The Lewis-Clark State College women’s tennis team has received an at-large berth to the 2012 NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship, held May 15-19 in Mobile, Ala., the national office announced on Monday.
The Warriors remained at No. 14 in the final NAIA poll, also released on Monday, and received the ninth of 10 at-large bids. LCSC, 7-14 on the year, will be making its 18th appearance overall and first since 2010. It will be LCSC’s 12th appearance at nationals since the NAIA moved to a team qualification format.
“Last year they missed making it by two spots, so all year they’ve been working really hard to get back to the national tournament,” said LCSC head tennis coach Kai Fong. “By getting this at-large it fulfills their goal, but now that they’ve qualified we have to reset our goal and go perform at nationals.”
Seeding and first-rounds pairings for the 24-team tournament will be announced on Tuesday.
“The top eight teams will be very competitive and the top five could probably be a little out of our league, but it doesn’t matter how good they are,” Fong said. “We just need to focus on how we perform there.”
Monday didn’t bring good news for all of LCSC’s tennis players though as the Warrior men’s tennis was ranked just one spot too low to receive an at-large berth.
“I know they’re disappointed, but this year will probably pump them up to work a little harder for it next year.”
The LCSC men remained No. 19 in the final poll and with 129 points were 14 points behind No. 18 Campbellsville (Ky.) which received a total of 143. Campbellsville garnered the 10th and final at-large bid on the men’s side.
Last season the opposite scenario unfolded as the LCSC men earned an at-large berth while the women narrowly missed the cut.
The complete list of qualifiers and the final polls are listed below.
Women’s National Championship Qualifiers
|
School
|
Qualification
|
2011-12 Record
|
*Championship Appearances
|
Last Appearance
|
Championship Record
|
Team Titles
|
|
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
|
Southern States Athletic ConferenceTournament Champion
|
22-2
|
13
|
2011
|
45-3
|
11
|
|
Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
|
At-Large No. 1
|
18-3
|
13
|
2011
|
14-12
|
0
|
|
Bethel (Kan.)
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
|
15-5
|
4
|
2011
|
0-3
|
0
|
|
Brenau (Ga.)
|
At-Large No. 3
|
13-4
|
12
|
2011
|
22-10
|
2
|
|
Concordia (Calif.)
|
At-Large No. 4
|
14-7
|
4
|
2011
|
5-3
|
0
|
|
Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
|
The Sun Conference Tournament Champion
|
20-3
|
12
|
2011
|
12-11
|
0
|
|
Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
|
Golden State Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champion
|
20-4
|
8
|
2011
|
19-5
|
1
|
|
Indiana Southeast
|
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
|
18-5
|
4
|
2011
|
0-3
|
0
|
|
Indiana Wesleyan
|
Mid-Central College Conference Tournament Champion
|
22-2
|
13
|
2011
|
8-12
|
0
|
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
|
At-Large No. 9
|
7-14
|
12
|
2010
|
9-11
|
0
|
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
|
Mid-South Conference Tournament Champion
|
15-3
|
8
|
2011
|
11-7
|
0
|
|
Missouri Valley
|
American Midwest/HAAC/MCC Unaffiliated Group Tournament Champion
|
11-4
|
2
|
2009
|
0-1
|
0
|
|
Nebraska Wesleyan
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
|
12-9
|
5
|
2011
|
0-4
|
0
|
|
Northwestern Ohio
|
American Mideast/WHAC Unaffiliated Group Tournament Champion
|
16-9
|
First
|
--
|
0-0
|
0
|
|
Oklahoma Christian
|
Cascade/Frontier/MCAC/RRC/SAC Unaffiliated Group Tournament Champion
|
16-3
|
9
|
2011
|
6-8
|
0
|
|
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
|
At-Large No. 2
|
16-5
|
13
|
2011
|
15-12
|
0
|
|
Robert Morris (Ill.)
|
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
|
17-2
|
First
|
--
|
0-0
|
0
|
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
|
At-Large No. 8
|
9-3
|
8
|
2011
|
6-7
|
0
|
|
Shorter (Ga.)
|
At-Large No. 7
|
20-8
|
10
|
2010
|
8-9
|
0
|
|
Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
|
At-Large No. 6
|
12-5
|
10
|
2011
|
11-10
|
0
|
|
Spring Hill (Ala.)
