Shaw Men's Tennis To Open NCAA Play Against Kutztown

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Shaw University men's tennis team will open play in the NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Tournament when they travel to Bluefield, W.Va., to take on Kutztown.

 

The Bears, the number five seed in the Atlantic Region, are 14-6 on the season while Kutztown, the five seed is 11-6.  Shaw earned an at-large bid after ranking third in the region going into CIAA Tournament play, where they lost to Winston-Salem State in the semifinals.

 

The winner of the match between the Bears and Golden Bears will face host and number one seed Bluefield State, who is 20-3, and defeated Shaw 5-0 earlier in the season.  The winner of that match will advance to the NCAA Tournament (the tennis equivalent of the Sweet Sixteen) to be held in Surprise, Ariz., May 8 through 11.

 

The other half of the region features number two Charleston (WV), who will meet seventh seed WSSU in the opening round.  The winner of that game will face off against the winner of the match between Shepherd and West Virginia Wesleyan.

 

Play begins Saturday, but times have yet to be announced.

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