Clark Atlanta Women's Tennis Team gets NCAA bid

Atlanta, GAâ - The Clark Atlanta University (CAU) Women's Tennis Team has received a bid from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to participate in the Division II Tennis South Regional Tournament.  The Lady Panthers finished the regular season with a 16-2 record and they went undefeated in conference play with an 8-0 record.

            The NCAA Tournament bid represents the first time in the history of the school that the women's tennis team will appear in the post-season tournament.  The single elimination tournament will be played on May 4^th and 5^th on the campus of Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia.  The Lady Panthers (17-3 Overall) will meet the Lady Pirates of Armstrong Atlantic (19-5) in the first round of the tournament on Friday, May 4, 2001.

            The Lady Panthers are led by four freshmen players including Chanel Brown, Kamilah Smith, Autumn Williams, Neiger Green.  At the recent conference championship, Brown was selected as the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association's (SIAC) "Most Outstanding Player." 

            "Despite losing a heartbreaker in the conference championship, we are pleased to still be selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament.  The ladies have worked hard all season and they deserve the opportunity to represent our conference and Clark Atlanta University in the tournament,â" said Head Coach Larry Nolley.

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