All three American Athletic Conference entrants to the 2018 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship came away with first-round wins Friday as UCF, Wichita State and Tulsa all advanced in their respective tournament openers.
UCF scored its first tournament win in program history as the Knights held off FIU for a 4-3 victory in Coral Gables, Florida. Wichita State scored a 4-1 win against Syracuse for the Shockers’ first tournament win since 2007, and Tulsa capped The American’s showing with a 4-2 victory against LSU, sending the Golden Hurricane to the second round for the second time in three years.