INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – No. 19-ranked Columbus State men's tennis has been selected as the fourth-seeded team in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional as announced by the national office.

The Cougars (11-10) will travel to St. Augustine, Fla. as one of four teams to compete at the Southeast Regional Site No. 1, hosted by Flagler (Fla.).

CSU opens the regional on Friday, May 9 with a 2 p.m. ET bout against fifth-seeded Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.). Friday's foes come into the matchup ranked No. 29 in the country with a 21-5 overall record. If the Cougars advance, they will play at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday against Friday's 10 a.m. ET match winner between Flagler and Belmont Abbey (N.C.).

Columbus State will be led by the highly touted duo of Elias Peter and Andrea Sandrone, the third-ranked doubles pairing according to the latest ITA rankings. The pair have combined for an impressive 17-2 record this season, riding a six-match winning streak.

Individually, Samer Al Tori and Camilo Cano will look to impress in singles play. Al Tori is ranked 71st in the ITA singles rankings and is a First-Team All-PBC selection with an 11-8 record. Cano was given a First-Team All-PBC nod after his leadership at the first line of singles play, holding a 9-11 record.

In recent years, the CSU men have been no strangers to NCAA tournament play as they finished as National Runner-Ups three of the last six seasons, most recently appearing in the National Championship match during the 2023 season. The Cougars took the program's first national crown in 2018 with a 5-4 win over Barry (Fla.) in Surprise, Ariz.

Preliminary Round Schedule

Friday, May 9
10 a.m. ET - #8 Belmont Abbey at #1 Flagler
2 p.m. ET - #5 Lincoln Memorial vs. #4 Columbus State

Saturday, May 10
3 p.m. ET - Match #1 Winner vs. Match #2 Winner