ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - The Columbus State University men's tennis team is set for the first round of the 2024 NCAA DII Championship at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla. The fourth-seeded Cougars will face 13th-seed University of Texas Permian Basin on Tuesday, May 21 at 8 a.m.

Columbus State is entering the championship as the fourth seed after winning the Southeast Regional #2 last week, beating conference rival the University of North Georgia 4-1. UT Permian Basin defeated Midwestern State University 4-3 in the South Central Regional on Monday, May 13. The Cougars hold a 15-7 record and the Falcons are 20-4 in 2024.

This is the Cougars' ninth NCAA Round of 16 appearance, with the latest coming in 2023 when CSU made it to the championship match, falling 2-4 to national champions Barry University. CSU has won one national championship in 2018 and has been runner-up three times ('19, '21, '23).

There will be live statistics for each match of the championship. The link to the first round match on Tuesday can be found here. To view links to other matches, click here. 

For the full men's tennis championship bracket, go to ncaa.com.

2024 NCAA DII Men's Tennis Championship Seeds
#1 - Flagler
#2 - Valdosta State
#3 - Saint Leo
#4 - Columbus State
#5 - UIndy
#6 - Washburn
#7 - Azusa Pacific
#8 - UT Tyler
#9 - Hawaii Pacific
#10 - Charleston (WV)
#11 - Wayne State (MI)
#12 - Southern Arkansas
#13 - Tex. Permian Basin
#14 - Queens (NY)
#15 - Jefferson
#16 - Edinboro