Thursday, February 21, 2008

 

CHANGES ANNOUNCED FOR TUSCULUM, KING TENNIS MATCHES

 

Head Coach Tommy Arnett                GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Due to the threat of inclement weather on Friday, the Tusculum/King tennis doubleheader has been moved to the Bristol Country Club and will be played at 5:30 p.m. announced Pioneer head coach Tommy Arnett.

 

                The Tusculum men enter the spring portion of the 2007-08 schedule with a 2-0 record, led by All-South Atlantic Conference honorees Sergio Espinosa and Carlos Garcia.  The Pioneers are ranked No. 35 in NCAA Division II and are looking to return to the NCAA Tournament for a second straight year and seventh time in the last eight seasons.

 

                The Pioneer women went 3-0 in the fall and are ranked 10th in the latest NCAA II Southeast Region poll.  Tusculum returns six letterwinners from a year ago, led by senior Bronwyn Hartley.

 

                Following Friday’s dual match with King, both teams will host Alabama-Huntsville on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. from the Nichols Tennis Complex on the Greeneville campus.

 

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