April 12, 2004

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis men's tennis team (13-10) drew the No. 6 seed for the Conference USA Championships, which will be hosted by the University of Memphis on the HPER Courts, beginning Thursday, Apr. 15th. The Tigers will face No. 12 seed Saint Louis (7-14, 0-4) at 1 p.m., Thursday, on the HPER Courts. Admission for all the matches, which begin at 10 a.m., Thursday, is free.

"We've got a couple of players back healthy now and we put in our best performance to date on Saturday, so we're excited about the challenge of going into the conference," Tiger Head Coach Phil Chamberlain said.

The Tigers and Saint Louis have not faced one another yet this season, and whoever wins the first round match will face No. 4 seed USF, a team that eliminated Memphis from last year's conference championships, 4-2, in a four-hour match.

TCU is the tournament's top seed. The Horned Frogs are ranked No. 12 in the country, followed by No. 27 Tulane (the No. 2 seed), No. 45 Louisville (No. 3 seed) and rounded out with no. 52 USF (No. 4 seed).

Tulane, the East Carolina/DePaul match at noon, Friday.

Thursday, Apr. 15th
10 a.m.
Match 1 -- No. 8 Charlotte vs. No. 10 Southern Miss (Court A)
Match 2 -- No. 5 UAB vs. No. 11 Marquette (Court B)
1:00 p.m.
Match 3 -- No. 6 Memphis vs. No. 12 Saint Louis (Court A)
Match 4 -- No. 7 East Carolina vs. No. 9 DePaul (Court B)

Friday, Apr. 16th
9 a.m.
Match 5 -- No. 1 TCU vs. winner Charlotte/Southern Miss (Court A)
Match 6 -- No. 3 Louisville vs. winner UAB/Marquette (Court B)
Noon
Match 7 -- No. 4 USF vs. winner Memphis/Saint Louis (Court B)
Match 8 -- No. 2 Tulane vs. winner East Carolina/DePaul (Court A)

3:00 p.m. (Losers tie for 11th)
Match 9 -- Loser UAB/Marquette vs. Loser Memphis/Saint Louis (Court B)
Match 10 -- Loser Charlotte/Southern Miss vs. East Carolina/DePaul (Court A)

Saturday, Apr. 17th
9:00 a.m. Match 12 - Winner Match 9 vs. Winner Match 10 (Ninth Place Match)
Noon
Match 13 - Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8

Sunday, April 18th
11 a.m. - Championship Match