May 4, 2008

Kansas City, Mo - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released its list of qualifiers for the 2008 NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship, scheduled for May 12-16 in Mobile, Ala.

The championship will be played at the Mobile Tennis Center, with No. 1 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) looking to defend its 2007 national championship. In all, 24 teams will converge on Mobile to play for the championship, as 14 of the 24 squads received automatic bids and 10 more made the tournament as at-large selections.

The official tournament bracket along with match times will be released May 7 by 5 p.m. (Central). The following is a list of the 24 participating teams in alphabetical order and how each qualified for the national championship.

Aquinas College (Mich.) - Region VIII Champion
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) - Region XIII Champion
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) - At-Large #1
Berry College (Ga.) - At-Large #9
Bethany College (Kan.) - Region IV Champion
Bethel College (Tenn.) - At-Large #6
California Baptist University - At-Large #2
Concordia University (Calif.) - At-Large #4
Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) - Region XIV Champion
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) - Region II Champion
Graceland University (Iowa) - Region V Champion
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) - Region I Representative
Lindenwood University (Mo.) - At-Large #10
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) - Region XI Champion
Malone College (Ohio) - Region IX Champion
Mobile University (Ala.) - Host Berth
Oklahoma Christian University - Region VI Representative
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) - Region VII Champion
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) - At-Large #7
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) - At-Large #5
University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) - Region III Champion
Shorter College (Ga.) - At-Large #8
Union College (Ky.) - Region XII Champion
Vanguard University (Calif.) - At-Large #3