May 18, 2026 · 54 min · 18 segments
In a season of parity, it’s two championship-pedigreed programs who exceed expectations and deliver their best performances in May. Virginia knocked off Texas 4-3 and Texas A&M beat Auburn 4-1…
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On the women's side, it was Texas A&M that has now made three straight NCAA finals and has won two of the last three.
It was another great day here in Athens, Georgia, with a little bit of a delayed start than we were used to.
And off the top, just a fantastic decision by the NCAA tennis committee to give some more space between these two matches.
Previously, these would go out at 4:00 and 7:00, so you only had three hours, which as you know is not enough time between those matches, and oftentimes you felt like the earlier winner was rushed off the court and didn't give it really any time to breathe or to be celebrated.
And so it just felt like the sequencing of the day was significantly improved, and also just gave some added rest between those two matches.
And so of course I'm recording this back in my hotel in the later hours of the morning here.
On the women's side, it was Texas A&M that has now made three straight NCAA finals and has won two of the last three.
It was another great day here in Athens, Georgia, with a little bit of a delayed start than we were used to.
And off the top, just a fantastic decision by the NCAA tennis committee to give some more space between these two matches.
Previously, these would go out at 4:00 and 7:00, so you only had three hours, which as you know is not enough time between those matches, and oftentimes you felt like the earlier winner was rushed off the court and didn't give it really any time to breathe or to be celebrated.
And so it just felt like the sequencing of the day was significantly improved, and also just gave some added rest between those two matches.
And so of course I'm recording this back in my hotel in the later hours of the morning here.
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