{"id":152706,"date":"2026-05-04T09:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=152706"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:44:50","slug":"ucf-tennis-teams-2026-ncaa-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-tennis-teams-2026-ncaa-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Men&#8217;s Tennis Advances to Sweet 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FFor the second-consecutive year, the No. 15 UCF men\u2019s tennis team has advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals.<\/p>\n<p>UCF remains the only Florida school standing in this year&#8217;s postseason. For the third-straight year, the Knights ended the Gators\u2019 season, as UCF completed a dramatic 4-3 comeback at the USTA National Campus to advance to the Sweet 16.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights will head to Winston-Salem on Friday, May 8, for their matchup with No. 4 Wake Forest. 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(Graphic by UCF Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>UCF in 2026 NCAA Tournament<\/h2>\n<p>UCF\u2019s nationally ranked men\u2019s and women\u2019s tennis teams each clinched their spot in the NCAA Tournament, with the men\u2019s team securing hosting rights for the first and second rounds at the USTA National Campus.<\/p>\n<p>UCF is the only university in the state of Florida to host a regional, and is one of just two schools in the state to see both its men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s team clinch spots in the premiere postseason tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The semifinal and championship rounds will be held at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia, May 16\u201317.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152849\" style=\"max-width: 240px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-152849 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Score graphic showing UCF 4 Navy 1 alongside UCF women's tennis player wearing gold shirt and black skirt, holding a racket in right hand and clenching left fist while shouting on the court.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-410x512.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-320x400.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-288x360.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-152849 size-medium lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20240%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Score graphic showing UCF 4 Navy 1 alongside UCF women's tennis player wearing gold shirt and black skirt, holding a racket in right hand and clenching left fist while shouting on the court.\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20240%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-410x512.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-320x400.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-288x360.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy.jpg 1200w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/ncaa-tennis-ucf-women-navy-240x300.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The UCF women&#8217;s tennis team advanced to the second round in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in program history. (Graphic by UCF Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Women\u2019s Tennis Postseason Recap<\/h2>\n<p>The No. 20 women\u2019s team headed into the postseason riding high from clinching back-to-back Big 12 Conference regular season championships.<\/p>\n<p>After advancing to the second round with their 4-1 victory over Navy at the NCAA Raleigh Regional, the Knights fell to the eighth-seeded NC State.<\/p>\n<h2>UCF\u2019s Tournament History<\/h2>\n<p>The UCF women\u2019s team made its 11<sup>th<\/sup> postseason appearance in program history, and the seventh of head coach Bryan Koniecko\u2019s 10-year tenure. Prior to his arrival in 2016, the program had made just four NCAA Tournament appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The men secured their ninth all-time bid to the tournament as the No. 16 national seed, continuing the streak of making the postseason in all three seasons of Head Coach Lloyd Bruce-Burgess\u2019 tenure, beginning in 2024. 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