SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference announced the pairings and times for the 2015 Southern Conference Women’s Tennis Championships Saturday (April 18). The Mickel Tennis Center on the campus of Furman University will serve as the host for next weekend’s event (April 24-26).
Samford earned the No. 1 seed after topping Chattanooga Saturday in a matchup of two teams who were undefeated in league play. The Bulldogs moved to 7-0 in SoCon play to earn the regular season title, while the Mocs earned the No. 2 seed. Samford will open the tournament Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. against
No. 8 Mercer. The second match in the morning session pits No. 4 Furman against No. 5 UNCG. The Paladins and Spartans played a tightly-contested match Saturday afternoon with Furman claiming a 4-3 decision.
The afternoon session begins at 1:00 p.m. Friday with No. 3 ETSU taking on No. 6 Wofford. The final quarterfinal has the Mocs taking on No. 7 Western Carolina.
Saturday’s semifinal matchups will begin at 10:00 a.m. and Sunday’s championship match is also set for 10:00 a.m.
Furman and Chattanooga are the only current SoCon members to have won the conference tournament. The Mocs won the first three tournaments (1984-86) and have five tournament championships to their credit. Furman leads all programs with 16 Southern Conference Tournament championships. The Paladins last won the league’s tourney in 2008.
Women’s Tennis Championship
Friday, April 24
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Match
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Teams
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Time/Result
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Match 1
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#1 Samford vs. #8 Mercer
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9:00 a.m.
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Match 2
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#4 Furman vs. #5 UNCG
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9:00 a.m.
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Match 3
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#3 ETSU vs. #6 Wofford
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1:00 p.m.
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Match 4
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#2 Chattanooga vs. #7 Western Carolina
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1:00 p.m.
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Saturday, April 25
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Match
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Teams
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Time/Result
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Match 5
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Semifinal 1
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10:00 a.m.
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Match 6
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Semifinal 2
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10:00 a.m.
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Sunday, April 26
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Match
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Teams
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Time/Result
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Match 7
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Championship
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10:00 a.m.
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