MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Following the completion of the final Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tennis Round Up this past weekend, the SWAC Office has finalized the seedings for the 2014 SWAC Tennis Championships which will be held April 25-27 at City Park in New Orleans.
Only the top six teams from both the men’s and women’s side will participate in the SWAC Championship and Alabama State men’s team has received the second seed in the tournament. ASU presently has a few matches left between now and the tournament and hold a 6-11 overall record and finished 3-2 in conference action.
The Lady Hornets will be the fifth seed while in the midst of one of their better seasons in recent memory. They are 8-13 overall and the team’s eight victories are the most wins in over five years. They finished the conference portion of their schedule with a 3-4 record. Like the men, they have several matches left before start of the conference tournament action.
The winners of the SWAC Tournament will receive the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament Field that will be played in May.
