Tuesday, May 11, 2010

2010 Women's Tennis National Championship Bracket Announced

The NAIA has officially released the draw for the 30th annual NAIA Tennis National Championships to be held May 18th-22nd in Mobile, Alabama. To be honest, it doesn't look so bad for the Bees:

Tuesday, May 18

Match 1

9:00 a.m.

Xavier (La.) vs. Indiana Wesleyan

Match 2

9:00 a.m.

Embry-Riddle (Fla.) vs. Walsh (Ohio)

Match 3

9:00 a.m.

Tennessee Wesleyan vs. Savannah Art & Design (Ga.)

Match 4

9:00 a.m.

Southern Nazarene (Okla.) vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.)

Match 5

9:00 a.m.

Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) vs. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

Match 6

9:00 a.m.

Northwood (Fla.) vs. Lindenwood (Mo.)

Match 7

9:00 a.m.

Bethel (Kan.) vs. Shorter (Ga.)

Match 8

9:00 a.m.

Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) vs. Mobile (Ala.)

Wednesday, May 19

Match 9

9:00 a.m.

Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) vs. Match 1 Winner

Match 10

9:00 a.m.

Oklahoma Christian vs. Match 2 Winner

Match 11

9:00 a.m.

Vanguard (Calif.) vs. Match 3 Winner

Match 12

9:00 a.m.

Concordia (Calif.) vs. Match 4 Winner

Match 13

9:00 a.m.

Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) vs. Match 5 Winner

Match 14

9:00 a.m.

Brenau (Ga.) vs. Match 6 Winner

Match 15

9:00 a.m.

Azusa Pacific (Calif.) vs. Match 7 Winner

Match 16

9:00 a.m.

Fresno Pacific (Calif.) vs. Match 8 Winner

Thursday, May 20

Match 17

9:00 a.m.

Match 9 Winner vs. Match 10 Winner

Match 18

9:00 a.m.

Match 11 Winner vs. Match 12 Winner

Match 19

9:00 a.m.

Match 13 Winner vs. Match 14 Winner

Match 20

9:00 a.m.

Match 15 Winner vs. Match 16 Winner

Friday, May 21 – Semifinals

Match 21

9:00 a.m.

Match 17 Winner vs. Match 18 Winner

Match 22

9:00 a.m.

Match 19 Winner vs. Match 20 Winner

Saturday, May 22 – National Championship

Match 23

10:00 a.m.

Match 21 Winner vs. Match 22 Winner


Pretty overwhelming, right? To break it down for you, all the non-seeded teams (including SCAD) play on Tuesday morning. The winners of those match-ups will play the next day against the top 8 seeded teams. AUM (Auburn Montgomery) has won a total of 10 NAIA championships, which makes them the top seed.

We'll be playing Tennessee Wesleyan--I haven't heard too much about them before, but I'm assuming that if they made it this far, they can't be half-bad. If all goes well, the Bees will face Vanguard from California in the next round. Its probably best to take it one match at a time, but I have a feeling Tennessee Wesleyan doesn't stand a chance.

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