May 4, 2006

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The starting time for South Carolina’s first round match with Clemson in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament has been set. The Gamecocks and Tigers will face off at Noon on Saturday, May 13, at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina.

Host North Carolina will play South Carolina State on 9 a.m. on Saturday. The winners of the two matches will meet on Sunday, May 14, at 1 p.m. for the right to play in the Round of 16 in Stanford, Calif.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. They will be available the day of the match or can be purchased in advance on TarHeelBlue.com. Click Here for the direct link.

The Gamecock women’s tennis team will also play in Chapel Hill next weekend. USC will take on Wake Forest in its first round match Friday, May 12, at 3 p.m. at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. Should South Carolina, they would meet the winner of the North Carolina-South Carolina Stat women’s match at 3 p.m. on Saturday.