Men's Tennis Earns NCAA Regional Berth

DURANT, Okla. – For the second-straight season and the third time in four years the Southeastern men's tennis team earned a berth in the NCAA Division II Central Regional, facing off with Southern Arkansas at 1 p.m. on May 11 in Magnolia, Ark.
 
The Savage Storm head into the Central Region II contest needing to earn a win to win a berth to the round of 16 for the NCAA National Finals which is scheduled for May 21-24 at Altamonte Springs, Fla.
 
SE heads into the Regional matchup with a 10-6 record and is coming off a Great American Conference Championship in the league tournament, topping Harding 4-0 in the title match.
 
The Storm enter as the third seed in the region, while SAU is the number two seed.
 
Southwest Baptist was the Central Region's top seed and will host fourth-seed Harding in Bolivar, Mo.
 
The winner of each match in the regional will advance to the Round 16 at the National Finals.
 
Southeastern will be looking to avenge a 4-0 loss to the Muleriders from March 4, but the Storm rallied from a slow start to the season following that match, winning nine of the next 13 matches on their way to a GAC title.