Women's Tennis To Face Virginia Tech in First Round of ACC Championships
April 14, 2024 | Women's Tennis
The Cardinals are the No. 14 seed
The Cardinals fell 4-3 to Virginia Tech earlier in the season as UofL battled the Hokies to the very end. The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell 4-3 to Virginia Tech Friday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
UofL fought hard but ultimately dropped the doubles point as they lost at the No. 2 and No. 3 slots, both by the score of 7-6 (7-3). Nevertheless, the Cardinals duo of Jamilah Snells and Lillian Mould battled in the effort, defeating the Hokies Charlotte Cartledge and Ozlem Uslu 7-5 on Court 1. Eventually tied at three all, the match was in the hands of freshman Germany Davis, who battled but ultimately fell to Dariya Radulova 4-6, 7-5, 2-6 in a three-set thriller, which clinched the match for the Hokies.
The University of North Carolina notched the top seed for the for the second straight season as the Tar Heels and Virginia both finished the ACC regular season at 12-1 to become co-regular season ACC Champions. North Carolina clinched the No. 1 seed and broke the tiebreaker with a head-to-head 4-1 win over Virginia on April 5.
The top four seeds earn double byes into the Friday quarterfinals. North Carolina is followed by No. 2 Virginia, No. 3 Florida State and No. 4 NC State.
The tournament starts at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday with a first-round match between No. 12 Boston College and No. 13 Clemson, followed by No. 11 Virginia Tech facing No. 14 Louisville at 3:30 p.m.
Second-round action will be held Thursday, starting at 3:30 p.m. with No. 8 Duke versus No. 9 Wake Forest and No. 5 Georgia Tech playing the Boston College-Clemson winner. At 6 p.m., No. 7 Notre Dame takes on No. 10 Syracuse and No. 6 Miami faces off with the Louisville-Virginia Tech winner.
The quarterfinals start at 3:30 p.m. on Friday with top-seeded North Carolina facing off with the Duke-Wake Forest winner and No. 4 NC State battling Boston College, Clemson, or Georgia Tech. The 6 p.m. quarterfinals feature No. 2 Virginia playing the Notre Dame-Syracuse winner and No. 3 Florida State battling Louisville, Miami or Virginia Tech.
Both of the semifinal matches on Saturday along with the championship match on Sunday are slated for 2 p.m. The Saturday semifinal match featuring the highest remaining seed and the Sunday championship match will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.
Single day tickets are priced at $10 for adults (ages 18 and older) and $7 for youth ages 17 and under. Admission is free for children 9 and under. ACC college students get in free with school ID. A full championship pass for all five days is priced at $25. All seating for the tournament is General Admission.
Tickets may be purchased online at https://theacc.co/24ACCtennischamptix.
2024 ACC Women's Tennis Championship
Wednesday, April 17
Bank 1
12:30 p.m. – No. 12 Boston College vs. No. 13 Clemson
3:30 p.m. – No. 11 Virginia Tech vs. No. 14 Louisville
Thursday, April 18
Bank 1
3:30 p.m. – No. 5 Georgia Tech vs. Boston College-Clemson winner
6 p.m. – No. 6 Miami vs. Louisville-Virginia Tech winner
Bank 2
3:30 p.m. – No. 8 Duke vs. No. 9 Wake Forest
6 p.m. – No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 10 Syracuse
Friday, April 19
Bank 1
3:30 p.m. – No. 1 North Carolina vs. Duke-Wake Forest winner
6 p.m. – No. 2 Virginia vs. Notre Dame-Syracuse winner
Bank 2
3:30 p.m. – No. 4 NC State vs. Boston College-Clemson-Georgia Tech winner
6 p.m. – No. 3 Florida State vs. Louisville-Miami-Virginia Tech winner
Saturday, April 20
2 p.m. – Semifinal matches
Sunday, April 21
2 p.m. – Championship
All times Eastern