Asbury (Ky.) draws No. 20 seed for NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship

Asbury (Ky.) draws No. 20 seed for NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship

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Asbury (Ky.) draws No. 20 seed for NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship

BRACKET I NATIONAL QUALIFIERS I NAIA TOP 25 I VISITOR INFO

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Asbury (Ky.) University has drawn the No. 20 seed and will represent the River States Conference in the NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship May 15-19 at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala.

The Eagles, champions of the RSC Tournament and regular season, are 15-1 overall and 8-0 RSC. Asbury is ranked No. 19 in the latest NAIA Men's Tennis Top 25 Poll to take a national ranking into the NAIA tournament.

As the No. 20 seed, Asbury will take on No. 13 seed Middle Georgia State in the first round on May 15 at 1:30 pm CT. The winner will advance to play No. 4 Xavier (La.) on May 16 at 1 p.m. CT.

The Eagles are in the national tournament for the third year in a row. Last year, the Eagles earned a first-round win, their first win at the national championship in team history.

The single elimination, tournament commences with eight first-round matchups on May 15 starting at 1:30 p.m. CDT. The top-eight seeds received a first-round bye and will begin action on May 16 at 1 p.m. The event concludes on May 19 with the championship match slated for a 1 p.m. start.

The tournament field consists of 12 automatic berths, 11 at-large selections, and the host berth Mobile (Ala.). Automatic qualification is given to conference and unaffiliated grouping tournament champions.

At-large teams were determined by the NAIA Tennis National Selection Committee (NSC). The NSC consists of one representative from each geographic area, a representative from the National Administrative Council (NAC), the president of the Tennis Coaches Association and two at-large members. The committee evaluated teams throughout the year on various criteria.