MHicks posted on May 11, 2010 18:16
KANSAS CITY, Mo-- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics released the bracket for the 59th Annual NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship Tuesday.
The tournament will be held May 18-22 at the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center. The University of Mobile men will face Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) Tuesday, May 18 at 1 pm in the first round.
Mobile lost to Point Loma 9-0 in last year's opening round. Point Loma then fell 5-0 to No. 6 seed Azusa Pacific in the second round.
There will be eight first round matches Tuesday at 1 pm, while the top eight teams in the field drew byes and will await Tuesday's winners on Wednesday.
Point Loma is a member of the Golden State Athletic Conference, while placed six teams in the championship field., including defending champ Fresno Pacific.
The 9th-ranked Sea Lions are 11-11 on the season, with a 5-9 mark in conference play. They are 9-5 at home and 1-10 versus nationally ranked teams. They went 5-1 between March 22 and April 6, but are 1-3 over the last four matches.
Mobile is 10-5 on the season and 2-2 over the last four matches. The Rams went 5-1 in the six matches before that stretch.
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Tuesday, May 18
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Match 1
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1:00 p.m.
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Tennessee Wesleyan vs. Xavier (La.)
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Match 2
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1:00 p.m.
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Graceland (Iowa) vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.)
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Match 3
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1:00 p.m.
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Indiana Wesleyan vs. Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
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Match 4
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1:00 p.m.
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Union (Ky.) vs. Walsh (Ohio)
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Match 5
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1:00 p.m.
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Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) vs. Shorter (Ga.)
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Match 6
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1:00 p.m.
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) vs. Bethany (Kan.)
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Match 7
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1:00 p.m.
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Mobile (Ala.) vs. Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
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Match 8
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1:00 p.m.
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St. Thomas (Fla.) vs. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
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