TALLAHASSEE – The No. 24 Florida State women’s tennis team (16-10, 8-7 ACC) travels to Athens, Georgia, to face Illinois (18-8, 8-3 Big Ten) in the NCAA Tournament on Friday. The Seminoles enter this weekend ranked 24th, which is the highest this season, after winning seven of the last eight matches. Florida State is led by junior Anna Arkadianou, who is 64th nationally in singles and 52nd in doubles alongside freshman Millie Bissett. Senior Vic Allen enters the weekend with 14 wins in the spring of 2023 and is ranked 73rd in the nation. Florida State has 18 program victories in the NCAA Tournament dating back to 2000, including 16 from head coach Jen Hyde. Hyde has led the Seminoles to two quarterfinals in two of the previous four seasons. The Seminoles are 7-3 in the series history against Illinois. Illinois comes into this weekend's matchup ranked No. 36 in the nation. Kate Duong and Megan Heuser lead Illinois with 15 wins at No. 1 doubles and are ranked 20th in the nation. Friday’s match begins at 10 a.m. at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. No. 4 Georgia and Florida A&M follow with a match at 1 p.m. The winner of each match will meet in the second round on May 6 at 4 p.m. Live stats and video will be available on Seminoles.com. For more information on the Florida State women’s tennis program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at FSUWTennis (IG) and @FSU_WTennis (TW).