CHICAGO, Ill. - The NEC tennis committee has announced the bracket for the NEC Men's Tennis Tournament. Chicago State is set to be the nine seed to battle the eight seed Saint Francis University on Thursday April 16 at 8:00 AM (CT).
The tournament features nine teams in the field with Binghamton claiming the one seed in the tournament, followed by Wagner, Mercyhurst, LIU as the top four seeds. FDU, Le Moyne, Stonehill, Saint Francis, and Chicago State round out the final five seeds in the tournament.
The tournament field will have nine teams competing in the conference tournament with one first round game and four quarterfinal match ups on Thursday April 16. The two semifinal match ups will be on April 17 and the championship match will be on Saturday April 18 at approximately 12:00 PM (CT).
Thursday, April 16
Men's First Round
#8 Saint Francis vs.
#9 Chicago State - 8:00 am (CT)
Men's Quarterfinals
#2 Wagner vs. #7 Stonehill - Not before 10:30 am (CT)
#3 Mercyhurst vs. #6 Le Moyne - Not before 1:00 pm (CT)
#4 LIU vs. #5 FDU - Not before 1:00 pm (CT)
#1 Binghamton vs. #8/9 winner - Not before 1:00 pm (CT)
Friday, April 17
Men's Semifinal Matches - Not before 11:00 am (CT)
Saturday, April 18
Men's Championship Match - Not before 12:00 pm (CT)
The Cougars take on Saint Francis at 8:00 AM (CT) on Thursday in the first round of the NEC tournament. The winner will face the #1 seed Binghamton University in the NEC quarterfinal round.
