May 7, 2008
Official Tournament Bracket | Championship Central
Kansas City, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the bracket for the 2008 NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship Tournament. A total of 24 teams from 13 regions will compete for the championship. The Mobile Tennis Center, located in Mobile, Ala., will host the 28th annual event.
Auburn Montgomery received the top seed in the tournament following a 30-0 season and region XIII championship. The Lady Senators have dominated the tournament in recent years and hope to capture their fifth consecutive NAIA Championship.
Tournament play begins Monday, May 12 with unseeded qualifiers facing off. First round winners will advance to take on the eight seeded qualifiers consisting of: No. 1 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.); No. 2 Fresno Pacific (Calif.); No. 3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); No. 4 Vanguard (Calif.); No. 5 Azusa Pacific (Calif.); No. 6 California Baptist; No. 7 Berry (Ga.) and No. 8 Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.).
Second round play will take place on Tuesday, May 13 with winners moving on to quarterfinal action Wednesday, May 14. The tournament semifinals are set for Thursday May 15 and the championship match will take place on Friday May 16.
Note: Start times for the matches will be 9 a.m. with the exception of the championship, which will begin at 10 a.m.
Monday, May 12
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Match 1 |
9:00 am |
Olivet Nazarene (IL) vs. Point Loma Nazarene (CA) |
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Match 2 |
9:00 am |
Embry-Riddle (FL) vs. Ohio Dominican |
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Match 3 |
9:00 am |
Mobile (AL) vs. Westmont (CA) |
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Match 4 |
9:00 am |
Xavier (LA) vs. McKendree (IL) |
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Match 5 |
9:00 am |
Union (KY) vs. Georgetown (KY) |
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Match 6 |
9:00 am |
Cumberland (TN) vs. Bethany (KS) |
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Match 7 |
9:00 am |
Nebraska Wesleyan vs. Southern Nazarene (OK) |
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Match 8 |
9:00 am |
Indiana Wesleyan vs. Lewis-Clark (ID) |
Tuesday, May 13
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Match 9 |
9:00 am |
Auburn Montgomery (AL) vs. Match 1 Winner |
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Match 10 |
9:00 am |
SCAD (GA) vs. Match 2 Winner |
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Match 11 |
9:00 am |
Azusa Pacific (CA) vs. Match 3 Winner |
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Match 12 |
9:00 am |
Vanguard (CA) vs. Match 4 Winner |
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Match 13 |
9:00 am |
Lindsey Wilson (KY) vs. Match 5 Winner |
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Match 14 |
9:00 am |
California Baptist (CA) vs. Match 6 Winner |
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Match 15 |
9:00 am |
Berry (GA) vs. Match 7 Winner |
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Match 16 |
9:00 am |
Fresno Pacific (CA) vs. Match 8 Winner |
Wednesday, May 14
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Match 17 |
9:00 am |
Match 9 Winner vs. Match 10 Winner |
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Match 18 |
9:00 am |
Match 11 Winner vs. Match 12 Winner |
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Match 19 |
9:00 am |
Match 13 Winner vs. Match 14 Winner |
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Match 20 |
9:00 am |
Match 15 Winner vs. Match 16 Winner |
Thursday, May 15
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Match 21 |
9:00 am |
Match 17 Winner vs. Match 18 Winner |
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Match 22 |
9:00 am |
Match 19 Winner vs. Match 20 Winner |
Friday, May 16
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Match 23 |
10:00 am |
Match 21 Winner vs. Match 22 Winner |
