Southland Conference Tennis Tournament Bracket
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans men's tennis team has secured the No. 2 seed in the Southland Conference tennis tournament in Beaumont, Texas as the field was finalized.
UNO completed Southland play with a 4-1 record with a lone loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, which improved to 4-0 against league opposition with a 7-0 victory over Lamar on Thursday. The win over LU provided the Islanders with the top seed and at least a share of the conference championship.
As the No. 2 seed, the Privateers will face in-state rival Nicholls State on Saturday, Apr. 27 at 10 a.m. in the semifinals of the Southland tournament. TAMU-CC will challenge host LU in the other semifinal.
UNO defeated NSU 5-2 in the teams' previous meeting on Feb. 2 at the University Tennis Center.
Privateer head coach
Burzis Kanga will declare his Southland Conference tournament lineup on Monday with the league anticipating an All-Conference squad announcement next Thursday. The University nominated
Ricardo Campos,
Hossam Meligy,
Rui Silva and
Abdelrahman Zaki for all-league honors.
Fans are encouraged to visit UNOPrivateers.com for additional updates.
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE MEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT BRACKET
(all matches to be held at the Thompson Family Tennis Center in Beaumont, Texas)
Saturday, Apr. 27, 2013 – 10 a.m.
#1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. #4 Lamar
#2 NEW ORLEANS vs. #3 Nicholls State
Sunday, Apr. 28, 2013 – 11 a.m.
Championship Match – Semifinal Winners
Winner receives automatic bid to NCAA Division I Tournament
