The 2012
OVC Tennis Championship field is set. The Eastern Kentucky
women and the Tennessee Tech men won their respective regular-season crowns and
the No. 1 seeds.
UT Martin
is the No. 2 seed on the women’s side followed by Murray
State, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois
and Morehead State.
On the men’s
side, Austin Peay earned the No. 2 spot while Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville
State, Morehead State and Murray State round out the field.
The Eastern Kentucky and UT Martin women as well as the
Tennessee Tech and Austin Peay men will receive first round byes as the No. 1
and No. 2 seeds.
The
three-day event, which is being hosted by Eastern Illinois, will be held April
20-22 at the Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville,
Tenn. The men will start at 10
a.m. CT each day followed the women at 2 p.m. CT.
2012 OVC TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
SCHEDULE
MEN
FIRST ROUND – FRIDAY, APRIL 20
Match 1 - #3 Eastern
Kentucky vs. #6 Murray
State – 10 a.m.
Match 2 - #4 Jacksonville State
vs. #5 Morehead State – 10 a.m.
SEMIFINALS – SATURDAY, APRIL 21
Match 3 - #2 Austin Peay vs. Match 1
winner – 10 a.m
Match 4 - #1 Tennessee Tech vs. Match
2 winner – 10 a.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP – SUNDAY, APRIL 22
Match 5 –
Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner – 10 a.m.
WOMEN
FIRST ROUND – FRIDAY, APRIL 20
Match 1 - #3 Murray State
vs. #6 Morehead State – 2 p.m.
Match 2 - #4 Austin Peay vs. #5 Eastern Illinois
– 2 p.m.
SEMIFINALS – SATURDAY, APRIL 21
Match 3 - #2 UT Martin vs. Match 1 winner – 2 p.m.
Match 4 - #1 Eastern Kentucky vs. Match 2 winner – 2 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP – SUNDAY, APRIL 22
Match 5 –
Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner – 2 p.m.