FORT WORTH, Texas --- The UT Arlington men's tennis team (16-7) will open the NCAA Tournament against No. 2 TCU (22-2) on Friday at the Bartzen Varsity Courts at 5 p.m.
 
The match will be the second half of an opening-round doubleheader hosted by TCU, which will feature a matchup between Texas A&M and SMU at 2 p.m. The winner of each match will face each other at 4 p.m. on Saturday for a trip to the Sweet 16.

Tickets will be $5 in person with payment accepted in cash only. Parking is free and on a first come, first served basis. Fans are advised to park in Lot 2, which is adjacent to Amon G. Carter Stadium.
 

NCAA TOURNAMENT INFO
First Round	UT Arlington (16-7) at No. 2 TCU (22-2)
Date | Time	Friday, May 5 at 5 p.m.
Location	Bartzen Varsity Courts at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center | Fort Worth, Texas
Tickets	$5 in person (cash only)
Live Results	Here
Official Bracket	Here
Parking Map	Here

 
TCU is 22-2 overall and coming off a win over No. 1 Texas in the championship of the Big XII tournament. Since Feb. 2, they have played 18 ranked opponents and hold a 16-2 record in those matches. UT Arlington lost 4-0 to TCU on the road March 3 in the only meeting between the two programs this year. This will be TCU's eighth-straight trip to the Big Dance and 33rd overall in program history. 
 
For UTA, it will be the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016, including the third in the tenure of head coach Diego Benitez, who also guided the Mavs to the postseason in 2006. Overall, it is the fifth appearance for UTA including the 2001 and 2003 seasons.
 
As a team, UTA won the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) regular season title with a 5-0 record before cruising through the WAC tournament. In the semifinals, they defeated No. 5 UTRGV 5-0 following a simultaneous clinch before knocking off the conference's defending champion, No. 2 Abilene Christian, 4-0 in the championship match.
 
The Mavericks boast a young starting lineup with four freshmen and a sophomore in the singles lineup. Solano Caffarena, who is the team's lone senior, has compiled a 15-11 record with six-consecutive wins at No. 3. At No. 1, sophomore Anton Shepp has posted a team-best 21 wins. Four freshmen - Santiago Giamichelle, Dante Teramo, Lachlan Robertson and Joan Torres Espinosa - have combined for a 57-30 record.
 
Giamichelle has won seven straight and is second on the team in wins with 19 at No. 2. Teramo has a team-best eight-match win streak currently and has won 13 overall at No. 5. Robertson has won 13 this year and is 6-2 in his last 10 matches at No. 4. Espinosa has won four straight and 12 overall at No. 6.
 
In doubles, the No. 1 pair of Shepp and Caffarena has a team-best 15 wins. Giamichelle and Teramo have won four straight at No. 2 along with 13 wins together on the season. At No. 3, Robertson and Espinosa are 9-8 together.
 
UTA MEN'S TENNIS NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
In 2016, the Mavericks lost 4-0 in the first round to No. 11 seed Oklahoma, who came in ranked 10th nationally and ultimately finished as the national runner-up. The match was played at the Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman, Okla.
 
Singles
1. #97 Axel Alvarez Llamas (OU) def. Guanarteme Nuez 6-2, 6-3
2. #25 Spencer Papa (OU) def. Jhonathan Gonzalez 6-1, 6-1
3. #82 Alex Ghilea (OU) vs. Mario Muniesa 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
4. #61 Florin Bragusi (OU) vs. Daniel Armengol 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
5. Andre Biro (OU) def. Carlos Abiza 6-3, 6-3
6. Maxime Mora (OU) vs. Mauricio Del Rio 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
 
Doubles
1. #24 Llamas / Andrew Harris (OU) def. Gonzalez / Armengol 6-2
2. Abiza / Del Rio (UTA) def. Ghilea / Papa 6-4
3. Biro / Mora (OU) def. Nuez / Muniesa 7-6 (8-6)
 
In 2006, the Mavericks lost 4-0 in the first round to No. 16 seed Texas A&M, who came in ranked 19th nationally, at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station.
 
Singles
1. #12 Jerry Makowski (A&M) vs. #97 Sandy Farquharson 6-4, 1-2, unfinished
2. Bryan Wooten (A&M) vs. Diego Mattar 7-5, unfinished
3. Matt Bain (A&M) vs. Daniel Omana 2-6, 6-2, 1-2, unfinished
4. Brett Joleson (A&M) def. Alberto Agis 6-1, 6-3
5. Mohamed Dakki (A&M) def. Ian Vazquez 6-1, 6-0
6. John Nallon (A&M) def. Neils Buksik 6-3, 6-3
 
Doubles
1. Makowski / Joleson (A&M) vs. Farquharson / Javier Herrera 7-6, unfinished
2. Marcus Lunt / Wooten (A&M) def. Buksik / Mattar 8-4
3. Bain / Nallon (A&M) def. Agis / Omana 8-4
 
In 2003, the Mavericks nearly stunned No. 3 seed Baylor at the Baylor Tennis Center before falling 4-3 in the first round. The host Bears were ranked No. 2 nationally.
 
Singles
1. #2 Benedikt Dorsch (BU) def. Nathan McGregor 6-0, 6-1
2. #45 Matias Marin (BU) def. David Corrie 6-4, 7-6 (2)
3. Reiner Neurohr (BU) def. Javier Carrillo 6-3, 6-1
4. #97 Ivor Lovrak (BU) def. Niels Buksik 6-0, 6-2
5. Sandy Farquharson (UTA) def. Mike Garcia 6-3, 6-4
6. Ian Vazquez (UTA) def. Jason Gould 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles
1. #29 Dorsch / Nerohr (BU) def. McGregor / Farquharson 8-1
2. Corrie / Buksik (UTA) def. Marin / Garcia 8-4
3. Carrillo / Alon Goldshuv (UTA) def. Gould / Lovrak 9-7
 
In the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2001, the Mavericks nearly defeated Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the first round before falling 4-3.
 
Singles
1. Stuart Beauchamp (TAMUCC) d. Andy Leber 6-3, 6-1
2. Antoine Quinquis (TAMUCC) d. Per Erik Karlsson 7-6, 6-2
3. David Corrie (UTA) d. Erik Von Hellens 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
4. Paul McInerney (TAMUCC) d. Tomasz Zarzecny 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
5. Ola Bentzen (UTA) d. Jason Holland 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
6. Tanner Payne (TAMUCC) d. Alon Goldshov 6-4, 6-3
 
Doubles
1. Leber / Corrie (UTA) d. Stuart Beauchamp / Paul McInerney 8-4
2. Karlsson / Zarzecny (UTA) d. Antoine Quinquis / Erik Von Hellens 8-6
3. Goldshov / Bentzen (UTA) d. Tanner Payne / Jason Holland 8-6
 
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