Emory Men's Tennis Battles Amherst In NCAA Quarterfinals
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The Emory University men's tennis team, ranked No. 2 in the nation
among Division III squads, awaits its NCAA Championship
quarterfinal round match against No. 5 Amherst at 2:00 p.m., on
Tuesday, May 25. Oberlin College and the Greater Cleveland
Sports Commission are serving as the co-hosts of this year's
Championships with the event taking place at the Don Hunsinger
Courts on the Oberlin campus. The victor of the Emory-Amherst clash
advances to the semifinal round on Wednesday to play either No. 4
Claremont Mudd Scripps (21-4) or No. 13 Trinity (18-9).
The Eagles of head coach John Browning take a record of 16-7 record
into the bout against the Lord Jeffs. Emory advanced to the
quarters after capturing second- and third-round wins over Wilkes
University and Washington & Lee, respectively, last weekend in
Lexington, Va.
Amherst stands 25-10 and advanced to this stage of the NCAA
Championships following victories over St. Joseph’s (LI) and
Williams last weekend.
Other quarterfinal round action will see No. 1-ranked Middlebury
(20-2) battle No. 11 North Carolina Wesleyan (18-1) and No.
7-ranked Washington University (19-4) tangling with fellow UAA
member and No. 8 Carnegie Mellon (21-5).
Wednesday's (May 26) semifinals will start at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) as
will Thursday's (May 27) championship match.
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