BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The No. 20 team in the NAIA Poll is also the No. 3 seed in the Mid-South Conference Tournament as the Campbellsville University women's tennis team officially learned their placement in the tournament, set to start on Thursday.
The Lady Tigers will have an opening round bye to avoid playing on Thursday as their first match will be on Friday in the quarterfinals. CU finished the season 15-3 overall and 8-2 in the Mid-South Conference during duals competition this spring.
Their only losses on the season came to the teams that finished No. 1 and No. 2 in the conference standings as they dropped 5-2 results to both Lindsey Wilson and University of the Cumberlands.
The other teams that head straight to the quarterfinals include No. 1 Cumberalnds, No. 2 Lindsey Wilson, No. 4 Georgetown, and No. 5 Cumberland. Seeds No. 6-11 will all play in opening round duals as every team's first matchup is listed below.
- No. 6 Shawnee State vs. No. 11 Freed-Hardeman
- Winner plays No. 3 Campbellsville
- No. 7 Thomas More vs. No. 10 Bethel
- Winner plays No. 2 Lindsey Wilson
- No. 8 Pikeville vs. No. 9 Martin Methodist
- Winner plays No. 1 Cumberlands
- No. 4 Georgetown vs. No. 5 Cumberland (Quarterfinals)
The Lady Tigers are in a strong position to earn an at large bid but an MSC Tournament win will secure a spot in the NAIA Championship Tournament as an automatic bid.
