RSC M+W Tennis Championships Central: April 28-29 at Elizabethtown, Ky.
RSC M+W Tennis Championships Central: April 28-29 at Elizabethtown, Ky.
***UPDATED: RSC M+W Tennis Championship Day 1 Complete***Click the links below for updated bracket and Day 1 Results.
DAY 1 RESULTS MEN'S BRACKET MEN'S LINEUPS WOMEN'S BRACKET WOMEN'S LINEUPS
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. -- Day 1 is complete after Friday's matches at the River States Conference Men's & Women's Tennis Tournaments behing held this weekend in Elizabethtown, Ky.
The women's bracket started with seven teams but is now down to a championship final Saturday at 10 a.m. pitting No. 1 seed Asbury (Ky.) versus No. 3 seed IU East. The men's bracket started with six teams, and now only two remain with No. 1 Asbury (Ky.) facing No. 3 IU Southeast in the men's championship final Saturday at 1 p.m. Match results are listed below.
Follow the River States Conference M+W Tennis Tournament on Twitter @RiverStatesConf hashtag #RSCTENNIS throughout the matches. Follow online at RiverStatesConference.com as well.
RSC WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Friday, April 28, 2017 - Quarterfinals
Midway (4) def. Carlow (5): 5-0
8 AM @ University Park Courts
IU East (3) def. Alice Lloyd (6): 9-0
8 AM @ University Park Courts
IU Southeast (2) def. Ohio Christian (7): 8-0
8 AM @ University Park Courts
Friday, April 28, 2017 - Semifinals
Asbury University (1) def. Midway (4): 5-0
12 PM @ Freeman Lake Courts
IU East (3) def. IU Southeast (2): 5-2
12 PM @ Freeman Lake Courts
Saturday, April 29, 2017 - Championship
Asbury University (1) vs. IU East (3)
10 AM @ Freeman Lake Courts
RSC MEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Friday, April 28, 2017 - Quarterfinals
Brescia (4) def. Ohio Christian (5): 5-2
11 AM @ University Park Courts
IU Southeast (3) def. Alice Lloyd (6): 5-0
11 AM @ University Park Courts
Friday, April 28, 2017 - Semifinals
Asbury University (1) def. Brescia (4): 5-0
3 PM @ Freeman Lake Courts
IU Southeast (3) def. IU East (2): 5-0
3 PM @ Freeman Lake Courts
Saturday, April 29, 2017 - Championship
Asbury University (1) vs. IU Southeast (3)
1 PM @ Freeman Lake Courts
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. -- Six men's teams and seven women's teams descend upon Elizabethtown, Ky., for the River States Conference Men's & Women's Tennis Championships April 28-29. The tournament begins Friday, April 28 with the first women's matches at 8 a.m. and the first men's matches at 11 a.m.
The RSC tennis championships are being played a two facilities in Elizabethtown, Ky., depending on the match. The Freeman Lake Tennis Complex is the site of eight of the 11 matches, including the semifinals and finals of both the men's and women's draws. Some early round matches in both genders will be played at the University Drive Park courts.
For the complete brackets for the men's and women's tournaments as well as the lineups for all teams, click the links above. The Freeman Lake Tennis Complex is located on Blue Heron Way in Elizabethtown, Ky. The University Drive Park courts are located at 527 University Dr, Elizabethtown, Ky.
Follow the RSC M+W Tennis Tournaments on Twitter @RiverStatesConference with hashtags #RSCTENNIS and #ReSpeCt. Follow RiverStatesConference.com for tournament results and news.
RSC MEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT PREVIEW:
(RV) Asbury University is the No. 1 seed in the men's draw with a record of 14-1 overall and unbeaten 5-0 RSC. The Eagles have a bye in the first round and have their first match Friday at 3 p.m. ET, where they will face the winner of No. 4 Brescia University (6-6, 3-2 RSC) versus No. 5 Ohio Christian (1-10, 1-4 RSC), a first-round match that starts at 11 a.m. ET.
No. 2 seed IU East (11-13, 3-2 RSC) also has a bye in the first round, and the Red Wolves have their first match Friday at 3 p.m. ET in the semifinals. IU East awaits the winner of the other first-round match, which pits No. 3 IU Southeast (13-10, 3-2 RSC) versus No. 6 Alice Lloyd (0-7, 0-5 RSC) at 11 a.m. ET.
The RSC Men's Tennis Tournament championship match is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. ET at the Freeman Lake Courts. The tournament format has six teams and single elimination. The tournament champion will receive the conference's automatic qualification to the NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship May 16-20 in Mobile, Ala.
RSC WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT PREVIEW:
(RV) Asbury University went undefeated in RSC play and takes a record of 10-3 overall and 6-0 RSC into the conference tournament as the No. 1 seed. The Eagles have the only bye in the draw and play their first match Friday at 12 p.m. ET, which is the semifinal round. Asbury will face the winner of the first-round match between No. 4 Midway University (6-7, 3-3 RSC) and No. 5 Carlow University (2-5, 2-4 RSC), a match that begins at 8 a.m. ET.
No. 2 seed IU Southeast (11-16, 5-1 RSC0 had its only loss to Asbury this year. The Grenadiers play No. 7 Ohio Christian (0-14, 0-6 RSC) in the first round Friday at 8 a.m. ET. The other first-round match features No. 3 IU East (13-9, 4-2 RSC) versus No. 6 Alice Lloyd College (3-6, 1-5 RSC), also at 8 a.m. The IU Southeast-OCU winner will face the IU East-Alice Lloyd winner in the semifinals on Friday at 12 p.m.
The RSC Women's Tennis Tournament championship round is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Freeman Lake Courts. The tournament format is six teams and single-elimination. The champion will receiving the RSC's automatic bid to the NAIA Women's Tennis National Championsihp May 16-20 in Mobile, Ala.