COLUMBIA, S.C. — When the South Carolina women's tennis team was struggling with a 4-9 overall record and a 1-5 mark in the SEC, head coach Kevin Epley gathered his team together and laid out the two paths his team could take.
One path was the easy one and that was to look ahead to 2022. The other path required a hard look inward and the decision by everyone to do what was necessary to turn the season around.
The end result was a stretch of where South Carolina won eight of 10 matches with its last victory coming in the SEC Tournament over Florida in the quarterfinals.
The hard work paid off as the team will be in Raleigh for the NCAA Regional, the 26th consecutive season the team has made the tournament. Carolina will face Iowa State Friday.