INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The University of West Alabama men’s tennis team was selected to NCAA Division II Tennis Championship, announced Wednesday evening by the Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee.

With the selection to the NCAA post season, it marks the first time the men’s program at UWA has earned a berth into the championship. 

The Tigers (18-6) will face Sunshine State Conference foe Rollins College (17-8) in the opening round.  The six-team preliminary round will be contested in Boca Raton, Fla.  Lynn University will serve as host of the event that gets underway on Thursday, May 7.  Gulf South Conference opponent Valdosta State (15-3) and Lynn (16-3) received an opening day bye.  Florida Tech (16-9) and Florida Southern (14-9) will battle in the other side of the bracket.

The championships consist of a 16-team single elimination tournament.  Each of the following eight regions will conduct two preliminary-round tournaments: Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast and West.  The winner of each preliminary-round tournament will advance to the finals in Altamonte Springs, Florida, hosted by the Central Florida Sports Commission and Rollins College, May 13-16.

Match time will be announced later by the host institution.