Saturday, April 14, 2007
Brackets Announced For 2007 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis Tournament
ROCK HILL, SC - Presbyterian College, which went undefeated in conference play, received the No. 1 seed in next week's Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis Tournament, where they will attempt to win their third consecutive tournament championship.
Presbyterian College (7-0 SAC, 11-5) is ranked 28th in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Fila rankings. The Blue Hose will host eighth-seed Lenoir-Rhyne (0-7, 4-11) in a quarterfinal match on Tuesday.
Newberry College (6-1 SAC, 9-6), finished second in the league, their highest finish in conference history. The Lady Indians will host seventh-seed Wingate (1-6, 3-17) on Tuesday in a quarterfinal match.
Tusculum College and Mars Hill College tied for third place in the league standings. Tusculum earned the third seed by virtue of its 4-3 regular-season win over Mars Hill.
Tusculum (4-3, 13-5) will host sixth-seed Catawba (3-4, 13-11) at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mars Hill (4-3, 15-5) will host fifth-seed Carson-Newman (3-4, 7-8) on Tuesday in the other quarterfinal match.
The semifinals and finals will be held at Tusculum College on Saturday, April 21.
The semifinals will begin at 9 a.m., with the semifinal winners meeting for the tournament championship at 2:30 p.m.
The tournament winner will receive an automatic bid into
the NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Tournament.
2007 Food Lion SAC Women's Tennis Tournament
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne at No. 1 Presbyterian, TBA
No. 7 Wingate at No. 2 Newberry, TBA
No. 6 Catawba at No. 3 Tusculum, 2 pm
No. 5 Carson-Newman at No. 4 Mars Hill, TBA
Semifinals
At Tusculum College
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Lenoir-Rhyne/Presbyterian winner vs. Carson-Newman/Mars Hill
winner, 9 am
Wingate/Newberry winner vs. Catawba/Tusculum winner, 9 am
Finals
At Tusculum College
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Semifinal winners, 2:30 pm
Click here to download 2007 Food Lion SAC Tournament brackets