White to Play in Individual Singles Tournament
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- Conference champion
Washington and Lee University will represent the ODAC in the 2011
NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Team Tournament, as announced
last week. Joining the team tourney is the 2011 NCAA Division
III Men's Tennis Individual Tournament, which announced its fields
for singles and doubles play on Wednesday.
Hayden White will be the only individual competitor from the
conference in the individual tournament. He will be one of 32
players in the singles field.
Washington and Lee (15-3) will play host to a five-team pod
covering the first three rounds of the team tournament on May
13-15. Elizabethtown College (12-5) and Grove City College
(11-2) will meet in the first round for a chance to play Emory
University (20-3) in the second round. Like the Eagles, both
N.C. Wesleyan (12-2) and W&L received byes into the second
round and will square off on day two.
The winner of Sunday’s third round contest will earn a trip
to Claremont, Calif., and one of eight spots in the national
quarterfinals. The final three rounds of play, including the
national championship match, will be played on May 24-26.
Click HERE for the full team tournament bracket!
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges will also be the
host for the individual singles and doubles tournaments. The
individual championships consist of 32 singles players and 16
doubles teams. The draw for both sides of the individual
event will be announced on the day of the team championship (May
26). The individual tournament begins on May 27 and continues
through May 29.
White, a sophomore from Baltimore, Md., will compete in the NCAA
Singles Championship for the second consecutive season after
garnering First Team All-ODAC laurels in both singles and
doubles. An All-American last year, White enters the NCAA
Tournament with an 18-4 singles record and a 20-3 doubles mark.
Click HERE for the full release of the singles and
doubles tournament fields!
For more information on the NCAA women's tennis tournaments, visit
the NCAA at www.ncaa.com.