CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
The eight-team field has been announced for the 2024 Lone Star Conference Men's Tennis Championship, which will be held April 25 (quarterfinals), April 26 (semifinals) and April 27 (final) at Arlington Tennis Center in Arlington, Texas. Punching tickets are Midwestern State, UT Permian Basin, UT Tyler, Lubbock Christian, Cameron, St. Mary’s, UAFS and Western New Mexico.
Midwestern State (12-8 overall) is the top seed after claiming a share of the regular season title with a 7-1 league mark and holding the head-to-head tiebreaker over UT Permian Basin. The Mustangs have won five regular season crowns (also 2001, 2006, 2018 and 2022) and three LSC tournaments (2019, 2018, 2013). MSU will take on WNMU (5-14, 1-7 LSC) in the first round at Noon CT.
LSC co-champion UT Permian Basin (17-3 overall) is the No. 2 seed. The Falcons, whose regular season crown is the first in program history, will face UAFS (4-12, 2-6 LSC) in the first round at 3:30 p.m. CT.
Other first round matchups will include No. 3 seed and 2022 LSC tournament champion UT Tyler (15-5, 6-2 LSC) against No. 6 seed St. Mary’s (5-9, 3-5 LSC) at 3:30 p.m. CT and No. 4 seed LCU (12-5, 5-3) against No. 5 seed and defending LSC tournament champion Cameron (7-9, 5-3 LSC) at Noon CT. Cameron also won the event in 2017.
Friday’s semifinal matches and Saturday’s championship match begin at 1 p.m. CT.
The tournament format is three, 6-game set doubles matches with a 7-point tiebreak at 6-all. Following doubles matches, teams will play six best-of-three set singles matches. Once one team reaches four points, remaining singles matches will be abandoned.
The winner of the conference tournament will be named the LSC Men’s Tennis Tournament champion and earn the league’s automatic qualification to the 2024 NCAA Division II Championship. The regional selection show is scheduled for May 6 at 7 p.m. CT on NCAA.com. The South Central Regional will be held May 13-14 at sites to be determined, while nationals are set for May 21-25 at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
2024 LSC Men's Tennis Championship
Arlington Tennis Center
Arlington, Texas
All times CT
Thursday, April 25
Quarterfinal #1: [4] Lubbock Christian vs. [5] Cameron, Noon
Quarterfinal #2: [1] Midwestern State vs. [8] Western New Mexico, Noon
Quarterfinal #3: [2] UT Permian Basin vs. [7] UAFS, 3:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal #4: [3] UT Tyler vs. [6] St. Mary’s, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, April 26
Semifinal #1: Winner Quarterfinal #1 vs. Winner of Quarterfinal #2, 1 p.m.
Semifinal #2: Winner Quarterfinal #3 vs. Winner Quarterfinal #4, 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 27
Final: Winner of Semifinal #1 vs. Winner of Semifinal #2, 1 p.m.