INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The DePauw University
Tigers, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champions, earned
its fifth straight bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis
Championship. The SCAC also qualified four student-athletes in the
individual championships as well.
The 12th-ranked Tigers will host regional play May 8-10 in
Greencastle, Ind. DePauw received an opening-round bye and will
open up NCAA play May 9 when the Tigers face the winner of the
Manchester vs. Washington-St. Louis match at 10 a.m. (EST).
DePauw is making its eighth overall appearance in the NCAA
tournament. The Tigers have tallied an all-time record of 7-7 in
NCAA play. Last season DePauw advanced to the regional finals where
the Tigers fell to the Denison Big Red, 5-1.
Sophomore Janelle Arita, from DePauw, was an individual qualifer.
Also qualifiying as an individual was Trinity sophomore Katy
Poettcker. DePauw's doubles team of Greer Mackie and Kayla Smith
also qualified and Poettcker and Trinity teammate Erin Jamison were
named doubles alternates.
2009
NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship bracket
2009 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Individual Qualifiers
2009 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis First-Third Rounds site