Wildcats fall to No. 1 BYU-Hawaii
Seasiders sweep past ninth-seeded ACU, 5-0
For immediate release 10 May 2002
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Top-ranked BYU-Hawaii had little
trouble with Abilene Christian University in Friday's quarterfinal round
of the NCAA Division II national tennis tournament, beating the Wildcats,
5-0, at the Plaza Tennis Center.
- The Wildcats, who entered the tournament as the No. 9 seed, got to
Friday's quarterfinal round with an easy 5-1 win over Clayton (Ga.) College
and State. However, ACU couldn't match up with BYU-Hawaii's older and
deeper group.
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- The Seasiders are now 27-0 on the season and will face either Lynn
(Fla.) or West Florida in Saturday's semifinals. BYU-Hawaii is 130-1 in
its last 131 matches with the only loss coming to Lynn in last year's championship
match. The Seasiders won NCAA Division II national championships in 1999
and 2000, and, ironically, beat ACU 5-0 in the quarterfinal round of the
1999 tournament.
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- ACU has reached the national tournament seven straight seasons, but
hasn't made it past the quarterfinal round since finishing as the national
runner-up in 1996.
