Generals Head to Emory for Regional Action

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- The NCAA announced the bracket for the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Team Tournament on Monday afternoon.  Washington and Lee University received one of 15 byes into the second round as the Generals will make the trip to Atlanta and Emory University for regional play next weekend.

The 2012 field features 49 teams with 38 earning their place via automatic qualification.  At-large bids were divvied out to three Pool "B" (independent) and eight Pool "C" (general at-large) squads.  Tournament participants will begin play on Friday, May 11, in seven six-team regional pods.  The remaining regional, a grouping of seven schools, opens competition on Thursday, May 10.

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Washington and Lee (19-5), ranked third in the Atlantic South Region and seventh in the country by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), will be joined by five other programs in regional play, including host Emory (15-5) as the top-rated team in the Atlantic South and fifth in NCAA Division III.  The Eagles, who earned a first round by like the Generals, will meet either Agnes Scott College (15-3) or regionally 10th-ranked Methodist University (21-3) in the second round on Saturday.  W&L will be pitted against Ohio Northern University (22-4), which is ranked 14th in the Central Region, or Transylvania University (11-1) in round two.  The second round winners play on Sunday for a spot in the final eight, which begins on Monday, May 21 and concludes with the national championship on Wednesday, May 23 at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.

For more information on the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Team Tournament, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the NCAA's home on the Internet at www.ncaa.com.  For more on ODAC Women's Tennis, go to www.odaconline.com.