Tennis Teams Learn NCAA Fate
Marywood's men's and women's tennis teams learned their NCAA tournament destinations Monday

Tennis Teams Learn NCAA Fate

Men's Tennis - 5/6/2013 5:09:00 PM

Indianapolis, IN - Marywood University's men's and women's tennis teams have learned their draws for the NCAA tournament as the NCAA announced the men's and women's fields Monday afternoon.  The four-time defending CSAC men's tennis program will head to Middlebury College in Vermont to take on Vassar College (NY) in first round action while the Pacers' women's team will head to Carnegie Mellon University in their first ever NCAA tournament trip.  First round action begins May 9 but Marywood's first round games will take place on Friday, May 10. 

The men enter the NCAA turnament with a 13-4 overall record after capturing their fourth consecutive CSAC Championship and NCAA tournament bid last Saturday with a 5-0 win over #2 Immaculata.  Marywood finished the CSAC regular season with an unblemished 7-0 mark in league play.  Vassar College (10-12) entered the Liberty League tournament as the #2 seed and beat top-seed Skidmore College 5-2 to earn their automatic bid.  Middlebury College in Vermont will host first and second round action this weekend.

On the women's side, Marywood closed their regular season with a 12-5 mark and earned the program's 10th CSAC title, but first since 2003 and first with an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.  The Pacers downed top-seed Gwynedd-Mercy College 5-3 to deny the Griffins a fifth consecutive CSAC title.  The Pacers will take on Carnegie Mellon University with a 12-7 overall mark.  Carnegie Mellon earned a at-large bid to the field after falling to Emory University in the UAA title game.  Carnigie Mellon will host first and second round action this weekend.

MEN'S BRACKET

WOMEN'S BRACKET
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