Women’s tennis team to host NAIA regional tournament April 21-23
The Texas Wesleyan University women's tennis team is set to host the NAIA Unaffiliated Group Regional April 21-23 at the Arlington Tennis Center. The 2nd-seeded Lady Rams will open against 7th-seeded LSU-Shreveport at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 21.
The tournament features teams from the Sooner Athletic Conference, Red River Athletic Conference and Association of Independent Institutions.
The Lady Rams are seeded second amongst seven women's teams. No. 21 LSU-Alexandria is the top seed.
Texas Wesleyan holds an overall record of 9-3 this season, including a perfect 7-0 against the tournament field. The Rams took their only meeting with LSUS 9-0 back on March 5.
Both the men and women's tournaments will feature quarterfinal action on Thursday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m.
Friday's semifinals are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
Saturday will feature the men's championship match at 9 a.m. and the women's title match at 2 p.m. The complete bracket can be viewed here.
The winner of each tournament will receive an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship in Mobile, Alabama, May 17-21.
Women's Tournament Field
1. LSU-Alexandria
2. Texas Wesleyan
3. Texas A&M-Texarkana
4. John Brown
5. Univ. of the Southwest
6. Southwestern Christian
7. LSU-Shreveport
Men's Tournament Field
1. Our Lady of the Lake
2. Univ. of the Southwest
3. Southwestern Christian
4. Texas A&M-Texarkana
5. John Brown