FOREST, Va. – By virtue of its sixth-place finish during the regular season, the Emory & Henry College Women's Tennis Team has picked up the #6 seed for the upcoming Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament, ODAC officials announced late Sunday night. The Wasps (8-5, 5-5 ODAC) reach the postseason for the third time in four years and the eighth time since the conference went to a team dual championship format in 2007.
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The conference tournament embarks on a new format this season, both out of necessity from pandemic campus and travel protocols, but also to accommodate the sport's unbalanced schedule. The field is nine teams large for the first time in ODAC history, and will be played on four separate days beginning with first round action on Wednesday, April 28.
The quarterfinals will be Saturday, May 1, followed by the semifinals on Wednesday, May 5. The championship will be competed on Saturday, May 8. All matches will be played on the campus of the higher seed.
In the event of a conflict with schedules or hosting responsibilities at a campus, a secondary date for the match may be used. Those updates will be communicated if applicable.
E&H will visit third-seeded Sweet Briar College (13-5, 7-2 ODAC) on Saturday. The Vixens defeated the Wasps by a 9-0 score on Monday, April 12. The winner of Saturday's quarterfinal match will face off against the winner of #2 University of Lynchburg and #7 Randolph-Macon on Wednesday, May 5 at Virginia Wesleyan.
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2021 ODAC Women's Tennis Tournament
First Round - Wednesday, April 28*
Match 1: #9 Roanoke at #8 Shenandoah
Quarterfinals - Saturday, May 1*
Match 2: Winner Match 1 at #1 Washington and Lee
Match 3: #5 Virginia Wesleyan at #4 Bridgewater
Match 4: #7 Randolph-Macon at #2 Lynchburg
Match 5: #6 Emory & Henry at #3 Sweet Briar
Semifinals - Wednesday, May 5*
Match 6: Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2
Match 7: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4
Championship - Saturday, May 8*
Match 8: Semifinal Winners
* Match dates may be changed based on scheduling conflicts.