Central Oklahoma is the host of the 2010 Lone Star Conference
Men’s and Women’s Tennis championships which begin
Friday morning at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center.
Men’s first-round play begins with East
Central taking on Southeastern Oklahoma at 8 a.m. The winner
moves on to face top-seed Abilene Christian in one semifinal, while
Cameron and Midwestern State battle in the other semifinal. Both
matches begin at 1 p.m. The championship is slated for
Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
The women’s championship kicks off Friday
morning at 9:30 a.m. with four first-round matchups. Central
Oklahoma faces CU and Tarleton State tangles with MSU, while ACU
takes on SE and Northeastern State plays ECU. The winners of
the opening round contests move on to the semifinals Friday
afternoon starting at 2 p.m. The women’s championship
is also slated for Saturday with a 9:30 a.m. first-serve time.
Men’s Tournament Schedule
First Round (Friday)
8:00 a.m. - East Central vs. Southeastern Okla.
Semifinals (Friday)
1:00 p.m. - Cameron vs. Midwestern State
1:00 p.m. - ECU/SE winner vs. Abilene Christian
Championship Finals (Saturday)
9:30 a.m. - Semifinal winners
Women’s Tournament Schedule
First Round (Friday)
9:30 a.m. - Central Oklahoma vs. Cameron
9:30 a.m. - Tarleton State vs. Midwestern State
9:30 a.m. - Abilene Christian vs. Southeastern Okla.
9:30 a.m. - Northeastern State vs. East Central
Semifinals (Friday)
2:00 p.m. - UCO/CU winner vs. ACU/SOSU winner
2:00 p.m. - TSU/MSU winner vs. NSU/ECU winner
Championship Finals (Saturday)
9:30 a.m. - Semifinal winners
Tennis Notes (Submitted by LSC SID’s)
Abilene Christian
The ACU women are 22-7 on the season and ranked No. 7 in the nation
and No. 1 in the NCAA Division II South Central Region. ...
The Wildcats are the two-time defending LSC champion and will be
seeking their 22nd conference title this weekend. ... The Wildcats
have been dominant within the conference and region this season,
posting 18 shutout wins, including five in seven conference
matches. ... ACU, in fact, lost just three of a possible 63
conference matches as the Wildcats finished 7-0 in conference play.
... On the men’s side, the Wildcats (14-11 on the season)
haven’t been as dominant as their counterparts on the
women’s side, but they are coming off a dominating 9-0 win at
Cameron last Wednesday that clinched the regular-season
championship. ... ACU was 4-0 in conference play, winning 31 of 36
matches with its only close match on the season a 5-4 win over East
Central on March 26. The Wildcats enter the tournament ranked
No. 22 in the country and No. 3 in the region. ... ACU upset
defending champion Cameron last season, and this year will be
trying to win its second straight title and 11th overall since
1988.
Cameron
Neither of Cameron’s nationally-ranked tennis teams were in
action last week as both teams continue preparation for this
week’s Lone Star Conference Championship tournament in
Oklahoma City. Both teams travel the short distance north on
Interstate 44 this Friday-Saturday (April 23-24) to compete for the
LSC Title... CU’s #33 women’s squad last took on
Abilene Christian at home (April 14) and lost 9-0... CU’s #23
men’s team ended their regular season last Thursday (April
14) with a 9-0 loss to ACU... The Cameron men finish the regular
season with a 16-8 record, while the Aggie women end the regular
season with a 14-7 record. Both teams have already clinched bids to
the NCAA Regional Championship tournament, regardless of their
performances at the LSC Championship this weekend.
Central Oklahoma
East Central
Midwestern State
Northeastern State
Southeastern Oklahoma
Tarleton State
The TexAnns’ regular-season finale was cancelled due to the
rain in Stephenville this past weekend. Tarleton heads into the
championships with a 12-7 overall record and 4-3 mark in LSC play.