Date: May 9, 2006
Contact: Chris Hodgson (540) 458-8674
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W&L WOMEN'S TENNIS TO PLAY WILLIAMS IN NCAA QUARTERFINALS
Teams Face Off on Wed., May 17 at 9:30 am

Junior Ginny Wortham

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The top-ranked Washington and Lee women's tennis team will play ninth-ranked Williams in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Tournament held on the campus of the University of California-Santa Cruz. The match will be played on Wed., May 17 at 9:30 am.

The Generals (26-0) advanced to play the Ephs (14-6) after defeating 21st-ranked Mary Washington and 12th-ranked Carnegie Mellon by identical 5-0 scores in the first two rounds of the tournament. The winner of the W&L/Williams match will face the winner of the match between fourth-ranked Claremont-Mudd Scripps (18-3) and sixth-ranked DePauw (24-1) in the first NCAA Semifinal on Thu., May 18 at 9:30 am.

NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS AT UC-SANTA CRUZ

Wednesday, May 17 - Quarterfinals
9:30 am

No. 1 Washington and Lee (26-0) vs. No. 9 Williams (14-6)
No. 4 Claremont Mudd-Scripps (18-3) vs. No. 6 DePauw (24-1)

2:00 pm
No. 5 Emory (16-6) vs. No. 7 Gustavus Adolphus (29-4)
No. 2 Trinity (Texas) (19-3) vs. No. 8 Amherst (12-3)

Thursday, May 18 - Semifinals
9:30 am

W&L/WC winner vs. CMS/DU winner

2:00 pm

EU/GAC winner vs. TU/AC winner

Friday, May 19 - Finals
2:00 pm

Semifinal Winners

--GENERALS--

Complete Bracket