Tuesday, May 8, 2007
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Yusufcan Koksal |
No. 36 Mercy College Men's Tennis Set for NCAA Tournament Tilt with No. 3 Armstrong Atlantic State on Wednesday, May 9
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NCAA Tournament Bracket (pdf)
NCAA Tournament Notes (pdf)
DOBBS FERRY, NY - The Mercy College men's tennis team, ranked No. 36 in the nation, will be making its first ever trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament Round of 16 on Wednesday, May 9. The Flyers will take on Armstrong Atlantic State University, ranked No. 3 in the nation, at 8:00 a.m. in a match to be played at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The Central Florida Sports Commission and Rollins College will serve as hosts. Mercy's match versus the Pirates can be followed via Live Stats at http://www.rollinssports.com/.
Mercy will enter the showdown with an overall record of 11-3, winning seven of its last eight matches. The Knights fell in the East Coast Conference (ECC) Championship match to No. 16 Concordia, but earned an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Flyers made the most of that bid, knocking off Queens 5-1 in first round play, before upending No. 31 Kutztown by a score of 5-3 in the second round.
Armstrong Atlantic State carries a 26-3 overall record and has won 13 straight outings. The Pirates captured the Peach Belt Conference title on April 22, and followed with 5-0 shutouts of Shaw and No. 25 Augusta State in NCAA Tournament First and Second round play.
The winner of this match will meet the winner of the St. Edwards (No. 15) versus Valdosta State (No. 5) match in the national quarterfinals on Thursday, May 9, at 9:00 a.m.
About Mercy College Athletics
Mercy
College is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Division II institution and a member of the East Coast Conference
(ECC). The College competes in 15 men's and women's sports. To
learn more about Mercy's Department of Athletics and Recreation,
call (914) 674-7220 or visit http://www.mercyathletics.com/.
