April 14, 2008

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The 55th Annual Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Tennis Championship will be heading to the Sunshine State for the second time in league history, taking place at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Thursday through Saturday. Virginia, North Carolina and Wake Forest each picked up a first-round bye for the second straight year, while Florida State claim the other bye. Coach Sam Paul's Tar Heels will be the No. 2 seed for the second straight year and will play their opening match against either Miami or Maryland on Friday at 12 noon.

North Carolina (19-4, 9-1 ACC) and Florida State (18-4, 9-2 ACC) both tied with nine points in the league race this year. The Tar Heels earned the No. 2 seed after winning the tiebreaker over FSU, having posted a 4-3 victory over the Seminoles during the regular season. The Tar Heels, who last took home the ACC championship title in 2002, will meet the winner from Thursday's first-round match between No. 7 Miami and 10th-seeded Maryland on Friday at noon. UNC currently owns a league-best 25 championship crowns, all outright except for two.

Coverage of the ACC Men's Tennis Championship will be made available On-Demand every night by 9 p.m. on www.ACCSelect.com from April 17-20.

2008 ACC MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
April 17-20, 2008
Sanlando Park
Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Thursday, April 17
No. 9 seed Georgia Tech vs. No. 8 seed NC State - 9:00 a.m.
No. 12 seed Clemson vs. No. 5 seed Virginia Tech - 9:00 a.m.
No. 10 seed Maryland vs. No. 7 seed Miami - 12:00 p.m.
No. 11 seed Boston College vs. No. 6 seed Duke - 3:00 p.m.

Friday, April 18
No. 1 seed Virginia vs. Seed 8/9 - 9:00 a.m.
No. 4 seed Wake Forest vs. Seed 5/12 - 9:00 a.m.
No. 2 seed North Carolina vs. Seed 7/10 - 12:00 p.m.
No. 3 seed Florida State vs. Seed 6/11 - 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 19
Semifinal 1 - 10:00 a.m.
Semifinal 2 - 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 20
Championship Match - 11:00 a.m.