April 30, 2008
WESTMINSTER MEN, PRINCIPIA WOMEN SET FOR NCAA TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

ST. LOUIS-The Westminster College men's tennis and Principia College women's tennis squads will face first round action in the 2008 NCAA Division III Tennis Championships this Friday, May 2. Westminster will take on Grinnell College in the Regional hosted by Washington University-St. Louis, while Principia will travel to Sewanee, Tenn., to take on host school Sewanee: University of the South.

The Westminster men captured their third consecutive and eighth overall St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Tournament Championship. The Blue Jays, who were the #2 seed in the conference tournament, defeated #7 Fontbonne University (6-0), #3 Principia (6-2) and #4 Greenville (9-0) to capture the title.

Westminster was led by their lineup of Myles Yokeley (#1 Singles/#2 Doubles), Andrew Darkow (#2 Singles/#1 Doubles), Chris Claypool (#3 Singles/#1 Doubles), Josh Brown (#4 Singles/#3 Doubles), Parker Stanza (#5 Singles/#2 Doubles), Josh Ray (#6 Singles) and Joseph Voeller (#3 Doubles).

The Principia women captured their second consecutive and 15th overall St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Tournament Championship. The Panthers, who were the #1 seed in the conference tournament, defeated #8 Fontbonne (9-0), #5 Maryville University (5-0) and #2 Greenville (8-1) to capture the title.

Principia was led by their lineup of Cory Sprague (#1 Singles/#1 Doubles), Ashley Ragnow (#2 Singles/#3 Doubles), Juliana Ko (#3 Singles/#1 Doubles), Carey Erwin (#4 Singles/#2 Doubles), KC Gahlon (#5 Singles), Jamie Furbush (#6 Singles/#2 Doubles) and Heather Libbe (#3 Doubles).

For more information on the 2008 Men's and Women's NCAA Division III Tennis Championships, please follow the links below...

MEN'S BRACKET - 2008 DIII Tennis Championships
WOMEN'S BRACKET - 2008 DIII Tennis Championships