LCSC men’s and women’s tennis teams earn
national berths

5-7-07

Both the Lewis-Clark State College men’s and women’s tennis teams have earned berths in the 2007 NAIA national tournaments, which are both scheduled May 14-19 in Mobile, Ala. 

Both teams claimed the Region I berth after being the highest ranked team in the region. LCSC swept the region competition during the regular season. This is the 11th straight year LCSC has won the women’s region title and qualified for the NAIA tournament, while the men’s streak stands at eight years. 

The top-ranked men’s team in each of the 13 regions earned automatic berths to this year’s national tournament, while the remaining 11 teams were the highest ranked teams in the NAIA polls not to claim to a top spot. On the women’s side, there were 14 regional winners and 10 at-large berths. 

Both tournaments will take place at the Mobile Tennis Center with top-ranked Auburn-Montgomery being the defending champion in both tournaments. 

The official tournament brackets and match times will be released on Thursday. 

Here are the men’s team qualifiers

Aquinas College (Mich.) - Region VIII Champion
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) - Region XIII Champion
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) - Region II Champion
Benedictine College (Kan.) - Region V Champion
Berry College (Ga.) - At-Large #8
Bethany College (Kan.) - Region IV Champion
Bethel College (Tenn.) - At-Large #7
Cumberland University (Tenn.) - At-Large #11
Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) - Region XIV Champion
Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) - Region XI Champion
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) - At-Large #1
Graceland University (Iowa) - At-Large #10
Lee University (Tenn.) - at-Large #6
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) - Region I Representative
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) - At-Large #4
Oklahoma Baptist University - Region VI Representative
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) - Region VII Representative
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) - At-Large #5
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) - At-Large #3
University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) - Region III Champion
Union College (Ky.) - Region XII Champion
Vanguard University (Calif.) - At-Large #2
Walsh University (Ohio) - Region IX Champion
Webber International University (Fla.) - At-Large #9

Here are the women’s qualifiers

Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) - Region XIII Champion
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) - At-Large #3
Berry College (Ga.) - At-Large #4
Brenau University (Ga.) - At-Large #5
Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) - At-Large #6
Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) - Region XI Champion
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) - Region II Champion
Indiana Wesleyan University - Region VIII Champion
Lee University (Tenn.) - At-Large #10
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) - Region I Representative
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) - At-Large #2
Lindenwood (Mo.) - Region V Champion
University of Mobile (Ala.) - Host Berth
Nebraska Wesleyan - Region III Champion
Oklahoma Christian University - At-Large #9
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) - Region VII Representative
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) - At-Large #7
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) - Region XIV Champion
Shorter College (Ga.) - At-Large #8
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) - Region VI Representative
Southwestern (Kan.) - Region IV Champion
Union (Ky.) - Region XII Champion
Vanguard University (Calif.) - At-Large #1
Walsh University (Ohio) - Region IX Champion