April 17, 2012

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Conference USA released the men's tennis championship bracket on Monday afternoon, with Memphis earning the No. 2 seed in the tournament. The Tigers will play seventh-seeded Southern Miss on Friday at 1 p.m. (CT). The four-day event is being held at the UCF Tennis Complex in Orlando, Fla., from April 19-22.

Memphis finished the regular-season 17-4 (4-1 C-USA), its best season since the Tigers won 18 matches in 2002. The successful season has the Tigers ranked 33rd in the country, placing them second in the conference behind No. 23 Tulsa. Tulsa, by virtue of a higher ITA ranking, earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament and will play the winner of (8) East Carolina and (9) UCF.

A potential second-round match-up would pit the U of M against either Rice or SMU. Memphis lost a well-played match at then-No. 64 Rice, 2-5. The Tigers defeated SMU, 5-2, in Dallas.

Check GoTigersGo.com for the Tigers' results in the Conference USA Men's Tennis Championship.

2012 C-USA Men's Tennis Championship Schedule
UCF Tennis Complex / Orlando, Fla.

FIRST ROUND - Thursday, April 19
Match 1: (8) East Carolina vs. (9) UCF - 2 p.m.

QUARTERFINALS - Friday, April 20
Morning Session
Match 2: (1) Tulsa vs. winner of Match 1 - 8 a.m.
Match 3: (4) UAB vs. (5) Tulane - 11 a.m.
Afternoon Session
Match 4: (2) Memphis vs. (7) Southern Miss - 2 p.m.
Match 5: (3) Rice vs. (6) SMU - 5 p.m.

SEMIFINALS - Saturday, April 21
Match 6: winner of Match 2 vs. winner of Match 3 - 12 p.m.
Match 7: winner of Match 4 vs. winner of Match 5 - 3 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP - Sunday, April 22
Match 8: winner of Match 6 vs. winner of Match 7 (FSN) - 12 p.m.

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