Bomber Tennis Teams Head to NCAA Championships       

05/06/09

Contributed by Michael Warwick

Both the men's and women's tennis teams will be competing in the NCAA championship tournament this weekend. The women's team is in the NCAA playoffs for the third year in a row, while the men's team is making its second appearance in three seasons.   

The women's team (14-7) is seeded fourth in the NCAA South Atlantic regional, being hosted by Carnegie Mellon. The Bombers face fifth-seeded Wilkes Friday at 2:00 p.m. in a regional quarterfinal. The winner advances to face the host Tartans in Saturday's regional semifinal round.

The men's team (17-4), which has won a school-record 17 matches, is the fourth seed in the NCAA New England regional being played at Middlebury. Ithaca takes on fifth-seeded Baruch at 3:00 p.m. Friday in the regional quarterfinals, with the winner advancing to meet the host Panthers Saturday in a regional semifinal.

Both Bomber teams won Empire 8 titles this year.

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