Post by elonfirefighter on Apr 27, 2007 10:31:43 GMT -5
Elon to Host NCAA Men’s Tennis Tourney Selection Show Party
4/27/2007
ELON, N.C. – Fresh off of claiming Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles, Elon will host an NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship Selection Show party 2:15 Tuesday afternoon at Wings To Go, 3421 South Church Street in Burlington. The public is encouraged to join the Phoenix in viewing the live ESPNews announcement of who, where and when Elon will play in upcoming NCAA Regional action May 11-13.
First Team All-SoCon selection Damon Gooch (17-4 at No. 1 this spring), First Team All-SoCon pick and SoCon Tournament MVP Anuwat Dalodom (18-3 at No. 2), Mason Schermerhorn (18-3 at No. 3), team co-captain Sebastian Bredberg (16-5 at No. 4), Second Team All-SoCon honoree Gustaf Asplund (18-3 at No. 5) and team co-captain and Second Team All-SoCon player Austin Fenn (18-4 at No. 6) will lead the Phoenix into its historic first NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship appearance.
With a 4-1 championship match victory over No. 57 College of Charleston Sunday, the No. 44 Phoenix (23-2) gave Elon its first Southern Conference tournament crown and automatic NCAA tournament bid in any sport since officially joining SoCon competition four years ago. The NCAA Regionals will be held on 16 campus sites nationwide and consist of four teams apiece.
By claiming its 23rd victory Sunday in Charleston, Elon surpassed its 1990 NAIA Division I national championship team (22-3) as the winningest squad in Phoenix men’s tennis history. Phoenix mentor Michael Leonard, the Southern Conference Coach of the Year the past two seasons, was a junior playing at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles on the 1990 team.
Of the 23 wins, 13 have been decided in shutout fashion. That tally includes a perfect 12-0 mark against SoCon opponents with sole setbacks to nationally-ranked foes Duke and Wake Forest. Elon’s current 14-match winning streak marks the program’s longest streak since the 1993 squad won 17 matches in a row.
–ELON–
4/27/2007
ELON, N.C. – Fresh off of claiming Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles, Elon will host an NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship Selection Show party 2:15 Tuesday afternoon at Wings To Go, 3421 South Church Street in Burlington. The public is encouraged to join the Phoenix in viewing the live ESPNews announcement of who, where and when Elon will play in upcoming NCAA Regional action May 11-13.
First Team All-SoCon selection Damon Gooch (17-4 at No. 1 this spring), First Team All-SoCon pick and SoCon Tournament MVP Anuwat Dalodom (18-3 at No. 2), Mason Schermerhorn (18-3 at No. 3), team co-captain Sebastian Bredberg (16-5 at No. 4), Second Team All-SoCon honoree Gustaf Asplund (18-3 at No. 5) and team co-captain and Second Team All-SoCon player Austin Fenn (18-4 at No. 6) will lead the Phoenix into its historic first NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship appearance.
With a 4-1 championship match victory over No. 57 College of Charleston Sunday, the No. 44 Phoenix (23-2) gave Elon its first Southern Conference tournament crown and automatic NCAA tournament bid in any sport since officially joining SoCon competition four years ago. The NCAA Regionals will be held on 16 campus sites nationwide and consist of four teams apiece.
By claiming its 23rd victory Sunday in Charleston, Elon surpassed its 1990 NAIA Division I national championship team (22-3) as the winningest squad in Phoenix men’s tennis history. Phoenix mentor Michael Leonard, the Southern Conference Coach of the Year the past two seasons, was a junior playing at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles on the 1990 team.
Of the 23 wins, 13 have been decided in shutout fashion. That tally includes a perfect 12-0 mark against SoCon opponents with sole setbacks to nationally-ranked foes Duke and Wake Forest. Elon’s current 14-match winning streak marks the program’s longest streak since the 1993 squad won 17 matches in a row.
–ELON–