|
Host Berth
|
9-4
|
2
|
2004
|
0-1
|
0
|
|
Vanguard (Calif.)
|
At-Large No. 10
|
9-14
|
10
|
2011
|
13-9
|
0
|
|
William Carey (Miss.)
|
At-Large No. 5
|
14-9
|
2
|
2011
|
1-1
|
0
|
|
Xavier (La.)
|
AAC/Independent/GCAC/TranSouth Unaffilated Group Tournament Champion
|
7-21
|
6
|
2010
|
5-5
|
0
|
Men’s National Championship Qualifiers
|
School
|
Qualification
|
2011-12 Record
|
*Championship Appearances
|
Last Appearance
|
Championship Record
|
Team Titles
|
|
Aquinas (Mich.)
|
American Mideast/WHAC Unaffiliated Group Tournament Champion
|
25-2
|
10
|
2011
|
1-9
|
0
|
|
Asbury (Ky.)
|
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
|
14-6
|
First
|
--
|
0-0
|
0
|
|
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
|
Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
|
16-7
|
12
|
2011
|
36-5
|
9
|
|
Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
|
At-Large No. 1
|
19-2
|
13
|
2011
|
25-11
|
1
|
|
Belhaven (Miss.)
|
At-Large No. 7
|
15-3
|
First
|
--
|
0-0
|
0
|
|
Bethany (Kan.)
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
|
21-3
|
9
|
2011
|
0-8
|
0
|
|
Campbellsville (Ky.)
|
At-Large No. 10
|
14-6
|
First
|
--
|
0-0
|
0
|
|
Concordia (Calif.)
|
At-Large No. 6
|
8-12
|
5
|
2011
|
4-4
|
0
|
|
Cumberland (Tenn.)
|
At-Large No. 8
|
17-2
|
2
|
2007
|
0-1
|
0
|
|
Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
|
The Sun Conference Tournament Champion
|
18-3
|
13
|
2011
|
21-12
|
0
|
|
Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
|
Golden State Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champion
|
22-1
|
7
|
2011
|
16-4
|
2
|
|
Graceland (Iowa)
|
American Midwest/HAAC/MCC Unaffiliated Group Tournament Champion
|
9-6
|
11
|
2011
|
8-10
|
0
|
|
Hastings (Neb.)
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
|
12-8
|
3
|
2011
|
0-2
|
0
|
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
|
Mid-South Conference Tournament Champion
|
18-5
|
9
|
2011
|
7-9
|
0
|
|
Mobile (Ala.)
|
Host Berth
|
7-5
|
5
|
2011
|
0-4
|
2
|
|
Oklahoma Christian
|
Cascade/Frontier/MCAC/RRAC/SAC Unaffiliated Group Tournament Champion
|
16-3
|
10
|
2011
|
11-8
|
0
|
|
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
|
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
|
15-4
|
10
|
2011
|
2-9
|
0
|
|
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
|
At-Large No. 4
|
12-10
|
12
|
2011
|
8-11
|
0
|
|
Spring Arbor (Mich.)
|
Mid-Central College Conference Tournament Champion
|
22-1-1
|
First
|
--
|
0-0
|
0
|
|
Vanguard (Calif.)
|
At-Large No. 2
|
14-10
|
12
|
2011
|
14-11
|
0
|
|
Warner (Fla.)
|
At-Large No. 9
|
13-4
|
First
|
--
|
0-0
|
0
|
|
Westmont (Calif.)
|
At-Large No. 3
|
11-9
|
4
|
2011
|
3-3
|
0
|
|
William Carey (Miss.)
|
At-Large No. 5
|
16-4
|
2
|
2011
|
1-1
|
0
|
|
Xavier (La.)
|
AAC/Independent/GCAC/TranSouth Unaffilated Group Tournament Champion
|
17-7
|
4
|
2011
|
2-3
|
0
|
*Includes this year's qualification
WOMEN’S FINAL POLL
|
RANK
|
LAST WEEK
|
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
|
RECORD
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
1
|
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (13)
|
22-2
|
343
|
|
2
|
2
|
Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
|
20-4
|
332
|
|
3
|
3
|
Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
|
18-3
|
321
|
|
4
|
4
|
Oklahoma Christian
|
16-3
|
310
|
|
5
|
5
|
Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
|
17-3
|
299
|
|
6
|
6
|
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
|
16-5
|
286
|
|
7
|
7
|
Brenau (Ga.)
