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Northeastern State Draws Washburn in MIAA First Round

Women’s tennis earns league’s No. 2 seed, tournament to begin April 19

Northeastern State has earned the No. 2 seed in the 2013 MIAA Women's Tennis Championship, which will be contested April 19-21 in Springfield, Mo.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The No. 37-ranked Northeastern State women's tennis team will meet Washburn University in the first round of the 2013 MIAA Women's Tennis Championship at 11 a.m. April 19 at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo., the MIAA announced Wednesday.
 
The RiverHawks (20-2, 9-1 MIAA) earned the second seed in the tournament in their inaugural season in the MIAA, and the Lady Blues (5-15, 4-7 MIAA) will be the No. 7 seed.
 
The two teams met on March 8 in Tahlequah, with NSU picking up the 9-0 victory. WU has won three of its last four matches heading into the league tournament.
 
Potential semifinal opponents are No. 3 seed Central Oklahoma and No. 6 Emporia State. The semifinals will be held at 1 p.m. April 20, and the championship match will begin at 11 a.m. April 21.
 
The non-advancing team from each quarterfinal match will compete in a back draw.
 
The men's tournament will also be contested April 19-21 at the Cooper Tennis Complex.
 
2013 MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Friday, April 19, 2013 – Quarterfinals
Match 1: #1 Southwest Baptist vs. #8 Fort Hays State 11:00 AM
Match 2: #2 Northeastern State vs. #7 Washburn 11:00 AM
Match 3: #3 Central Oklahoma vs. #6 Emporia State 1:00 PM
Match 4: #4 Northwest Missouri State vs. #5 Nebraska-Kearney 1:00 PM
Saturday, April 20, 2013 – Semifinals
(Consolation matches will be held at 11 am)*
Match 5: Match 1 winner vs. Match 4 winner 1:00 PM
Match 6: Match 2 winner vs. Match 3 winner 1:00 PM
Sunday, April 21, 2013 – Finals
(Third-place match will be held at 11 am)*
Match 7: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner 11:00 AM

*In case of inclement weather and matches need to be moved indoors, the consolation and third-place matches will not be played.
 
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