©Colette Lewis 2026–
Athens GA–
Final preparations were underway today at the Dan Magill Tennis Center in Athens Georgia, with signage and banners being assembled and practices held on all 12 courts in anticipation of Thursday’s and Friday’s quarterfinals.
The photo of the top three courts at Georgia, with the newly renovated press box above them, will be my office for the next four days. It’s extremely rare for a tennis facility to have a press box overlooking the courts, so it’s a special treat for me to return that luxury this week in Athens.
The men’s quarterfinals are first up this year, as they are every even year, with Texas and Baylor the opening act at the final site this year.
Thursday’s men’s quarterfinals:
Texas[2] v Baylor[10] 10 a.m. (All times Eastern)
Ohio State[3] v TCU[6] 1 p.m.
Wake Forest[1] v Arizona[8], 4 p.m.
Virginia[4] v Mississippi State[5]
Friday’s women’s quarterfinals:
Auburn[2] v LSU[10] 10 a.m.
Ohio State[3] v Pepperdine[11] 1 p.m.
Georgia[1] v North Carolina State [8] 4 p.m.
Texas A&M[4] v North Carolina[5]
The weather forecast is excellent, with no rain in the forecast and temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s for the first two days, with warmer temperatures predicted for the semifinals and finals.
Follow me on Bluesky @zootennis.bsky.social for updates during the matches; John Parsons of No-Ad, No-Problem (https://x.com/JTweetsTennis) and Nate Walroth of Not Your Country Club ( are here as well, so look for their content throughout the next four days.
The next three days are going to stretch from 10 a.m. to midnight for me, with four matches every day, so there won’t be coverage of other events during these NCAAs and the post may not go up until very late each night.
Doubles partners Jack Secord and Puerto Rico’s Yannik Alvarez played in the second round of the singles draw today, with the second-seeded Alvarez coming back for 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8) victory.