NCAA South Central Region #1 Bracket and Rosters
ABILENE - Abilene Christian's men's and women's tennis teams have been rewarded with home matches for the start of next week's NCAA Championships after each finished the year ranked first in the South Central Region.
The 16th-ranked Wildcats' men's team (19-8) begins its tournament run vs. Northwest Missouri State (19-4) on Tuesday, May 1 at 11:45 a.m., while the sixth-ranked women's squad (23-3) will have a bye before facing the winner of St. Edward's (14-9) and Central Oklahoma (15-6) earlier that morning 9:45 a.m. All matches will take place at the Eager Tennis Pavilion.
The match between St. Edward's and UCO begins Monday, April 30 at 9:45 a.m.
The winner of each bracket advances to the NCAA Division II National Championship, which will take place May 16 to 19 in Louisville, Ky.
ACU's men's team defeated the Bearcats, 7-2, earlier this season during a Spring Break trip to Kansas City, Mo.
The women topped the Hilltoppers at home, 7-0, but did not face the Bronchos.
In the second half of the South Central Region's men's bracket, No. 2 seed Ouachita Baptist (15-6) will play host to No. 3 seed St. Edward's (12-9). On the women's side, Southwest Baptist welcomes Cameron for the #2 vs. #3 match.
