SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drury men's tennis team opens play in the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament in the quarterfinal round against McKendree on Friday at 9 a.m. at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.
The Panthers are ranked 21st in this week's ITA/NCAA-II poll and are 15-3 overall. Drury went 6-0 to win the West Division of the GLVC during the regular season and are currently ranked second in the Midwest Region.
McKendree is the fourth seed out of the GLVC-East and went 5-10 and 2-3 in the GLVC during the regular season.
Each of the GLVC men's quarterfinals match-ups start at 9 a.m. at the Cooper Tennis Complex. Other match-ups include #12 Indianapolis (19-2, 5-0) vs. Rockhurst (14-6, 3-2), University of Missouri-St. Louis (12-3, 5-1) vs. Southern Indiana (6-7, 3-2), and Lewis (10-9, 4-1) vs. Maryville (6-7, 3-2).
The semifinals of the tournament start at 9 a.m. on Saturday with the championship scheduled for Sunday at 9 a.m.
Drury has won the GLVC tournament seven times in 11 years.
NCAA-II Complete poll results, April 18, 2018
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
AVERAGE |
PREVIOUS |
| 1 |
Saint Leo |
82.21 |
1 |
| 2 |
Barry |
79.82 |
2 |
| 3 |
Columbus State |
74.05 |
3 |
| 4 |
Lander |
73.89 |
4 |
| 5 |
Lynn |
59.78 |
5 |
| 6 |
West Florida |
59.68 |
6 |
| 7 |
Flagler (Fla.) |
55.41 |
8 |
| 8 |
South Carolina-Aiken |
51.85 |
13 |
| 9 |
Hawaii-Hilo |
50.69 |
11 |
| 10 |
Wingate |
49.99 |
14 |
| 11 |
Valdosta State |
48.86 |
9 |
| 12 |
Indianapolis |
48.11 |
7 |
| 13 |
Southwest Baptist |
47.81 |
10 |
| 14 |
Azusa Pacific |
45.91 |
12 |
| 15 |
Queens (N.C) |
44.85 |
15 |
| 16 |
Midwestern State |
41.26 |
18 |
| 17 |
Bluefield State |
39.74 |
17 |
| 18 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
37.17 |
16 |
| 19 |
Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) |
37.07 |
19 |
| 20 |
Ferris State |
33.64 |
21 |
| 21 |
Drury |
33.38 |
20 |
| 22 |
Young Harris |
32.64 |
25 |
| 23 |
Nebraska -Kearney |
28.19 |
24 |
| 24 |
Newberry |
26.79 |
27 |
| 25 |
Georgia College |
25.27 |
23 |
MIDWEST REGIONAL RANKINGS – April 18, 2018
| Midwest Region |
|
NCAA-II record |
Regional Record |
| 1. |
UIndy |
14-1 |
11-0 |
| 2. |
Drury |
15-2 |
15-2 |
| 3. |
Ferris St. |
16-1 |
13-1 |
| 4. |
Lewis |
9-6 |
8-5 |
| 5. |
Wayne St. (MI) |
10-6 |
9-3 |
| 6. |
Northwood |
12-2 |
10-2 |
| 7. |
Grand Valley St. |
10-5 |
9-3 |
| 8. |
Mo.-St. Louis |
11-3 |
10-2 |
| 9. |
Hillsdale |
11-6 |
9-5 |
| 10. |
Maryville (MO) |
4-4 |
4-4 |
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