Tennis (Men's)
Both SBU Tennis Teams Will Host NCAA Regionals
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May 1, 2008, 09:36

BOLIVAR, Mo. — The SBU women's and men's tennis teams will host the first two rounds of the NCAA national tournament on May 9-10 at the John A. Bryant Tennis Center in Bolivar.

The women's and men's teams, ranked #2 and #1 respectively in the North Central Region, each earned MIAA Championship trophies on April 27.

The SBU women's team (16-7) will face Nebraska-Kearney (10-10) in the first round on Friday, May 9 at 9 AM.

The SBU men's team (12-5) will face Truman State (13-7) in the first round on Friday, May 9 at approximately 1 PM. SBU defeated Truman earlier this season, 8-1.

In addition to both teams hosting regionals and winning MIAA Championships, this season was highlighted by Coach John Bryant's 600th career win. Bryant is in his 42nd season at SBU.

For more information about the tournament, please contact tournament director, Nate Davis, at ndavis@sbuniv.edu or (417) 328-1412.