Women's Tennis

VSU LADY TROJANS TABBED FOR NCAA TENNIS TOURNAMENT

April 30, 2009

The Virginia State University women's tennis team has been selected to participate in the 2009 NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament, the NCAA announced on Wednesday (April 29).

The Lady Trojans will play CIAA-rival Elizabeth City State University in the Preliminary Round of the NCAA's Atlantic Region at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pa.

The winner of the VSU-Elizabeth City State match will advance to meet host Bloomsburg.

The 16 preliminary-round tournaments will be conducted May 7-9, with the winner of each preliminary-round tournament advancing to the finals in Altamonte Springs, Florida, hosted by the Central Florida Sports Commission and Rollins College, May 13-16.

The championships consist of a 16-team single elimination tournament.

Each of the following eight regions will conduct two preliminary-round tournaments: Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast and West.