Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Boise State To Play Clemson in Opening Round of NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament

The two-time Mountain West Conference champion Boise State men's tennis team will face #26 Clemson in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament May 10 in Knoxville, Tennessee.  

Clemson was 18-7 this year, while the Broncos were 20-9.  The Tigers have three seniors, two juniors, one sophomore and two freshmen in their lineup.  Clemson lost 4-0 to #2 Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, and also lost to them earlier in the year 7-0.  Clemson owns wins over #22 Auburn (5-2), #28 Alabama (5-2), #34 Florida State (4-3), #48 Louisville (4-0), #54 North Carolina (6-1) and #55 Miami of Florida (4-3).

Clemson lost 6-0 to #3 Georgia, to #9 Duke (7-0), to #17 South Carolina (4-3), to #24 Wake Forest (4-3), to #38 North Carolina State (4-2) and to Boston College. 

Boise State defeated #50 Texas Tech (4-3) to win the Blue-Gray Championship and also beat #31 Notre Dame (4-3), #36 Minnesota (4-3) and blanked #72 Nebraska and lost to #18 California (4-1), #33 Washington (5-2), #39 BYU (4-3), #40 San Diego (5-2), #41 Stanford (4-3), #43 San Diego State (4-3), #48 Louisville (4-1) and two matches to #60 Santa Clara.  

Boise State's highest finish was the quarterfinals in 1991 and 1997, when they were ranked #4 in the nation.  The Broncos made the Sweet 16 in 1990, 1998 and 2005.

Here is the full 2013 NCAA Bracket:

Boise State Tennis Team Will Find Out NCAA Draw Soon

The selections for the 2013 NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament will begin in four minutes.  Blue Through and Through will once again be first in Idaho to tell you when, who and where Boise State plays.