INDIANA, Pa. - The Crimson Hawks were named the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Region, granting them hosting rights for a portion of the 2023 NCAA DII Atlantic Regional Tournament May 1-2.
 
Due to inclement weather, the matches have been moved to indoor facilities at the Greensburg Racquet Club in Greensburg, PA and the Oxford Club of Wexford in Wexford, PA. IUP is set to kick off the tournament May 1 at 12:30 PM against Shaw.
 
IUP enters the tournament 12-9 overall and 6-0 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. The Crimson Hawks won the tournament title last weekend over Slippery Rock, making it the third year straight that the Hawks have claimed a conference crown.  
 
ITA Rankings
National team rankings: IUP (43)
National doubles: Katy Graydon/Karolin Kirchtag (31), Natalie Kmoskova/Joanna Strakla (32)
 
The IUP lineup

• Singles (Overall Record)
  • 1. Karolin Kirchtag (21-7)
  • 2. Natalie Kmoskova (18-10)
  • 3. Joanna Stralka (20-9)
  • 4. Katy Graydon (12-12)
  • 5. Lydia Vlachou (14-8)
  • 6. Laura Dunarova (5-10)
• Doubles (Overall Record)
  • 1. Graydon/Kirchtag (12-5)
  • 2. Kmoskova/Stralka (17-1)
  • 3. Dunarova/Vlachou (1-0)

IUP in the NCAA Tournament 
>> IUP is making the program's 14th all-time NCAA tournament appearance, including the first appearance under interim head coach Dave Jacobs.
>> Last season, IUP won its fourth regional title since 2017.
>> The Crimson Hawks made program history when they advanced to the Elite 8 in 2021
>> IUP has advanced through the regional and to the NCAA round of 16 ten times and to the quarterfinals once in 2021.
>> In 2022, the Crimson Hawks fell to 15th-ranked Azusa Pacific in the first round of the NCAA DII Championship    
 
 
NCAA Notes
>> IUP is one of 48 teams competing to earn a bid to the 2023 NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship
>> Those 48 teams are split up among sixteen regional sites, with the winning team from each region advancing to the finals in Orlando, Florida on May 11-16.
 
Notes
>> The Crimson Hawks defeated Slippery Rock in the PSAC Championship match, 4-1
>> IUP is hosting a portion of the Atlantic Region Tournament as the two seed this year. The Crimson Hawks face seventh-seeded Shaw, while the three and six seeds follow with a matchup between Slippery Rock and Fairmont State on May 1.
>> Charleston (W.Va.) is the top overall seed in the Atlantic Region, hosting a condensed version of the MEC Tournament, facing the winner of West Liberty and West Virginia State.
 
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