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Gustavus to Host NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships

 
 
An aerial view of the Lloyd O. Swanson Tennis Center and the Brown Outdoor Tennis Complex.

An aerial view of the Lloyd O. Swanson Tennis Center and the Brown Outdoor Tennis Complex.

Thursday, May 8, 2008 (9 weeks ago)

Gustavus Adolphus College will host the 2008 NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Championships May 13-15. The matches will be played at the college’s Brown Outdoor Tennis Complex.

The eight institutions that advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals are Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Maine), Denison University (Granville, Ohio), Emory University (Atlanta, Ga.), Gustavus Adolphus College, University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, Va.), Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (Pomona Calif.), Washington and Lee University (Lexington, Va.), and Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.).

The four quarterfinal matches, that will be played on Tuesday, May 13, are as follows:

  • 9:00 a.m.: Bowdoin (14-7) vs. Pomona-Pitzer (16-7)
  • 9:00 a.m.: Williams (18-3) vs. Mary Washington (22-3)
  • 2:00 p.m.: Emory (17-10) vs. Denison (19-3)
  • 2:00 p.m.: Washington and Lee (26-0) vs. Gustavus Adolphus (24-8)

For more information on this event, go online to the Women’s Tennis Championships website at gustavus.edu/events/athletics/tennis/2008/.

Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minn., that prepares 2,500 undergraduates for lives of leadership, service, and lifelong learning. The oldest Lutheran college in Minnesota, Gustavus was founded in 1862 by Swedish immigrants and named for Swedish King Gustav II Adolf. At Gustavus, students receive personal attention in small-sized classes and engage in collaborative research with their professors. Fully accredited and known for its strong science, writing, music, athletics, study-abroad, and service-learning programs, Gustavus hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and is internationally recognized for its annual Nobel Conference®.

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