INDIANAPOLIS -- The IUP women's tennis program was listed as the second seed and hosts for the opening round of the 2024 NCAA DII Atlantic Region Tournament as the entire championship field was announced Monday night.
No. 49 IUP won its fourth straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) tournament championship last weekend with a 4-2 victory over Slippery Rock at Bloomsburg University. It marked the sixth conference title in the last seven seasons for IUP, which boasts a 14-8 overall record and 10 straight victories.
The NCAA Division II Championship field is made up of 48 teams, including 21 automatic qualifiers and 27 at-large selections. IUP is one of 16 regional host sites across the country for the preliminary round matchups, held May 10-11.
IUP faces No. 7 seed Shaw on Friday, May 10 for the second consecutive season.
Slippery Rock/Millersville will take place on Friday, May 10. The winners of the two matches face off on Saturday, May 11.
The schedule is subject to change in the event of inclement weather. All matches were moved indoors on Thursday morning.
Charleston (W.Va.) is the top overall seed in the Atlantic Region, also hosting a portion of the regional bracket against the winner Mercyhurst/Fairmont State while earning a first-round bye. The winning teams from each site, two schools from the Atlantic Region, advance to the final held May 20-24 at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
This is the 13th NCAA tournament berth in the last 15 seasons for the Crimson Hawks, who made nine straight appearances from 2010-18. IUP earned the automatic berth after being awarded the PSAC championship for the fourth consecutive season.
2024 DII Women's Tennis Atlantic Region Breakdown
(4) Mercyhurst vs. (5) Fairmont State – Charleston, W.Va.
(1) Charleston (W.Va.) *
(2) IUP * vs. (7) Shaw | Friday, May 10
(3) Slippery Rock vs. (6) Millersville | Friday, May 10
* Host School
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