Pairings Announced For 2009 Food Lion SAC Men’s Tennis Tournament
ROCK HILL, SC - Wingate University, which went undefeated in conference play, received the No. 1 seed in next week's Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Tournament, where they will attempt to win their first-ever tournament championship.
Wingate (8-0 SAC, 11-4) is ranked 12th in the Southeast Region in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. Wingate will host eight-seed Catawba College on Monday.
Newberry College (6-2 SAC, 7-7) earned the second seed and will face seventh-seed Lincoln Memorial University (2-6, 8-11) in Monday's quarterfinal action. Newberry finished the regular season tied for second place with Mars Hill. Newberry won the tiebreaker by virtue of its early-season 5-4 victory over Mars Hill. Lincoln Memorial finished tied for seventh place with Catawba, but won the tiebreaker with its 5-4 victory over Catawba on Saturday.
Mars Hill College (6-2, 10-5) is the third seed and will face sixth-seed Carson-Newman (3-5, 3-9) in a quarterfinal match at 2 p.m. on Monday.
Brevard College (5-3, 15-3) is the fourth seed and will host fifth-seed Tusculum College (4-4, 12-9) in another quarterfinal match on Monday at 2 p.m.
The semifinals and finals will be held at the Rock Hill Tennis Center in Rock Hill, S.C. on Friday, April 24. The semifinals will begin at 9 a.m. The semifinal winners meet for the tournament championship at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
The tournament winner will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Tournament.
2009 Food Lion SAC Men's Tennis Tournament
Quarterfinals
Monday, April 20, 2009
No. 8 Catawba at No. 1 Wingate, 2 p.m.
No. 7 Lincoln Memorial University at No. 2 Newberry, 2 p.m.
No. 6 Carson-Newman at No. 3 Mars Hill, 2 p.m.
No. 5 Tusculum at No. 4 Brevard, 2 p.m.
Semifinals
At Rock Hill Tennis Center, Rock Hill, SC
Friday, April 24, 2009
Catawba/Wingate winner vs. Brevard/Tusculum winner, 9 am
Mars Hill/Carson-Newman winner vs. Newberry/Lincoln Memorial
winner, 9 am
Finals
At Rock Hill Tennis Center, Rock Hill, SC
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Semifinal winners, 9 a.m.