2018 NCAC Men's Tennis Tournament Champions: Kenyon College
2018 NCAC Men's Tennis Championships
Co-Hosted by DePauw University & Wabash College
North Central High School
Barbara S. Wynne Tennis Center | Indianapolis, Indiana
April 27-29 |
| Friday, April 27 |
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Saturday, April 28 |
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Sunday, April 29 |
| Quarterfinals (all matches at 9:00 AM) |
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Semifinals |
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Championship Match |
| A: #1 Kenyon 5, #8 Allegheny 0 |
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E: Kenyon 5, Ohio Wesleyan 0 |
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G: Kenyon 5, Denison 2 |
| D: #2 Denison 5, #7 Wooster 0 |
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F: Denison 5, Oberlin 1 |
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Third-Place Match |
| B: #5 Ohio Wesleyan 5, #4 Wabash 2 |
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Fifth-Place Match |
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H: Oberlin 5, Ohio Wesleyan 1 |
| C: #3 Oberlin 5, #6 DePauw 1 |
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I: DePauw 5, Wabash 1 |
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J: Allegheny 5, Wooster 4 |
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The 2018 NCAC Men's Tennis Championships concluded on Sunday afternoon at Barbara S. Wynne Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Kenyon men captured their 12th-straight and 21st overall league championship with a 5-2 victory over Denison in the championship match. As league champions, the Lords will receive the league's automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Tournament.
The Lords (19-4) vaulted past eighth-seeded Allegheny, 5-0, in the quarterfinals on Friday and advanced to the championship match with a 5-0 triumph over fourth-seeded Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon. Denison mapped its way through the championship bracket with a 5-0 victory over seventh-seeded Wooster in the quarterfinals and a 5-1 triumph over third-seeded Oberlin in the semifinals on Saturday afternoon.
Sunday's men's action also included Oberlin taking down Ohio Wesleyan, 5-1, in the third-place match, while Saturday's consolation matches featured sixth-seeded DePauw topping fourth-seeded Wabash, 5-1, in the fifth-place match and eighth-seeded Allegheny knocking off seventh-seeded Wooster, 5-4, in the seventh-place match.
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The 2018 NCAC Men's Tennis Championships will be held next weekend, April 27-29, at North Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. The tournament begins with quarterfinal matches on Friday, semifinal and fifth- & seventh-place matches on Saturday and the championship and third-place matches on Sunday. The first two days will begin with men’s matches at 9:00 a.m. and conclude with women’s matches at 1:00 p.m. The men’s championship match and third-place match will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, while the women’s championship match and third-place match will be played at 1:00 p.m.
Kenyon will be the No. 1 seed in the men’s tournament and will open play on Friday morning against eighth-seeded Allegheny (0-3, 9-7), while second-seeded Denison (4-0, 11-4) will meet No. 7 Wooster (1-2, 8-13). In the other two opening round matches, No. 3 Oberlin (2-1, 9-9) will square off against No. 6 DePauw (2-2, 5-16), while No. 4 Wabash (2-2, 13-10) will meet up with No. 5 Ohio Wesleyan (2-2, 15-9).