Road to Orlando begins as teams selected for 2023 NCAA Division II Championships

The road to Orlando begins this week for the 96 teams selected to the 2023 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Tennis Championships.

Forty-eight men's and 48 women's teams will play at regional campus sties for the right to earn their place in the last 16, and a trip to the USTA National Campus next month. The last four rounds of the Division II team championships will be played in Orlando from May 11-16, part of a historic combined championships that will see all three divisions compete for men's and women's titles at the same site for the first time. 

Read more at usta.com: USTA National Campus set to host historic combined NCAA Championships in May

Both top seeds in the South Region will come into NCAA play undefeated: Sunshine State Conference women's champion Barry University enters the tournament at 22-0, while Gulf South Conference men's champion Valdosta State University is 17-0. 

Barry's Lady Bucaneers, in fact, are currently in possession of one of the most impressive streaks in college sports at all levels: They've won 84 straight matches, are the five-time defending national champions, and have won seven national titles overall. They've qualified for the NCAA tournament 30 times since 1991. 

Barry's men's team, winner of the last three national crowns, are seeded No. 3 in the South Region. Columbus State, Hawaii-Pacific and West Florida, who've joined Barry in winning national titles over the last 10 years, are also in the field. 

See the full brackets: NCAA D2 Men | NCAA D2 Women