May 7, 2004

TEMPE, Ariz. - The NCAA has announced match times for next weekend's first and second rounds of the Division I team tennis tournaments. The Arizona State men's tennis team (9-12) will travel to Champaign, Illinois to compete in the NCAA Regional Championships hosted by the University of Illinois. The No. 3 seed Sun Devils, who will be making their 10th NCAA postseason appearance in the past 11 years under head coach Lou Belken, will face No. 2 seed Louisville (19-8) in a first round dual on Saturday, May 15 at 2:00 p.m. CST at the Atkins Tennis Center.

No. 1 seed Illinois (28-0) will take on No. 4 seed Western Michigan (19-6) in the earlier first round dual, facing off at 10:00 a.m. CST. The two first round winners will square off against one another on Sunday, May 16 at noon for a berth in the Sweet 16, the first of the final four rounds, which will be held in Tulsa, Okla., May 22-25.