Altamonte Springs, FL – It will be the second straight season where head coach Alec Foote will send both his men's and women's tennis squads to the Sunshine State to compete for an NCAA National Championship. The men come into the 2024 bracket as the 10^th seed, whereas the women will check into the tournament as the 14^th seed. 
 
After an 18-2 campaign, men's tennis has shown the region for the third consecutive year why they deserve a spot at this year's National Championship Festival in Altamonte Springs, FL. Prior to securing a spot in the tournament with their NCAA Atlantic Region Final victory over Fairmont State, they had won the Mountain East Conference Championship Title with a win over the Fighting Falcons by way of 4-0. Leading the squad at the #1 singles position for this season is Jorge Perez, the Junior from Albacete, Spain. The Mountain East Conference Player of the Year had won 14 of his 16 matchups in 2024 and has played an integral role for the Golden Eagles. 
 
The ladies repeated as MEC Champions for the fourth year in a row after finishing the regular season 13-4, outscoring opponents 74-33. They, too, would take down the Fairmont State Falcons in the MEC Title Match in Charleston and the NCAA Atlantic Region Final at the Brian David Fox Center in Huntington, WV. Sophomore Sofiia Krasikova has stepped up for the Golden Eagles this year as she will play in the #1 singles spot in the Sweet Sixteen when they take on the University of North Georgia. 
 
The first day of matches at Sanlando Park will feature the women's bracket first. The Golden Eagles will take on the #3 seed, the University of North Georgia on May 20^th at 1:00 PM. 
 
On Tuesday, the men will face #7 seed Azusa Pacific University on May 21^st at 12:00 PM in the opening round of the NCAA Championships.