Men’s & Women’s Tennis Squads to Host NCAA Regionals 4/30/03
Tournament 1st & 2nd Rounds to be Held May 9-11

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Vanderbilt men’s and women’s tennis teams received good news on Wednesday from the NCAA, as both teams will host a regional, May 9-11, at the Brownlee O. Currey Tennis Center. The men’s team is the tournament’s seventh overall seed, while the women’s squad comes in as the 10th seed overall.

Women’s competition will kick the weekend off, as 38th-ranked Missouri (14-6) will take on 21st-ranked Notre Dame (15-8). The 15th-ranked Commodores (18-5) will then follow against American East Conference champion Boston University. The Terriers (10-11), who have won nine-straight conference titles, will be making their fifth consecutive appearance to the NCAA Tournament.

The men will get things going on Saturday morning, as 26th-ranked Pepperdine (16-10) will collide with 39th-ranked Mississippi State (8-12). The sixth-ranked Commodores (22-3) will immediately follow the first match, as they will take on Ohio Valley Conference champion and in-state foe Tennessee Tech (15-9). The Golden Eagles earned the automatic bid when they defeated Murray State in the finals of the OVC Tournament.

With Vanderbilt’s women’s and men’s teams both hosting, times have not yet been determined. Check back to VUCommodores.com for times on the matches.

Women’s Regional • Friday-Saturday, May 9-10
(National ranking before team name)

First Round • Friday, May 9
No. 21 Notre Dame vs. No. 38 Missouri - 10 am
No. 15 Vanderbilt vs. Boston University - 2 pm

Second Round • Saturday, May 10
Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner - 3 pm

Men’s Regional • Friday-Saturday, May 10-11
(National ranking before team name)

First Round • Saturday, May 10
No. 26 Pepperdine vs. No. 39 Mississippi State - 9 am
No. 6 Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee Tech - Noon

Second Round • Sunday, May 11
Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner - Noon