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DENVER- The No. 1 seeded women’s and men’s University of Denver tennis teams will host The Summit League Championships April 25-27 at Gates Tennis Center in Denver.

Both Pioneer teams have earned a first-round bye. Denver’s men will play the winner of the IUPUI versus Western Illinois match on Saturday at 2 p.m., MT, while the women will face the winner of the IUPUI versus South Dakota match on Saturday at 10 a.m., MT.

The women’s championship match will take place at 10 a.m., MT, on Sunday and the men’s will start at 1 p.m., MT. If the Pioneers advance to the finals, the women will face No. 3 seed Fort Wayne, No. 6 seed Western Illinois or No. 2 seed South Dakota State. The men would play No. 3 seed South Dakota State or No. 2 seed Fort Wayne.

The winners of Sunday’s championship matches will earn an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division I Tennis Championships, which begin May 15. 

Both DU teams go into the weekend as the favorites to take conference title after posting perfect league records during the regular season.

Denver’s men finished 5-0 in conference play, while the women posted a 6-0 record in The Summit League. 

2014 Summit League Tennis Championship Schedule/Results

Women’s Matches Friday, April 25
No. 4 South Dakota vs. No. 5 IUPUI	South Dakota 4, IUPUI 0
No. 3 Fort Wayne vs. No. 6 W. Illinois	IPFW 4, Western Illinois 0

Men’s Matches Friday, April 25
No. 4 IUPUI vs. No. 5 Western Illinois	IUPUI 4, Western Illinois 0

Women’s Matches Saturday, April 26
No. 1 Denver vs. No. 4 South Dakota	Denver 4, South Dakota 0
No. 2 South Dakota State vs. No. 3 IPFW	IPFW 4, South Dakota State 1

Men's Matches Saturday, April 26
No. 1 Denver vs. No. 4 IUPUI	Denver 4, IUPUI 0
No. 2 Fort Wayne vs. No. 3 South Dakota St.	Fort Wayne 4, South Dakota State 1

Championship Matches Sunday, April 27	MATCHES TO BE PLAYED AT CAC MONACO
Denver vs. IPFW (women)	9:00am
Denver vs. IPFW (men)	1:00pm (site TBD)

TOURNAMENT QUICK FACTS:

What: The Summit League Championships

Dates: Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27

Where: Gates Tennis Center- 3300 East Bayaud Avenue

Location: Denver, Colo.

Number of Teams: six women's teams, five men's teams

TOURNAMENT SEEDS (WOMEN):

1. No. 71 Denver

2. South Dakota State

3. Fort Wayne

4. South Dakota

5. IUPUI

6. Western Illinois

TOURNAMENT SEEDS (MEN):

1. Denver

2. Fort Wayne

3. South Dakota State

4. IUPUI

5. Western Illinois

2014 NCAA Men’s Tennis Selection Show Info:

Tuesday, April 29 at 3 p.m., MT

2014 NCAA Women’s Tennis Selection Show Info:

Tuesday, April 29 at 3:30 p.m., MT

2012-13 WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:

The University of Denver men’s team entered last season’s WAC Tournament as the No. 1 seed and defeated Idaho 4-0 to capture the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championship. DU then went into the NCAA tournament as a No. 4 seed and rallied from a 3-1 deficit to post a 4-3 win over No. 1 seed Florida and claim the program’s first-ever NCAA postseason win.

Also the No. 1 seed at the 2012-13 WAC championships, the Pioneer women defeated No. 8 seed New Mexico State and No. 5 seed Idaho to advance to the championship match. The Pioneers ultimately fell to No. 2 seed San Jose State 4-3 in the finals.

The 2013-14 Summit League Tennis Championships are open to the public and admission is free.

Live scoring will be available for the championship matches on Sunday. To get the most up to date tournament information, visit the 2014 Summit League Tournament Central. 

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