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The national tournament berth is Erskine's first in any sport since
making the jump to NCAA Division II...
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DUE WEST, S.C. - The Erskine College men's tennis team (19-7) qualified
for the NCAA National Tournament Sunday with a 5-2 victory over
Concordia College (N.Y.) in Kutztown, Penn.
The national tournament berth is Erskine's first in any sport since making the jump to NCAA Division II in the 1992-93 academic year.
Erskine, led by Head Coach Vardon Cox and first-team all conference players Villy Iltchev, a senior, and Pratik Shrivastava, a freshman, finished the regular season with a 17-7 record, 11-2 in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference. The Flying Fleet finished the season strong, with 12 wins in their last 13 matches, the only loss against Lees-McRae in the CVAC Tournament finals. |
Erskine began regional play Saturday
with a 5-2 win over Millersville
College (Penn.). The Flying Fleet advance to the national tournament in
Springfield, Mo., May 8-11.
