MATCHDAY CENTRAL
(A1) IUP Crimson Hawks (19-5, 6-0 PSAC West)
vs. (A5) Slippery Rock (13-12, 4-2 PSAC West)
or (A4) Charleston (W.Va.) (17-6, 7-1 MEC)
Sunday, April 29, 2018 | 1 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Maple Street Courts
Tournament Information:
NCAA D2 Wtennis |
Interactive Bracket |
Maple Street Courts
Team Statistics: IUP | Charleston | Slippery Rock
Live Updates: Twitter |
@IUPtennis
AT A GLANCE
The No. 1 seed IUP women's tennis team (19-5, 6-0 PSAC West) earned the right to host the top half of the 2018 NCAA Division II Atlantic Region I Championships this weekend. Action starts Saturday with No. 4 seed Charleston (17-6, 7-1 MEC) taking on No. 5 seed Slippery Rock (13-12, 4-2 PSAC West) in the opening round. The winner advances to play the Crimson Hawks for the Atlantic Region I Championship Sunday at 1 p.m.
NOTES
>> The Atlantic Region Championships are split into two sites, with No. 1 IUP hosting the top of the bracket and No. 2 West Virginia State (13-5, 8-0 MEC) hosting the bottom half; the winners of each part of the region advance to the NCAA Division II Championships in Surprise, Ariz. May 9-12
>> The Atlantic Region Championships are made up of seven teams, with IUP earning a first round bye as the top seed
>> The Crimson Hawks are looking to defend their first ever Atlantic Region title, defeating West Virginia State 5-0 last season
>> The Crimson Hawks are seeking the program's eighth straight trip to the NCAA Championships round of 16
>> This is IUP's 12th all-time trip to the NCAA tournament, including nine straight years dating back to 2010; the program is 18-4 all-time in regional championship play
>> Three IUP players have NCAA Atlantic Region tournament experience:
Luise von Agris (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany/Adalbet-Stifter-Gymnasium) is a combined 8-0 (5-0 doubles),
Jarka Petercakova (Bratislava, Slovakia/Sport Gymnasium) is a combined 6-0 (5-0 doubles), and
Katya Minchenkova (Mytishchi, Russia/Secondary School No.12) is 2-0
>> IUP is 1-0 against Charleston and 1-2 against Slippery Rock all-time in regional tournament play
>> The Crimson Hawks played Charleston and Slippery Rock in the regular season, defeating both teams by a score of 9-0
