The bracket for the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament is set, and play opens this Friday at Byrd Stadium in College Park.
Top-seeded Virginia (11-1 overall and 2-1 in the league) will meet No. 4 seed Duke (11-3, 1-2) in the first semifinal at 5 p.m. The Blue Devils tagged the Cavaliers with their firest loss of the season on Saturday night. The 13-9 decision was Duke's eight straight win in the series.
Maryland, the No. 3 seed (8-2, 1-2), will tangle with No. 2 seed North Carolina (11-1, 2-1) in the second semifinal at 7:30 p.m. The Terps had won seven consecutive games in this series, but the Tar Heels have triumphed in the last two meetings, including a 9-7 victory on March 27.
The championship final will take place on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.