Date Posted: 4/10/2008

MACON, Ga. - The ETSU men's tennis squad wrapped up its fifth undefeated conference season in a row to receive the No. 1 seed in the upcoming 2008 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Tennis Championship. The defending A-Sun champion Bucs enter the conference tournament as the top seed for a third consecutive season. On the women's side, Jacksonville completed regular-season play with one blemish and defends its 2007 title with a second-straight No. 1 bid.

For the men, the Stetson Hatters take the No. 2 seed in the tournament for the third year in a row. They match up with seventh-seeded Lipscomb. Campbell won the bid for the No. 3 seed, earning the right to face Mercer, the No. 6 seed. The No. 4 versus No. 5 bout features Jacksonville and Gardner-Webb, respectively. The Belmont Bruins round out the seeding at the eighth spot and faces ETSU in the opening round.

On the women’s side, ETSU locked up the second seed and squares off against seventh-seeded Mercer in the first round. Stetson, the No. 3 seed, matches up with Gardner-Webb, who claimed the sixth seed. In the middle of the pack, No. 4 Campbell pairs up against No. 5 Belmont. Lipscomb rounds out eight-team tournament field with the final spot and faces off against No. 1 Jacksonville in the opening round.

For the second year in a row, ETSU hosts the A-Sun Men’s and Women’s Tennis Conference Championships in Johnson City, Tenn. The tournament commences on Friday, April 18 and continues until a champion is crowned on Sunday, April 20.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is a 12-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun consists of some of the most dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Gardner-Webb University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

Related Links:
 • Men's Tennis Championship
 • Women's Tennis Championship