NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championships
2004 Team Participants

LEWISTON, Maine (May 4, 2004) - The NCAA Division III Men's Tennis field was narrowed from 27 to eight teams over the weekend. Emory, Washington (Mo.), Trinity (Tex.), Middlebury, Gustavus Adolphus, Williams, Mary Washington and UC Santa Cruz all advanced through NCAA Regional rounds over the weekend.

The quarterfinal round will begin on Wednesday, May 12 at 9 a.m. The semifinals will be contested on Thursday, May 13, with the championship and third-place matches taking place on Friday, May 14.

Atlantic South Regional Roundup
After a first round bye, host Emory defeated Washington & Lee 5-2 to advance to the quarterfinal round. Mark Odgers won at first singles, Alex Jacobs won a third singles, and the duo teamed up to help the Eagles claim the doubles point with a win at first doubles.

After breezing through their first-round match with Carnegie Mellon, 7-0, Mary Washington defeated Swarthmore 4-2 to advance to the semifinal round. Paul Bristow and Dan Uyar won both singles and doubles match for the Eagles.

Central Regional Roundup
Ari Rosenthal and Zach Fayne led Washington (Mo.) to the quarterfinal round, winning singles matches in a 4-1 win over DePauw in the first round and a 4-3 win over Kalamazoo in the second round. Both also led a doubles pair to wins in both matches.

Gustavus Adolphus advanced to the quarterfinals with a 5-2 win over Carthage and a 4-0 win over Coe. Loren Collins and Brett Morse-Karzen won both of their singles and doubles matches for the Gusties.

Northeast Regional Roundup
Top-seeded Middlebury advanced to the quarterfinal round with a 5-1 win over NESCAC rival Trinity (Conn.) on Sunday. Brian Waldron, Ari Beilin, Justin Ingoglia and Alex Scott won singles and doubles matches for the Panthers.

Williams earned a spot in the quarterfinals with a 5-2 win over Bates and a 7-0 victory over Bowdoin in the second round. Jeff Kivitz, John Haywood and Lee Urban won both singles and doubles matches for the Ephs.

West Regional Roundup
UC Santa Cruz advanced to the quarterfinal round with 7-0 victories over Redlands and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The Banana Slugs are led by Matt Seeburger, who won both his matches at first singles and enters the weekend with a 25-3 record.

Trinity (Tex.) earned a spot in the quarterfinals with a 5-0 win over Whitman. Sean Fifield won at first singles and first doubles to lead the Tigers.