Emory Men's Tennis Battles Georgetown -- Then Competes At ITA National Indoor Championships

The No. 4-ranked Emory University men's tennis team faces a busy week of action when it takes on NCAA Division I member Georgetown on Thursday (Feb. 17) before competing at the ITA National Indoor Championships this Friday through Sunday (Feb. 18-20).  This year’s Championships will be held on the campus of the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA, with the matches being held at the University Tennis Center.

Eight of the top NCAA Division III men's tennis programs in the nation will be vying for the crown including seven of the top 10 ranked teams in the nation.

Emory enters the event as the top seed and will meet host and No. 22-ranked Mary Washington in its opening match on Friday at 3:00 p.m.  The winners advance to the semifinals on Saturday to meet either Carnegie Mellon or Cal Lutheran.  The final is slated for Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m.

Other first-round matchups include No. 6 and third-seeded Washington University vs. No. 9-ranked and sixth-seeded North Carolina Wesleyan College, and fifth-ranked and second-seeded UC Santa Cruz against 10th ranked and seventh seeded Trinity University.

The Eagles of head coach John Browning took home third place in last year’s competition, defeating DePauw in their opening match before coming up short against Washington University in the semifinals.  Emory went on to defeat Kenyon College in the third-place match. 

Emory stands 3-1 through four matches having split a pair of home contests this past Saturday, coming out on the short end of a 5-4 decision to NAIA power Auburn-Montgomery before topping crosstown foe Oglethorpe University, 8-1. 

The Hoyas of Georgetown are 0-3 following setbacks to Lehigh, Stetson and Temple. The Emory vs. Georgetown match will be held at the Regency Sport and Health Club in McLean, Va., and begin at 9:00 a.m.  Serving as an assistant coach on the Hoya’s staff is former Emory All-American Michael Goodwin.


ITA DIVISION III INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb. 18
9:00 am -- #3 Washington University vs. #6 North Carolina Wesleyan 
9:00 am -- #2 UC-Santa Cruz vs. # 7 Trinity
3:00 pm -- #1 Emory vs. No. 8 Mary Washington
3:00 pm -- #4 Cal Lutheran vs. #5 Carnegie Mellon

Saturday, Feb. 19
8:00 am - Consolation semifinals
2:00 pm - Semifinals
8:30 pm - 5th & 7th place

Sunday, Feb. 20
8:30 am - Championship Match
8:30 am - Third Place Match