After
a three-way tie for the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship, a
draw by league officials determined Florida would be the No. 3 seed in the
14-team event that begins Wednesday in Starkville, Miss.
As
one of the top four seed, the Gators (19-2, 12-1 SEC) earned a bye for the
first two rounds and will play either sixth-seeded Vanderbilt, No. 11 seed Kentucky
or No. 14 seed LSU on Friday, April 19 at 6 p.m. ET.
Georgia
(19-2, 12-1 SEC) was drawn as the No. 1 seed, while Texas A&M (20-2, 12-1
SEC) was selected as the No. 2 seed. Alabama (18-4, 10-3 SEC) finished fourth
to collect the final top seed.
During
the regular season, Florida defeated Georgia, which defeated Texas A&M, which
handed the Gators their only league setback.
Florida
has won 18 of the 25 SEC Tournament titles contested, including each of the
last three but played all as the No. 1 seed.
2013
SEC Tournament Schedule
A.J.
Pitts Tennis Centre * Starkville, Miss.
Wednesday,
April 17
Match
1: #12 Mississippi State vs. #13 Missouri – 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT)
Match
2: #11 Kentucky vs. #14 LSU – 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT)
Thursday, April 18
Match 3: #8 South Carolina vs. #9 Ole Miss –
9 a.m. ET (8 a.m. CT)
Match 4: #5 Tennessee vs. Match 1 winner –
Noon ET (11 a.m. CT)
Match 5: #7 Auburn vs. #10 Arkansas – 3 p.m.
ET (2 p.m. CT)
Match 6: #6 Vanderbilt vs. Match 2 winner – 6
p.m. ET (5 p.m. CT)
Friday, April 19
Match 7: #1 Georgia vs. Match 3 winner – 9 a.m.
ET (8 a.m. CT)
Match 8: #4 Alabama vs. Match 4 winner – Noon
ET (11 a.m. CT)
Match 9: #2 Texas A&M vs. Match 5 winner –
3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT)
Match 10: #3 FLORIDA vs. Match 6 winner – 6 p.m.
ET (5 p.m. CT)
Saturday, April 20
Match 11: Winner of Matches 7, 8 – 11 a.m. ET
(10 a.m. CT)
Match 12: Winner of Matches 9, 10 – 3 p.m. ET
(2 p.m. CT)
Sunday, April 21
Match 13: Winner of Matches 11, 12 – 2 p.m.
ET (1 p.m. CT)
