Saturday, April 15, 2006

TUSCULUM WOMEN'S TENNIS EARNS NO. 2 SEED IN SAC TOURNAMENT

ROCK HILL, S.C. --- The Tusculum College women's tennis team will be the No. 2 seed at the 2006 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament, to be held next week.

The Pioneers (15-6), ranked No. 39 in NCAA Division II, will host seventh-seeded Wingate University in a quarterfinal match on Wednesday beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the Roger M. Nichols Tennis Complex. The winner of that match will advance to Saturday's 9 a.m. semifinal against the winner of the No. 3 Catawba College/No. 6 Newberry College quarterfinal. Saturday's semifinal match will be held on the campus of Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn.

The SAC Tournament final will be held on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Jefferson City.

Tusculum defeated the Bulldogs 9-0 on Mar. 26 in this year's only meeting. The Pioneers won the SAC Tournament in 2004.

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2006 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Women’s Tennis Tournament

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne at No. 1 Presbyterian, 2:30 pm

No. 7 Wingate at No. 2 Tusculum, 2:30 pm

No. 6 Newberry at No. 3 Catawba, 2:30 pm

No. 5 Mars Hill at No. 4 Carson-Newman, 2:30 pm

Semifinals

At Carson-Newman College

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Lenoir-Rhyne/Presbyterian winner vs. Mars Hill/Carson-Newman winner, 9 am

Wingate/Tusculum winner vs. Newberry /Catawba winner, 9 am

Finals

At Carson-Newman College

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Semifinal winners, 2:30 pm