BROWNWOOD, Texas - The Howard Payne men's tennis team will play in the 2009 ASC Tennis Championships, to be held at Seidel-Swagerty Tennis Center in Abilene, Texas, from April 17-19 (Friday-Sunday).
Howard Payne finished 3rd in the ASC West Division this season with a 4-2 conference record (9-9 overall). This is the first appearance for the HPU men in the ASC tournament since 2006.
The hosting rights of the ASC championships – which features both the men and women – rotates each year. The men’s and women’s ASC champion will each earn the conference’s automatic bids into their respective NCAA Division III Tennis Championships.
For the second straight year, live statistics will be available for all matches. They can be found on the conference’s website and the official championships website, linked to through
McMurry's official tournament site.
NOTES:
· Free admission
· This is the 13th year of the ASC Championships.
· The same school has won both the men’s and women’s ASC title for seven straight years (Texas-Tyler in 2008, Hardin-Simmons from 2002-2007) and nine overall (HSU in 1998, MC in 2000).
· Hardin-Simmons has won a record seven ASC men’s titles and nine ASC women’s crowns.
· The West Division leads the East in ASC men’s titles 9-3, while the West Division leads the East in women’s titles 10-2.
· Next in line to host the ASC Championships will be the men’s East Division champion (2010), the women’s West Division champion (2011) and women’s East Division champion (2012).
2009 AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 17-19 / Seidel-Swagerty Tennis Center / Abilene, Texas
Men’s Seeds
West Division: #1 McMurry (14-5), #2 Hardin-Simmons (6-8); #3 Howard Payne (9-9)
East Division: #1 Texas-Tyler (15-5), #2 LeTourneau (17-3), #3 Mississippi College (11-6)
Women’s Seeds
West Division: #1 Hardin-Simmons (11-4); #2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (6-4); #3 Howard Payne (9-5)
East Division: #1 Texas-Tyler (13-7); #2 Mississippi College (9-6); #3 LeTourneau (7-11)
Friday, April 17
Quarterfinals
Men-1: Hardin-Simmons [West #2] vs. Mississippi College [East #3], 8:30 a.m.
Women-1: Mary Hardin-Baylor [West #2] vs. LeTourneau [East #3], 11 a.m.
Men-2: LeTourneau [East #2] vs. Howard Payne [West #3], 1:30 p.m.
Women-2: Mississippi College [East #2] vs. Howard Payne [West #3], 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 18
Semifinals
Men-3: Texas-Tyler [East #1] vs. Winner HSU/MC, 8:30 a.m.
Women-3: Texas-Tyler [East #1] vs. Winner UMHB/LETU, 11 a.m.
Men-4: McMurry [West #1] vs. Winner LETU/HPU, 1:30 p.m.
Women-4: Hardin-Simmons [West #1] vs. Winner MC/HPU, 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 19
Championship
Men-5: Winner of Men-3 vs. Men-4 Matches, 1 p.m.
Women-5: Winner of Women-3 and Women-4 Matches, 30 minutes following men’s final