the winner of the Trojans and Red Wolves first-round contest.
 
UTA clinched the top seed out of the West and will await the winner of the Mountaineers and Bobcats. Two-seeded Georgia Southern will also get a bye to the quarterfinals. The Eagles will compete against the winner of the Warhawks and Panthers.
 
#AroundTheLeague
  • Top-seeded UTA enters the tournament after earning an impressive 17-3 overall record to go along with an unblemished 7-0 mark in conference play.
  • The Mavericks’ most recent win came over non-conference opponent UTSA, 4-3. UTA clinched the match with Almudena Boza and Bruna Casasampere winning in straight sets at No. 4 and No. 5.
  • No. 1E South Alabama enters the tournament with a 13-5 overall record and an 8-1 mark in league action.
  • The Jaguars most recent win came over Georgia State, 4-0.
All contests will air on ESPN+, and live stats will be available on Tennis-Ticker.
 
First Round - Thursday, April 15
 
Match 1 - (5E) Troy vs. (4W) A-State, 10 AM (ESPN+)
Match 2 - (4E) App State vs. (5W) Texas State 2 PM (ESPN+)
Match 3 - (3W) ULM vs. (6E) Georgia State 2 PM (ESPN+)
 
Quarterfinals - Friday, April 16
 
Match 4 - (3E) Coastal Carolina vs. 2W Louisiana, 10 AM (ESPN+)
Match 5 - (1E) South Alabama vs. Match 1 Winner, 10 AM (ESPN+)
Match 6 - (1W) UTA vs Winner Match 2, 2 PM (ESPN+)
Match 7 - (2E) Georgia Southern vs. Winner Match 3, 2 PM (ESPN+)
 
Semifinals - Saturday, April 17
 
Match 8 - Winner Match 4 vs Winner Match 5, 10 AM (ESPN+)
Match 9 - Winner Match 6 vs Winner Match 7, 2 PM (ESPN+)
 
Championship - Sunday, April 18
 
Match 10 - Winner Match 8 vs Winner Match 9, 1 PM (ESPN+)
 
*All Times are Eastern and Subject to Change