Westminster Men's Tennis Heading to 5th NCAA Tournament

Fulton, Mo. - This weekend the Westminster College men's tennis squad will travel to St. Louis to play in the NCAA Division III Central Regional. It is the fifth regional appearance in a row for Westminster. The Blue Jays (11-6) are the winners of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the past six seasons and the 11th time in the past 12 years.

Westminster will face the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (26-5) in a first-round match Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Washington University, with the winner advancing to play Whitman College (16-6) on Saturday. On the other side of the bracket, Luther College (19-7) meets Earlham College (17-3) at 10:00 a.m. Friday, with the winner facing host Washington University (16-5) on Saturday. The regional final is scheduled for Sunday.

Westminster At A Glance
SLIAC Championships
2000: SLIAC Tournament
2001: SLIAC Tournament
2002: SLIAC Tournament
2003: SLIAC Tournament
2004: SLIAC Tournament
2006: SLIAC Tournament
2007: * SLIAC Tournament
2008: * SLIAC Tournament
2009: * SLIAC Tournament
2010: * SLIAC Tournament
2011: * SLIAC Tournament

SLIAC-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* NCAA National Tournament Qualifier

NCAA Division III National Tournament Results
2007: vs. Transylvania, L 9-0
2008: vs. Grinnell, L 5-0
2009: vs. Carthage, L 5-0
2010: vs. Luther, L 5-0
2011: vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater

Click for tournament site:
http://bearsports.wustl.edu/Sports/Content/Pages/2011NCAAMensTennis.aspx

Click for live stats:
http://bearsports-livestats.wustl.edu/Tennis/xlive.htm

Click for NCAA bracket:
http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/tennis-men/d3/2011

Courtesy Westminster College (Mo.) sports information