UK Men’s Tennis beats top-ranked TCU for program’s first Final Four berth

Historical past has been made for the Kentucky Wildcats tennis program, as they defeated top-seeded TCU in Thursday’s NCAA Event motion, advancing to the primary Last 4 in program historical past.

Head coach Cedric Kauffmann guided Kentucky to its first Last 4 in his tenth yr on the job since turning into this system’s chief in 2012 following the retirement of 30-year head coach Dennis Emery. Kauffmann was an All-American participant at Kentucky within the 90s and later turned an assistant beneath Emery.

The 8-seeded Wildcats entered the day at 24-7 total and enjoying in simply their fifth Elite Eight at school historical past after a 4-2 win over 9-seeded Wake Forest final Saturday in Lexington. Their final Elite Eight look in 2011 noticed the Wildcats fall to eventual champion USC in a 4-1 choice.

In the present day’s sport occurred in Champaign, Illinois on the Atkins Tennis Advanced. TCU got here into the day at 24-6 total, 7-0 on the highway and 4-0 in neutral-site video games, however Kentucky did simply sufficient to tug off a history-making 4-3 choice.

We may have extra on this shortly, however within the meantime, GO CATS!!!

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