RSC M+W Tennis Championships: April 29-30 at Top Seed Tennis Club (Nicholasville, Ky.)
RSC M+W Tennis Championships: April 29-30 at Top Seed Tennis Club (Nicholasville, Ky.)
2022 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Bracket -- April 29-30 at Top Seed Tennis Club (Nicholasville, Ky.)
Quarterfinals -- Friday, April 29 at 8:30 a.m. ET
#5 Brescia (3-3 RSC) def. #4 Midway (4-3 RSC), 4-3
#3 IU Kokomo (5-2 RSC) def. #6 IU Southeast (2-5 RSC), 5-0
Semifinals -- Friday, April 29 at 1:00 p.m. ET
#1 IU East (7-0 RSC) def. #5 Brescia (3-3 RSC), 4-0
#2 Oakland City (5-2 RSC) def. #3 IU Kokomo (5-2), 4-1
Finals -- Saturday, April 30 at 9:00 a.m. ET
#1 IU East (7-0 RSC) def. #2 Oakland City (5-2 RSC), 4-2 -- Box Score / Recap
**IU East advances to the NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship as the RSC's automatic bid qualifier.**
2022 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Bracket -- April 29-30 at Top Seed Tennis Club (Nicholasville, Ky.)
Quarterfinals -- Friday, April 29 at 10:30 a.m. ET
#4 IU Southeast (2-3 RSC) def. #5 Midway (1-4 RSC), 4-3
#3 Brescia (3-2 RSC) def. #6 Ohio Christian (0-5 RSC), 4-0
Semifinals -- Friday, April 29 at 3:00 p.m. ET
#1 IU East def. #4 IU Southeast (2-3 RSC), 4-2
#2 Oakland City (4-1 RSC) def. #3 Brescia (3-2 RSC), 4-2
Finals -- Saturday, April 30 at 12:00 p.m. ET
#2 Oakland City (4-1 RSC) def. #1 IU East (5-0 RSC), 4-2 -- Box Score / Recap
***Oakland City advances to NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship as the RSC's automatic bid qualifier***
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. -- The 2022 River States Conference Men's & Women's Tennis Championships will be conducted Friday-Saturday, April 29-30 at Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville, Ky. Six men's teams and six women's teams are in the brackets competing for the NAIA National Championship automatic bids awarded to the team champions.
The championships get started on Friday, April 29 with the quarterfinals and semifinals. The championship finals for men and women are Saturday, April 30. The NAIA Men's & Women's Tennis National Championships are May 17-21 in Mobile, Ala.
The first matches to hit the court are the women's quarterfinals on Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET. The men's quarterfinal matchups will follow at 10:30 a.m. ET. The women's semifinals are Friday at 1:00 p.m. ET followed by the men's semifinals at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Saturday begins with the women's championship final at 9:00 a.m. ET with the men's final at 12:00 p.m. ET. All matches will be played at Top Seed Tennis Club. In the event of inclement weather, matches will be moved to the facilities' indoor courts. If that is the case, a live video streaming option will be available at the link above.
The All-RSC Men's & Women's Tennis Teams & Awards will be recognized during a ceremony on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. ET at Top Seed Tennis Club.
WOMEN'S BRACKET AT A GLANCE
No. 1 seed IU East claimed the top spot on the women's bracket with a 7-0 RSC record during the regular season. The Red Wolves have a bye into the semifinals along with No. 2 seed Oakland City (Ind.) University, which was 5-2 RSC. IU East will await the winner of No. 4 Midway (Ky.) University (4-3 RSC) versus No. 5 Brescia (Ky.) University (3-3 RSC). The other quarterfinal matchup of No. 3 IU Kokomo (5-2 RSC) versus No. 6 IU Southeast (2-5 RSC) will have the winner move on to face No. 2 Oakland City.
MEN'S BRACKET AT A GLANCE
IU East is the No. 1 seed on the men's bracket as well with a perfect conference record of 5-0 RSC. Oakland City (Ind.) University is the No. 2 seed at 4-1 RSC and has a bye into the semifinals along with IU East. No. 4 IU Southeast (2-3 RSC) will face No. 5 Midway (Ky.) University (1-4 RSC) with the winner advancing to face No. 1 IU East. The other quarterfinal matchup features No. 3 Brescia (Ky.) University (3-2 RSC) versus No. 6 Ohio Christian University (0-5 RSC) for the right to play No. 2 Oakland City.