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#14 STAC Draws #3 Hawaii Pacific in NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Tournament Sweet 16

#14 STAC Draws #3 Hawaii Pacific in NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Tournament Sweet 16

The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Tournament by virtue of their 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Jefferson University on Monday in the East Regional. STAC heads to the USTA National Campus (Collegiate Center) in Orlando, Florida as the #14 seed and will take on #3 seeded Hawaii Pacific University.

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STAC finished the 2022-2023 regular season with a 17-3 overall record and a perfect 5-0 ECC mark. The maroon and gold won its second East Coast Coast Conference Regular Season title in three seasons and a postseason tournament crown for the first time in program history.

The Spartans (18-3) and Sharks (14-7) will face off against one another for the first time in the history of both programs on Friday, May 12 at 4:00 p.m.

First Round matches get underway on Friday, May 12 with teams playing at 8 a.m, 12 p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Sunshine State. Winners advance to quarterfinal action the very next day (Saturday, May 13) with matches at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. After a day off, Semifinal rounds commence on Monday, May 15 (4 p.m.), and the tournament concludes with the crowning of a National Champion on Tuesday, May 16 (7 p.m.).

The 2023 NCAA Women's Tennis Championship Finals are hosted by Rollins College and the Greater Orlando Sports Commission.