April 24, 2000

Chicago, Ill. - The UIC men's and women's tennis teams learned their postseason fates this afternoon as brackets were released for the 2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tennis Championships. The two-day event will take place this weekend, April 29-30, at North Central High School in Indianapolis, Ind.

The UIC women's team, which will be looking for an unprecedented fourth consecutive MCC title, enters the championship as the No. 1 seed after going 3-0 in league play during the regular season. The Flames receive a first-round bye and will play the winner of No. 4 UW-Green Bay and No. 5 Detroit on Saturday, April 29, at 3:00 p.m., in the semifinal round of the tournament. With a win, UIC would advance to the championship match on Sunday, April 30, at 10:00 a.m.

The men's team enters the 2000 championship as the No. 4 seed and will take on defending champion and top-seeded Butler in the opening round on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Should the Flames pull off the upset, they would play for the conference title later that afternoon at 3:00 p.m. There is also a third-place match on Saturday at 3:00 p.m., for the two losing first-round-teams.

The winners of both the men's and women's championships receive automatic bids to the 200 NCAA Tournament.

2000 MCC Men's Tennis Championship

Saturday, April 29, 10:00 a.m.

Semifinals

Match 1: #1 Butler vs. #4 UIC

Match 2: #3 UW-Green Bay vs. #2 Wright State

Saturday, April 29, 3:00 p.m.

Consolation: Loser Match 1 vs. Loser Match 2

Championship: Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2

2000 MCC Women's Tennis Championship

Saturday, April 29, 10:00 a.m.

Quarterfinals

Match 1: #4 UW-Green Bay vs. #5 Detroit

Match 2: #3 Wright State vs. #6 UW-Milwaukee

Match 3: #2 Butler vs. #7 Cleveland State

Saturday, April 29, 3:00 p.m.

Semifinals

Match 4: #1 UIC vs. Winner of Match 1

Match 5: Winner of Match 2 vs. Winner of Match 3

Seventh-Place game

Match 4: Loser of Match 2 vs. Loser of Match 3

Sunday, April 30, 10:00 a.m.

Championship

Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6

Consolation

Loser of Match 5 vs. Loser of Match 6

Fifth Place

Loser of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 4