SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? Samford and Davidson will open the 2009 Southern Conference Men’s Tennis Tournament on Thursday at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center in Elon, N.C. The Bulldogs earned the No. 8 seed, while the Wildcats are seeded ninth. The winner will advance to face top-seeded Furman Friday morning.
The four-day event will take place at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center in Elon and at the Burlington Tennis Center. The second match of the opening day is the seventh-seeded Appalachian State Mountaineers taking on The Citadel, which earned the No. 10 seed. Also squaring off at 1:00 p.m. is the No. 6 College of Charleston taking on the No. 11 seed Chattanooga Mocs.
UNC Greensboro, which earned the No. 4 seed, will take on No. 5 Georgia Southern Friday morning. At 1:00 p.m. Friday the host Phoenix will take on the winner of the ASU-Citadel matchup, while No. 3 Wofford takes on either College of Charleston or Chattanooga.
The Paladins claimed the top seed by virtue of a 10-0 conference record. The Paladins claimed the regular season and tournament championship in 2008, while Elon captured both titles in 2007.
Thursday, April 23 (at Jimmy Powell Tennis Center; Elon, N.C.)
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Match |
Teams |
Time |
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Match 1: |
#8 Samford (6-15-1, 3-6-1) vs. #9 Davidson (7-15, 2-8) |
10:30 a.m. |
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Match 2: |
#7 App. State (14-5, 5-5) vs.#10 The Citadel (8-14, 1-9) |
1:00 p.m. |
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Match 3: |
#6 Coll. of Charleston (9-13, 5-5) vs. #11 Chattanooga (2-17, 0-10) |
1:00 p.m. |
Friday, April 24 (at Burlington Tennis Center; Burlington, N.C.)
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Match |
Teams |
Time |
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Match 4: |
#1 Furman (19-7, 10-0) vs. Winner Match 1 |
9:00 a.m. |
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Match 5: |
#4 UNCG (14-7, 7-3) vs. #5 Georgia Southern (9-8-1, 5-4-1) |
9:00 a.m. |
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Match 6: |
#2 Elon (19-5, 9-1) vs. Winner Match 2 |
1:00 p.m. |
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Match 7: |
#3 Wofford (13-10, 7-3) vs. Winner Match 3 |
1:00 p.m. |
Saturday, April 25 (at Jimmy Powell Tennis Center; Elon, N.C.)
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Match |
Teams |
Time |
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Match 8: |
Winner Match 4 vs. Winner Match 5 |
2:00 p.m. |
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Match 9: |
Winner Match 6 vs. Winner Match 7 |
2:00 p.m. |
Sunday, April 26 (at Jimmy Powell Tennis Center; Elon, N.C.)
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Match |
Teams |
Time |
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Match 10: |
Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6 |
2:00 p.m. |