Washington and Lee to Host Women's Tennis Regional, Generals Men Head to Emory

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- The NCAA continued its announcements for spring national championships on Monday afternoon with the release of the NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Tennis Tournament fields.  Washington and Lee University will be the lone ODAC representative on either side following the Generals' triumphs in the ODAC men's and women's tennis tournaments.

The women's 49-team field is comprised of 39 Pool A, two Pool B, and eight Pool C bids.  The men's 43-team contingent features 35 from Pool A, three from Pool B, and five from Pool C.  Pool A includes those schools that play in conferences with automatic entries (like the ODAC), while Pool B is classified as true independents or teams that play in a league without automatic qualification.  Pool C are true at-large selections from all schools that host the sport in NCAA Division III.

The NCAA individual and doubles tournament fields will be announced on May 11.

Women: NCAA Tournament Release     Interactive Bracket
Men: NCAA Tournament Release     Interactive Bracket

The W&L women were selected to host a six-team regional beginning on Friday, May 13.  Both the Generals (18-5) and Emory University (23-5) received byes thru Saturday's first round of competition.  W&L will meet the winner of Westminster College (Pa.) (13-5) and Hanover College (14-3), while the Eagles square off against either Methodist University (19-2) or John Carroll University (16-3) in the second round.  The third round will be competed on Sunday (5/15).

The Generals' men make the trip to Emory for its regional setup.  W&L (15-8) takes on North Carolina Wesleyan College (15-8) in the first round on Friday.  The winner has a date with the host Eagles (20-3).  The remaining second round match features Trinity University (Texas)(17-9) versus Sewanee (18-6).  Both sets of Tigers earned byes thru the opening round.  The second round winners will play for a national quarterfinal spot on Sunday.

Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Mich., will serve as the host of the national final-eight on May 23-28.  The individual and doubles tournament finals will also be played at Stowe Stadium.

For more information on ODAC men's and women's tennis, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.  Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow @odacathletics on Twitter.