The America East Tennis Championship will be held at the Connecticut Tennis Center in New Haven, Conn. Friday (April 28) through Sunday (April 30). The men’s and women’s meets are team-match format with finals scheduled to be held on Sunday at 9 a.m. Both conference champions receive automatic bids to the NCAA Championships.
Boston University, which has won each of the 12 previous America East Women’s Tennis Championships and 16 of the 17 title events in league history, is again the top seed on the women’s side. Binghamton University is the second seed, followed by UMBC. Stony Brook University is the No. 4 seed, while University at Albany is seeded No. 5. No. 6 University of New Hampshire and No. 7 University of Hartford round out the women’s field.
Stony Brook is the top seed in the men’s field, followed by three-time defending champion Binghamton in the second spot. UMBC is third, followed by Boston University in fourth, New Hampshire in fifth and Hartford in sixth. The Hawks won championships in 2002, 1995, 1990 and 1989, while Boston U. captured titles in 1996, 1994, 1993 and 1988.
First round matches begin Friday morning and Saturday is highlighted by semifinal matches.