2011-12 SAC Men's Tennis Headlines
Three SAC tennis programs have been named All-Academic Teams by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and 17 individual student-athletes earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors, the organization announced this week.
Six SAC student-athletes were recently named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Division II Men’s and Women’s At-Large Team, which spans the league-sponsored sports of tennis and golf.
A total of 11 SAC student-athletes have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District At-Large Team, which spans the league-sponsored sports of golf and tennis.
The No. 1-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University men's tennis team defeated Wingate 5-0 Monday to advance to the Southeast Region final of the 2012 NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championship at Bacon Park.
The eighth-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs defeated the ninth-seeded Trojans of Mount Olive College 5-3 in the opening round of the 2012 NCAA Southeast Regionals Sunday afternoon. Wingate wins its first-ever NCAA Tournament match, improving to 19-6 on the year.
After winning last weekend's SAC Championships to earn automatic bids to the NCAA Division II Tennis Championships, the Wingate men's and women's teams learned their opponents for the first round of the Southeast Region Championship on Tuesday night.
The 2012 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's and Women's Tennis Championships will be followed by many fans of the participating schools.
