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Trio of Wildcats Begin NCAA Singles Tournament Wednesday
5/24/2016 5:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
2016 NCAA Tournament Bracket
TULSA, Okla. – The NCAA released Tuesday the 64-person field for the 2016 men's tennis singles championship.
Northwestern will be represented by juniors Konrad Zieba, Sam Shropshire and Strong Kirchheimer at the tournament, which begins Wednesday.
Zieba is the 20th ranked player in the country and will open up with a match against No. 48 Or Ram-Harel of Tulsa in the first round. Zieba beat Ram-Harel in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) in the teams' dual match on Jan. 22. The Northwestern junior will look to capitalize on a 21-win season and improve on his 14 wins over ranked opponents.
No. 40-ranked Sam Shropshire will face UC-Davis' Alec Adamson (No. 115) in the first round. Shropshire was also a 20-match winner and a win over Adamson could set up a potential rematch with TCU's Cameron Norrie.
Kirchheimer, ranked No. 57, heads to the NCAA tournament with 30 wins and a 14-match winning streak. He drew No. 35 Quentin Monaghan of Notre Dame for Wednesday's match. Kirchheimer needs two wins to crack the top-10 on the single season wins list at Northwestern.
The full tournament bracket can be found in the link at the top of the page and updates will be provided daily at NUsports.com.
TULSA, Okla. – The NCAA released Tuesday the 64-person field for the 2016 men's tennis singles championship.
Northwestern will be represented by juniors Konrad Zieba, Sam Shropshire and Strong Kirchheimer at the tournament, which begins Wednesday.
Zieba is the 20th ranked player in the country and will open up with a match against No. 48 Or Ram-Harel of Tulsa in the first round. Zieba beat Ram-Harel in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) in the teams' dual match on Jan. 22. The Northwestern junior will look to capitalize on a 21-win season and improve on his 14 wins over ranked opponents.
No. 40-ranked Sam Shropshire will face UC-Davis' Alec Adamson (No. 115) in the first round. Shropshire was also a 20-match winner and a win over Adamson could set up a potential rematch with TCU's Cameron Norrie.
Kirchheimer, ranked No. 57, heads to the NCAA tournament with 30 wins and a 14-match winning streak. He drew No. 35 Quentin Monaghan of Notre Dame for Wednesday's match. Kirchheimer needs two wins to crack the top-10 on the single season wins list at Northwestern.
The full tournament bracket can be found in the link at the top of the page and updates will be provided daily at NUsports.com.
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