TWU Captures No. 1 Seed in Men's, Women's Tennis Tournaments

TWU Captures No. 1 Seed in Men's, Women's Tennis Tournaments
April 9, 2024

WALESKA, Ga. - Tennessee Wesleyan captured both the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) men's and women's regular-season championships, and both teams will enter the 2024 AAC Tennis Tournaments as the No. 1 seed.

The 2024 event begins on Thursday and concludes on Saturday at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tenn. The women's matches will all begin at 10 a.m. ET, while the men's will begin no earlier than 2 p.m. ET each day.

The top eight teams in men's and women's tennis advance to the tournament. The women's field is complete, and the bracket is set.

Here are the women's tournament seeds and schedule:

  1. Tennessee Wesleyan
  2. Union
  3. Reinhardt
  4. SCAD Atlanta
  5. Brenau
  6. Milligan
  7. Pikeville
  8. Truett McConnell

Thursday, April 11 - All matches will begin at 10 a.m.
Match 1 - No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan vs. No. 8 Truett McConnell
Match 2 - No. 2 Union vs. No. 7 Pikeville
Match 3 - No. 3 Reinhardt vs. No. 6 Milligan
Match 4 - No. 4 SCAD Atlanta vs. No. 5 Brenau

Friday, April 12 - All matches will begin at 10 a.m.
Match 5 - Match 1 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner
Match 6 - Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 Winner

Saturday, April 13 - Match will begin at 10 a.m.
Match 7 - Championship Match - Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner

Here are the men's tournament seeds and schedule:

  1. Tennessee Wesleyan
  2. Reinhardt
  3. Union
  4. Milligan*
  5. Pikeville*
  6. SCAD Atlanta*
  7. Johnson
  8. Columbia

*-Milligan, Pikeville, and SCAD Atlanta all finished the regular season with a 4-4 conference record. Each went 1-1 against the other two teams, and all of the matches were decided by a score of 4-3. To break the tie, it went to sets won and Milligan and Pikeville won 17 sets each with SCAD Atlanta winning 16 to make it the No. 6 seed. Milligan defeated Pikeville during the regular season to give it the No. 4 seed.

Thursday, April 11 - All matches will not begin before 2 p.m.
Match 1 - No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan vs. No. 8 Columbia
Match 2 - No. 2 Reinhardt vs. No. 7 Johnson
Match 3 - No. 3 Union def. No. 6 SCAD Atlanta
Match 4 - No. 4 Milligan def. No. 5 Pikeville

Friday, April 12 - All matches will not begin before 2 p.m.
Match 5 - Match 1 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner
Match 6 - Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 Winner

Saturday, April 13 - Match will not begin before 2 p.m.
Match 7 - Championship Match - Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner