WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The Midwestern State Mustangs continued second in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Rankings released Wednesday afternoon by the NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Committee.
The Mustangs are 15-5 overall this spring, 14-4 in Division II play and 11-2 in region, are behind Abilene Christian (10-3 in Division II play, 9-0 in region) in the committee ranking. St. Mary's (11-3 in DII, 10-3 in region) of the Heartland Conference is in third, with Tarleton State (9-7 in DII, 9-5 in region) in fourth. Cameron (13-5 in DII, 13-4 in region) is fifth, while the Heartland's St. Edward's (7-6 DII, 6-4 in region) is sixth and Dallas Baptist (9-9 DII, 8-6 in region) is seventh.
The Mustangs are in action again at the Lone Star Conference Championships Friday and Saturday at the Southlake Tennis Center in Southlake.
Midwestern is the No. 2 seed and plays in the semifinal at 6:30 Friday evening against the winner of the Tarleton State vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville match played at 1:30. The championship match is Saturday at noon.
This is the last of three regional rankings before the committee selects the five participants from the region for the 2013 NCAA Division II Tournament next Tuesday. The conference tournament winners of the Lone Star, Heartland and Rocky Mountain Athletic are awarded automatic berths, with two additional at-large teams being selected.
Regional matches will be played at the top two seeds from April 27-30, with the bracket winners advancing to the Sweet 16 in Surprise, Ariz., May 8-11.
NCAA Division II Region Rankings
South Central
April 17, 2013
| Rank |
School |
In-Region |
Division II |
| 1 |
Abilene Christian (Texas) |
9-0 |
10-3 |
| 2 |
Midwestern State (Texas) |
11-2 |
14-4 |
| 3 |
St. Mary's (Texas) |
10-3 |
11-3 |
| 4 |
Tarleton State (Texas) |
9-5 |
9-7 |
| 5 |
Cameron (Okla.) |
13-4 |
13-5 |
| 6 |
St. Edward's (Texas) |
6-4 |
7-6 |
| 7 |
Dallas Baptist (Texas) |
8-6 |
9-9 |
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