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LWC men's tennis begins Championship play Wednesday

By Anthony Latessa

The Lindsey Wilson men's tennis team begins play at the NAIA National Championship on Wednesday at 1pmCT at the Mobile Tennis Center, 851 Gaillard Dr, Mobile, AL.

The No. 3-seeded Blue Raiders (14-0) , who received a first-round bye, face the winner of No. 19-seeded Lawrence Tech (Ind.) (20-5) and No. 14-seeded Reinhardt (Ga.) (15-3) in Wednesday's second-round match.


Lindsey Wilson received automatic bid into the field. Lindsey Wilson captured its 14th regular season Mid-South Conference title and defeated Cumberland (Tenn.) 5-4 in the MSC Tournament Finals.

The Blue Raiders are led by Camilo Erazo and Denis Porcic -- the sixth-ranked doubles pair in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association NAIA National Rankings. Erazo and Porcic are 13-0 on the season.

Porcic who is ranked No. 5 in singles play is 13-1 on the season, including wins in each of his last 12 matches.

Lindsey Wilson is 14-15 all-time in the National Tournament. Last season, the Blue Raiders fell to Keiser (Fla.) in the National Quarterfinals

First serve of the NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship second-round match between Lindsey Wilson and the winner of Lawrence Tech and Reinhardt is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT on Wednesday at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala, with the winning team moving on to the national quarterfinals on Thursday.


This story was posted on 2018-05-16 09:29:13
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