| April 23, 2003
MOUNT VERNON, IOWA . . . The Iowa
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) men’s tennis Championship
will take place Thursday-Saturday, April 24-26, in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Buena Vista University is the host of the 2003 Championships
that will be played at Clark Racquet Center on Coe College’s campus,
and Noelridge Park and Veterans Park tennis courts. Should inclement
weather force the matches indoors, the indoor courts at Coe and
Westfield Tennis Club will be used.
The three-day Championship will feature an eight-team
Dual Team Championship on Thursday, a three flight singles Championship
and a two flight doubles Championship on Friday and Saturday.
Team Championship: The
eight-team dual team Championship, which was seeded by a vote of
the Conference tennis coaches conducted following the conclusion
of the regular season, begins at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Coe College is the two-time defending Conference
Champion and is seeded first in this year’s Team Championship. The
Kohawks have a 20-2 record this season, including a 20-0 mark against
Division III opponents and a 4-0 record against Iowa Conference
teams. Luther College, last year’s runner-up, finished this season
with a 17-8 record (7-1 in the IIAC) and earned the second seed.
Central College is the third seed with an 11-9 overall record (7-2
in the IIAC).
The remaining seeds for the IIAC Team Championship
are: #4 Simpson College (8-7 overall, 8-3 IIAC), #5 Wartburg College
(5-8, 5-4), #6 Cornell College (6-13, 6-6), #7 Loras College (4-9,
3-6), #8 Buena Vista University (3-13, 3-7).
The team Championship, including consolation matches,
will be played to completion to determine the finish of all teams
for places one through eight. Should the team Championship not be
completed on Thursday, it will be concluded prior to the start of
the singles Tournament on Friday.
Individual Flighted Tournament: Individuals
are placed in flights based on the players’ strength. The draw for
the singles and doubles Tournament will be available Thursday afternoon
and will be posted on the Iowa Conference web site at that time.
The Individual Flighted Tournament begins at 8:00
a.m. on Friday and Saturday unless the team Championship is not
completed on Thursday. Flight A matches will be at Coe College,
Flight B and C will be at Veterans Park.
The Dual Team Tournament bracket is here.
Season records for players expected to participate are here.
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