Updated at 2:02 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2007
NCAA Division II tennis berths at stake today
Advertiser Staff
Three berths to the NCAA Division II tennis national finals will be on the line today in three West Regional second-round matches.In two separate women's matches, top-ranked and defending national champion Brigham Young University-Hawai'i (28-0) will host No. 31 Hawai'i Hilo (14-12) at 1 p.m, while No. 18 Hawai'i Pacific (15-4) will host No. 23 UC San Diego (14-8) at 2 p.m. at Central O'ahu Regional Park.
Both BYUH and HPU received first-round byes, while UH Hilo defeated No. 40 Cal State Los Angeles 5-3 yesterday in La'ie in the first round. UC San Diego advanced by beating Sonoma State 5-1 on Saturday in La Jolla, Calif.
HPU defeated UC San Diego 8-1 on March 26 in La Jolla.
On the men's side, No. 12 BYUH (11-2) will host No. 21 HPU (12-4) at 9 a.m. for a national berth. Both teams had first-round byes.
The 16-team national finals are scheduled for next Wednesday through Saturday at Altamonte Springs, Fla.
