U.K.'s Men's Tennis in Elite Eight

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UK pulled a Crocodile Dundee and put the Gators out of their misery by ending UF’s tennis season. Now, the Wildcats are set to take on the defending national champion Southern California Trojans today in the NCAA tennis tournament. The rematch of last years Sweet Sixteen now takes place in the Elite Eight, set to begin at 3pm EST/12pm PST.

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STANFORD, Calif. – After defeating Florida to advance to the quarterfinals for only the fourth time in school history, the No. 10 University of Kentucky men’s tennis team could not continue its impressive run through the NCAA Championships, falling to two-time defending national champions No. 2 Southern California 4-1 in the Elite Eight at Taube Tennis Center on Saturday.

“I love the way our guys fought,” UK head coach Dennis Emery said. “They fought very, very hard and I thought we did a great job of competing in this match, especially in singles when we were down they really fought hard. This team has a lot of pride for each other and for playing for Kentucky and I know we gave a good effort today.”

Kentucky (29-9) ends the season with a school record for wins in a single season with 29, shattering the previous record of 25, which was set last season. UK’s quarterfinals appearance ties the school’s best showing in the NCAA Championships. The Wildcats have advanced to the quarterfinals four times with the last coming in 2002.

The loss concludes a historic season for the Wildcats. On top of the school record for wins in season, UK also hosted the NCAA first and second rounds for the third consecutive season, advanced to the school’s second Southeastern Conference Tournament final and took the program to back-to-back Sweet 16s for the first time in 19 years.