|
13-5
|
279
|
|
8
|
8
|
Concordia (Calif.)
|
14-7
|
266
|
|
9
|
9
|
William Carey (Miss.)
|
14-9
|
253
|
|
10
|
10
|
Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
|
12-5
|
243
|
|
11
|
11
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
|
15-3
|
231
|
|
12
|
11
|
Shorter (Ga.)
|
19-8
|
226
|
|
13
|
13
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
|
9-3
|
209
|
|
14
|
14
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
|
7-14
|
201
|
|
15
|
15
|
Vanguard (Calif.)
|
9-14
|
187
|
|
16
|
16
|
Indiana Wesleyan
|
22-2
|
181
|
|
17
|
18
|
Campbellsville (Ky.)
|
13-6
|
158
|
|
18
|
17
|
Lee (Tenn.)
|
9-7
|
154
|
|
19
|
20
|
Westmont (Calif.)
|
7-11
|
145
|
|
20
|
19
|
Xavier (La.)
|
7-21
|
141
|
|
21
|
21
|
Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
|
11-4
|
126
|
|
22
|
22
|
Robert Morris (Ill.)
|
17-2
|
115
|
|
23
|
23
|
St. Thomas (Fla.)
|
5-4
|
97
|
|
24
|
24
|
Oklahoma Baptist
|
10-8
|
89
|
|
25
|
25
|
Marian (Ind.)
|
21-6
|
76
|
Others receiving votes: Northwestern Ohio 68; Davenport (Mich.) 36; Webber International (Fla.) 35; Belhaven (Miss.) 27; Nebraska Wesleyan 26; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 10; Georgetown (Ky.) 9; Bethel (Kan.) 8; Indiana Southeast 4; Missouri Valley 3; Milligan (Tenn.) 1.
MEN’S FINAL POLL
|
RANK
|
LAST WEEK
|
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
|
RECORD
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
1
|
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (12)
|
22-1
|
312
|
|
2
|
2
|
Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
|
18-3
|
302
|
|
3
|
3
|
Oklahoma Christian
|
16-3
|
290
|
|
4
|
4
|
Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
|
19-2
|
284
|
|
5
|
5
|
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
|
16-7
|
272
|
|
6
|
6
|
Vanguard (Calif.)
|
14-10
|
262
|
|
7
|
7
|
Xavier (La.)
|
17-7
|
252
|
|
8
|
8
|
Westmont (Calif.)
|
11-9
|
241
|
|
9
|
9
|
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
|
12-10
|
227
|
|
10
|
10
|
William Carey (Miss.)
|
16-4
|
225
|
|
11
|
11
|
Concordia (Calif.)
|
8-12
|
209
|
|
12
|
12
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
|
18-5
|
207
|
|
13
|
13
|
Aquinas (Mich.)
|
25-2
|
190
|
|
14
|
14
|
Bethany (Kan.)
|
21-3
|
184
|
|
15
|
15
|
Belhaven (Miss.)
|
15-3
|
172
|
|
16
|
16
|
Cumberland (Tenn.)
|
17-2
|
162
|
|
17
|
17
|
Warner (Fla.)
|
13-4
|
149
|
|
18
|
18
|
Campbellsville (Ky.)
|
14-6
|
143
|
|
19
|
19
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
|
11-9
|
129
|
|
20
|
20
|
Northwestern Ohio
|
19-7
|
121
|
|
21
|
22
|
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
|
15-4
|
110
|
|
22
|
21
|
Shorter (Ga.)
|
12-15
|
105
|
|
23
|
23
|
Webber International (Fla.)
|
15-7
|
88
|
|
24
|
24
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
|
7-7
|
67
|
|
25
|
25
|
Lee (Tenn.)
|
9-8
|
63
|
Others receiving votes: Spring Arbor (Mich.) 56; Pikeville (Ky.) 55; McPherson (Kan.) 50; Biola (Calif.) 30; Bethel (Tenn.) 8; Northwood (Fla.) 7; Asbury (Ky.) 6; Hastings (Neb.) 5; Davenport (Mich.) 3; Graceland (Iowa) 1; Georgetown (Ky.) 1; Oklahoma Baptist 1; Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) 1; SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 1.
