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2008 USTA Campus Championships: Southern

Date: March 1st-March 2nd


Location: Dothan, AL


Format: modified WTT


Summary: After being upset in the semifinals last year, Georgia came back to the Southern Campus Championships in 2008 with a vengeance. In one of the strongest sections in the country, 24 teams came out from 20 schools.


On Saturday, teams were divided into 3 groups, playing single elimination with a back draw. Georgia took the first group, defeating Clemson in the group finals. Georgia Tech and upstart LSU battled it out in Group 2 with LSU pulling off the upset over Tech. Finally, Group 3 looked to be a battle of the Carolinas, with NC State beating UNC. Clemson made it through to the Championships round on Sunday as a wild card.


On Sunday, 4 teams advanced to the Championships Draw. Georgia started out by beating NC State, and LSU defeated Clemson. In a close final, Georgia hung on for the win 19-14, claiming their 3rd Section Championship in 4 years. NC State defeated Clemson for 3rd place. In other brackets, Georgia Tech came back to defeat Georgia Southern and UNC in the Platinum Draw, South Carolina won the Gold Draw, Georgia B won the Silver Draw, Auburn won the Bronze Draw, and Clemson B won the Copper Draw.



Team Standings

1. Georgia (A)

2. LSU

3. NC State

4. Clemson (A)

5. Georgia Tech

6. North Carolina

7. UNC- Wilmington (B)

8. Georgia Southern (A)

9. South Carolina (A)

10. Arkansas

11. Elon

12. UNC- Wilmington (A)

13. Georgia (B)

14. Alabama

15. Georgia Southern (B)

16. Tennessee

17. Auburn

18. Wake Forest

19. South Carolina (B)

20. East Carolina

21. Clemson (B)

22. Western Kentucky

23. Tennessee- Chattanooga

24. UNC-Greensboro