The Charlotte 49ers (12-14), who are seeded fifth, open Conference USA Tournament play against fourth-seed Southern Miss (18-3) this Friday, April 20 at 11 a.m. at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
If the 49ers defeat Southern Miss, they would face the winner of top-seed Old Dominion and eighth-seed UAB in the Conference USA Tournament semifinals, Saturday, April 21 at 1 p.m. The Championship match will be contested on Sunday, April 22 at Noon.
Luca Keist, who has been ranked in the ITA singles rankings for the majority of the season, has won 12 of his last 15 matches giving him 17 dual match wins at number one singles.