Date: May 7, 2002
Contact: Brian Laubscher (540) 463-8676
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W&L MEN'S TENNIS SELECTED TO NCAA TOURNAMENT
Generals Among 27 Teams That Will Compete For The Title

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's tennis team has been selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

The Generals (12-5) will compete in the Atlantic South Regional at Washington College on May 11-12. W&L plays Mary Washington (13-5) in the opening round on May 11. Should the Generals win, they would face the winner of Washington College (15-3) and Swarthmore (9-6) for a chance to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Washington and Swarthmore are slated to play at 10:30 am with the W&L-MWC contest to follow.

The NCAA National Championships will be held at the University of California-Santa Cruz, May 17-22.

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