Brenau Golden Tigers tennis team earns honors

Posted 7:17AM on Tuesday 14th May 2002 ( 23 years ago )

GAINESVILLE - Brenau's tennis team received several honors at the annual ITA/NAIA awards banquet on Sunday. Senior Shan Liew was named Senior of the Year. Shan is ranked fourth in the country in doubles and in the top 50 nationally in singles. Dr. Bill Rogers, Brenau tennis coach and athletic director, was named National Coach of the Year for Women's Tennis. Brenau junior Tonia Grib and Shan Liew won Academic All-American awards. The awards were presented by the Inter-Collegiate Tennis Association in conjunction with the NAIA. There are 149 women's programs; 24 are invited to National Championship,which starts Monday at the Peachtree City Tennis Center. As top seed, the Golden Tigers will not face their first opponents until 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, when they play the winner of today's match between Webber International (Fla.) and Bethany (Kan.) Championship Meet Schedule: First Round (Seeds 9-24) - Monday, May 13th Second Round (Winners Day 1 vs. Seeds 1-8) - Tuesday, May 14th Quarterfinals - Wednesday, May 15th Semifinals - Thursday, May 16th Championship Matches - Friday, May 17th Format (Men & Women): Seeded, 24-team, single elimination, dual match tournament. Seeding and Bracketing will be decided by the NAIA-Men's and Women's TCA Tournament Committees. The first round will consist of matches between seeds 9-24, seeds 1-8 receive byes.

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