Elmira Seeded Fourth in 2015 ECAC Division III Men's Tennis Championship
Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College men's tennis team's season continues this weekend as the Soaring Eagles have qualified for the 2015 ECAC Division III Men's Tennis Championship. As the tournament's fourth seed, Elmira will face top-seeded Moravian College in the semifinals on Saturday, May 9th at 1:00 p.m. at the Greenspring Tennis Courts in Stevenson, MD.
For the Soaring Eagles (8-6), this weekend's tournament appearance is their second conference tournament of the season after not qualifying for post-season play since 2007. Elmira bowed out of the 2015 Empire 8 Conference Tournament last Saturday, falling to eventual conference champs No. 22 nationally-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology.
Elmira's opponent in the opening round, Moravian College, enters Saturday's semifinal match with an 11-7 overall record after falling in the Landmark Conference Tournament Semifinals. Prior to their semifinal loss to Goucher College, Moravian had won three straight and seven of their last 10 matches.
Seeds
1.) Moravian College
2.) United States Merchant Marine Academy
3.) Stevenson University
4.) Elmira College
ECAC Division III Men's Tennis Championship (hosted by Stevenson University)
Semifinals - Saturday, May 9
No. 2 United States Merchant Marine Academy vs. No. 3 Stevenson – 10:00 a.m.
No. 1 Moravian College vs. No. 4 Elmira College – 1:00 p.m.
Championship - Sunday, May 10
Winner of Semifinal No. 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal No. 2 – 12:00 p.m.