Princeton Set to Open NCAA Regional Friday in Seattle

For the second straight year, fifth time in the last six years and seventh in the last 11, Princeton's women's tennis team will compete in the NCAA tournament, this time in a regional in Seattle hosted by the University of Washington.

No. 34 Princeton's match against No. 27 Northwestern will start Friday at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, followed by the first-round match between No. 10 Washington and Army West Point.

The match will be streamed here and live scoring will be available here.

Here is a look at the regional field:

No. 10 Washington
How they got here: At-large bid. The Huskies finished tied for second in the Pac-12 at 8-2 and are 19-4 overall. Washington held the third seed in the Pac-12 Tournament and advanced to the semifinals before falling to second-seeded UCLA 4-3.
ITA-ranked players: No. 57 Stacey Fung, No. 92 Vanessa Wong, No. 29 Fung/Nika Zupancic
NCAA tournament history: This will be Washington's 15th NCAA tournament and first since 2017, when they fell in the first round to Clemson at Vanderbilt. This will be Washington's first time hosting since 2004, and a win would be the program's first in the NCAAs since their most recent appearance prior to 2017, in 2011 when they defeated Maryland in the first round at North Carolina.
Series vs. Princeton: Princeton leads 2-1, but the teams have not met since 1990.

No. 27 Northwestern
How they got here: At-large bid. Northwestern finished 7-4 in the Big Ten and are 15-10 overall. The Wildcats drew the fifth seed in the Big Ten Tournament, falling to Michigan 4-1 in the semifinals.
ITA-ranked players: No. 39 Clarissa Hand
NCAA tournament history: The Wildcats made the round of 16 last year, beating Buffalo and Kansas State in Evanston before falling at Duke. It is Northwestern's 30th NCAA tournament appearance and 24th in a row.
Series vs. Princeton: Northwestern leads 3-1, but the teams have not met since 2010.

No. 34 Princeton
How they got here: Ivy League automatic bid. Princeton went 7-0 in the Ivy for the second straight year and is 18-4 overall heading into the NCAAs.
ITA-ranked players: None
NCAA tournament history: Princeton is in for the second straight year and fell to Illinois last year in the first round at Texas Tech. The Tigers won an NCAA tournament match for the first time in 2014, defeating Arizona State at Alabama.

Army West Point
How they got here: Patriot League automatic bid. The Black Knights finished third in the Patriot at 5-2 and are 22-7 overall. In the Patriot League Tournament, Army upset second-seeded Navy 4-2 in the semis and beat top-seeded Boston University 4-3 in the final.
ITA-ranked players: None
NCAA tournament history: This will be Army West Point's 15th appearance and second straight. Both Princeton and Army were in Lubbock, Texas last year, where Army fell to Texas Tech in the first round. The Black Knights are seeking their first NCAA tournament win.

Princeton enters the NCAAs with coach Laura Granville having won the Ivy League Coach of the Year honor for the fourth time in the award's five-year existence, freshman Brianna Shvets as a first-team singles honoree, Shvets and senior Nicole Kalhorn as a first-team doubles pair, and rookie Grace Joyce and sophomore Stephanie Schrage as second-team singles honorees. The honors were the first for Shvets and Joyce, while Kalhorn was a second-team doubles honoree in 2017 and Schrage was a second-team singles honoree in 2018.

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