Tennis earns fourth seed, will face top seed Colby Sawyer tomorrow

North Adams, MA- The MCLA Trailblazers men's tennis program is in the NAC postseason tournament for the first time in school history.  MCLA has earned the fourth seed and will take on Colby Sawyer in the semifinal round tomorrow.

The Four-time defending champion Colby-Sawyer Chargers have earned the top seed in the 2016 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) East Division Men's Tennis Championship Tournament, which will be hosted by Castleton University on Saturday, April 30.

Colby-Sawyer finished the regular season a perfect 6-0 in conference play and 11-5 overall. The Chargers will square off against No. 4 seed MCLA (3-6 overall, 3-3 NAC East), while Thomas (8-7, 5-1) earned the No. 2 seed and will take on No. 3 Castleton (10-3, 4-2).

The semifinal round will begin at 10:00 a.m., with the winners meeting in the final round an hour after the opening matches are complete. Please note, all dates and times are subject to change.

The NAC East champion will take on the NAC West champion, which will also be determined on Saturday, April 30. The date of the crossover championship is scheduled for Sunday, May 8, at Tri-City Tennis (Latham, N.Y.). The overall champion will then receive an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship.

A video will be available early next week on the NAC website for fans to view the 2016 NAC East Championship highlights.

2016 NAC EAST MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Saturday, April 30, 2016
Hosted by Castleton University
All dates and times are subject to change 

Semifinals - 10:00 a.m.

Match 1 - No. 4 MCLA (3-6, 3-3) vs. No. 1 Colby-Sawyer (11-5, 6-0)
Match 2 - No. 3 Castleton (10-3, 4-2) vs. No. 2 Thomas (8-7, 5-1)

Championship Match

Match 3 - Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2

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