The Big 12 had 12 programs selected to compete in the 2025 NCAA Division I Tennis Championship with five men’s teams and seven women’s teams receiving bids.

On the men’s side, TCU (22-3) will look to defend their national title as they garnered the No. 2 seed and will host the regional round in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the Horned Frog’s 35^th NCAA tournament berth and will be the 10^th consecutive season that TCU will host.

Arizona (24-4) collected the second host spot for the Big 12 after winning the Conference Championship. The Wildcats are the No. 10 seed and will take on Denver in the first round before a potential battle with the winner of Harvard and Washington.

UCF (21-8) grabbed the third host spot for the Conference and will take on Miami (Fla.) in the first round. A win for the Knights would advance them to the second round for a match against either Florida or USF.

Arizona State (12-11) will clash with Southern California in the San Diego Regional. The winner will play the victor between No. 6 seed San Diego and UC Irvine in the second round.

Baylor (22-10) will go head-to-head with Nebraska in the College Station Regional with the opportunity to play No. 16 seed Texas A&M or Rice in the following round with a win. It is the 27^th straight year that the Bears will play in the opening round of the bracket.

In the women’s Championship, Texas Tech (22-2) secured the highest seed at No. 11 and will host the Lubbock Regional after winning both the 2025 Big 12 Women’s Tennis Championship title and regular season crown. The Lady Raiders will play Boston University with the potential to play FIU or Stanford in the second round.

After finishing runner-up at the 2025 Big 12 Championship, UCF (22-3) will play Furman in the first round of the Raleigh Regional with the winner playing the winner of No. 12 seed NC State and Charleston Southern.

Arizona (19-10) heads to the Charlottesville Regional and will open with a contest against Illinois. A win would push the Wildcats through to the second round for a bout with either the No. 7 seed host Virginia or FDU.

Arizona State (14-9) makes their 39^th appearance in the tournament with a matchup with Ole Miss in the first round of the Ann Arbor Regional. The victor of No. 3 seed Michigan and Youngstown State awaits the winner in the second round.

Baylor (20-5) will play in its fifth consecutive NCAA tournament as the Bears are slated against Boise State in the Austin Regional. The winner will advance to play either No. 14 Texas or Grand Canyon.

Kansas (14-11) will travel to the Chapel Hill Regional and take on South Carolina. The winner will take on the host, No. 5 seed North Carolina or VCU.

Oklahoma State (19-7) will travel to the Norman Regional and take on Tulsa in its 26^th tournament appearance. A potential draw against the winner of No. 6 seed Oklahoma-Denver looms for the second round.

Baylor will host both the men’s and women’s national championships at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas, beginning May 15.

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Staff claimed victory over students, 18-16, in Palo Alto High School’s annual student-versus-staff game on Thursday during lunch in the Peery Center Big Gym. 

The staff quickly jumped out to a 4-0 lead. The students responded by leveling the score at 4-4 and briefly shifting the momentum. Despite the students’ efforts, errors and a foul widened the gap, bringing the score to 11-8. The first set concluded with the staff’s victory at 18-16. The second set ended abruptly with the staff’s victory at 3-2 when the lunch bell rang.

The volleyball match sparked friendly competition between the staff and students while fostering a stronger sense of community. According to Campus Supervisor Mayerly Short, the friendly rivalry helps to make teachers seem more approachable.

“This student-vs-staff volleyball game makes it so that the staff doesn’t seem as authoritative, it’s just more fun for everyone,” Short said.

According to freshman participant Nicolo Resmini, a lack of communication was a reason for the students’ loss.

“The team was not communicating well, and our services were not hitting the correct areas the coaches were calling,” Resmini said. “We just need to improve that for next year. I thought our offense was okay, but our defense was not so good.”

According to Spirit Commissioner Arabella Guinle, events such as this lunch event are important to reduce pressure on students.

“It’s [rallies] are important, especially during the second semester, as school gets tough, especially for upperclassmen,” Guinle said. “I want people to let loose enough and just have fun. The school pressure is a lot, and through these events, it raises awareness that we’re all human, and it’s important to take and have fun.”

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A Sheridan High School Volleyball player isn’t going far to continue playing the sport she enjoys.

Haylie Patterson has signed a written offer of athletic aid to compete at Rocky Mountain College in Billings.

This past season as a junior, she helped the Lady Broncs qualify for and finish 3rd at the 4A State Tournament.

It marked the first time in 8 years the team played in the tournament.

She explains what it was that the Rocky Mountain College coaching staff saw in her and adds it’s a relief to get this decision made and out of the way, even though she has 1 more season at the high school level.

“I think I’m a really versatile player. Anything up on the net, I can play it. I’m going to play it tough, I’m going to play it aggressive. I can score when my team needs me to and I can get hype and I can be a good leader. I’m really excited to get to play in college and not have that decision weighing on me in senior year. I’m excited to play without that weight on my shoulders.”

Patterson says she is considering a major in psychology.

The sun beat down onto Santa Monica Beach last Friday, April 25, at the beach volleyball West Coast Conference (WCC) Championships as the LMU beach volleyball team accomplished a now familiar goal for the program: winning the conference championship. The team won their semifinal and final matches against Pepperdine University and Santa Clara University, respectively, in dominant fashion and clinched their sixth consecutive victory at the championships. The Lions have also earned the No. 4 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament, where they will face No. 13 Florida Atlantic University in the first round

“Everyone was really excited to play and for me … it was my first time playing [in the WCC championships] because I transferred,” said beach volleyball player Magdalena Rabitsch. “Of course, everyone was expecting [to win] but still everyone was excited, and I think it was really positive vibes the whole week before.”

While the Lions had anticipated a win at the championships after a controlling regular season that finished with an astonishing 35-6 record, they made sure not to underestimate their opponents coming into Friday. “I think those teams are always the most scrappy ones — if you go against UCLA [University of California, Los Angeles] or USC [University of Southern California] you know what you are going to expect, but sometimes going against the lower ranked schools … they have nothing to lose, but I think we were all prepared,” said Rabitsch.

The Lions opened their tournament with a match against Santa Clara University on Thursday, which they won 5-0. They then moved on to the semifinals where they faced Pepperdine University, a team who they have seen and beaten once before the tournament.

“Pepperdine is usually pretty good, especially when we go to the beach and the wind starts picking up,” explained beach volleyball player Isabelle Reffel. “We knew both teams were going to use the wind to their advantage, and we game-planned knowing that they’d do that. We knew they’d hit into the wind or serve towards the wind, so we made sure to shift over to that side.”

With solid 3-0 wins over both No. 2 Pepperdine and No. 4 Santa Clara, the Lions appear more prepared than ever for the main event this upcoming weekend — their first-round matchup against Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, May 2. FAU and LMU did not play each other in the regular season, but have faced off in the NCAA tournament four times, with LMU holding a 4-0 record against FAU.

“This year is such a special year — we know we can go all the way … we haven’t played Florida this year, but any team that’s in the tournament is going to be a good team,” said Reffel. “It’s a fun year to be a part of the tournament — I think any of the top 10 teams could win it, and the strongest team will come out and win it.”

This year, the parity across the top teams in the tournament is especially notable, and it looks like it’s bound to be an exciting postseason. The Lions have been looking towards the nation’s biggest beach volleyball tournament in Gulf Shores, Alabama, since the beginning of the season, and now the time is here.

“I’m super excited. I think [any of the] top 5 schools could win it,” echoed Rabitsch. “Today, we talked in practice about how there’s just no room for negativity this entire week. I think if we approach it like that, we can only win and I think we know that.”

Catch the Lions in action on Friday, May 2 at 6 a.m. PT on ESPN2 or ESPN+.