Tulsa Men’s Tennis Plays USF Thursday in First Round of The American Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

ORLANDO, Fla. –– The 38^th-ranked Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's tennis team opens play this Thursday, April 22, in first round action at the American Athletic Conference Championship against the 37^th-ranked South Florida Bulls.

The match will take place at 11 a.m. (CT) / 12 p.m. (ET) at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.

Tulsa (11-11) comes into the tournament as the No. 6 seed, while USF (14-8) is the No. 3 seed. The two teams met last week in Tampa as the Bulls claimed a 4-1 victory. USF has won five of the first six conference championships and have gone 17-1 all-time in The American Championship.

The Tulsa-USF winner will play the winner of the SMU/Tulane match on Friday, April 23, at 3 p.m. (CT). Tulane (14-6) is the No. 2 seed and SMU (17-13) comes into the tournament seeded No. 7.

UCF earned the No. 1 seed for the second consecutive season after the Knights went 19-3 in the regular season. The Knights take an 11-match winning streak into the postseason tournament. All seven teams competing in this year's championship were ranked in the top 50 in the most recent rankings. UCF is ranked 11^th, Tulane 19^th, USF 29^th, Memphis 32^nd, Wichita State 33^rd, Tulsa 43^rd and SMU 50^th.

Temple will not compete in this year's American Athletic Conference Championship. The Owls withdrew from the tournament due to a positive COVID-19 case and the ensuing contact tracing of student-athletes.

The men's championship continues through the April 24 final. The winner of the men's championship will earn The American's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Tennis Championships.

Complete coverage of The American Tennis Championships, including live scoring of each match, can be found on the conference's Championship Central site. Live coverage of the women's and men's finals will be available on ESPN+.

2021 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
April 22-24 | USTA National Campus | Orlando, Florida

First Round \| Thursday, April 22	(Eastern Times)
No. 5 Wichita State (14-7) vs. No. 4 Memphis (9-7)	8:30 a.m.
No. 6 Tulsa (11-11) vs. No. 3 USF (13-9)	Noon
No. 7 SMU (16-13) vs. No. 2 Tulane (14-6)	12:30 p.m.

Semifinals \| Friday, April 23
Wichita State/Memphis winner vs. No. 1 UCF (19-3)	3:30 p.m.
Tulsa/USF winner vs. SMU/Tulane winner	4 p.m.

Final \| Saturday, April 24 \| ESPN+
Semifinal winners	3 p.m.

Tulsa Men’s Tennis Plays USF Thursday in First Round of The American Championship

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