2010 Women's Tennis National Championship Qualifiers Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the field of 24 teams
for the 30th Annual NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship, held May 18 - 22
at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala. The Championship is hosted by the
Mobile Tennis Center, Spring Hill College (Ala.) and the University of Mobile
(Ala.).
Six-time defending National Champion Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
makes its 11th -consecutive appearance in the championship, since the
team format began in 2000. The Lady Senators have been ranked No. 1 overall for
47-consecutive weeks and lead the tournament field with 10 national
championships.
Auburn Montgomery, Azusa Pacific (Calif.), Indiana
Wesleyan, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) and Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) have all
made 11 consecutive appearances at the national championship. Appalachian
Athletic Conference Tournament Champion Tennessee Wesleyan is making its first
appearance.
The Golden State Athletic Conference leads all conferences
with five schools in the championship field: Azusa Pacific, Concordia (Calif.),
Fresno Pacific (Calif.), Point Loma Nazarene and Vanguard (Calif.).
The
tournament brackets will be released by 5:00 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, May
11.
For more information on the Championships | click here
For complete conference
tournament breakdown | click here
For the final Top 25 poll |
click here
|
School |
How they qualified |
Appearances^ |
National Championships |
Record* |
|
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
11 (2000-10) |
10 |
18-3 |
|
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
At-large No. 5 |
11 (2000-10) |
- |
13-7 |
|
Bethel (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
2 (2009-10) |
- |
15-4 |
|
Brenau (Ga.) |
At-large No. 4 |
10 (2000-07, 09-10) |
2 |
11-8 |
|
Concordia (Calif.) |
At-large No. 2 |
2 (2009-10) |
- |
18-3 |
|
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
The Sun Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
10 (2000-08, 10) |
- |
14-10 |
|
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) |
Golden State Athletic Conference Regular Season Champion |
5 (2006-10) |
- |
24-1 |
|
Indiana Wesleyan |
Mid-Central College Conference Regular Season Champion |
11 (2000-10) |
- |
20-1 |
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
Unaffiliated No. 4 (Cascade / Frontier / Independent) Qualifier |
11 (2000-10) |
- |
5-12 |
|
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
2 (2007, 10) |
- |
12-7 |
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Unaffiliated No. 2 (Mid-South / TranSouth / Independent) Tournament Champion |
6 (2005-10) |
- |
16-4 |
|
Mobile (Ala.) |
Host School |
6 (2005-10) |
1 |
17-5 |
|
Northwood (Fla.) |
At-large No. 6 |
7 (2002-06, 09-10) |
1 |
7-5 |
|
Oklahoma Christian |
Unaffiliated No. 3 (Midland / Red River / Sooner) Tournament Champion |
7 (2000-01, 03-04, 06-07, 10) |
- |
17-4 |
|
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Unaffiliated No. 1 (AMC / CCAC / Midwest / WHAC) Tournament Champion |
7 (2001, 03-04, 07-10) |
- |
10-8 |
|
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
At-large No. 1 |
11 (2000-10) |
- |
18-3 |
|
Savannah Art & Design (Ga.) |
At-large No. 8 |
4 (2005-07, 10) |
- |
10-3 |
|
Shorter (Ga.) |
At-large No. 7 |
9 (2000-07, 10) |
- |
17-6 |
|
Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
4 (2000, 04-05, 10) |
- |
13-9 |
|
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
At-large No. 9 |
9 (2001, 03-10) |
- |
8-6 |
|
Tennessee Wesleyan |
Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
1st Appearance |
- |
6-10 |
|
Vanguard (Calif.) |
At-large No. 3 |
8 (2003-10) |
- |
13-7 |
|
Walsh (Ohio) |
American Mideast Conference Tournament Champion |
4 (2001, 05, 07, 10) |
- |
15-9 |
|
Xavier (La.) |
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
5 (2004-05, 08-10) |
- |
16-13 |
^ Since team format began in 2000
* From conference websites