INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Subcommittee has selected the 27 teams that will participate in the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championships.

The teams will play a single-elimination tournament with the first and second rounds played at non-predetermined regional sites. The quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds will be played at Bates College. Finals competition will also be held at Bates, May 12-17.

The selection of teams for the championships is based on won-lost record, strength of schedule and eligibility and availability of student-athletes.

The subcommittee selected teams from the following regions:

• Atlantic South - Seven teams
• Central - Eight teams
• Northeast - Seven teams
• West - Five teams

The selection committee considered team results in collegiate match play from September 7, 2003, until the time of final selections.

DATES/SITES:

Atlantic South Region:

Site: Emory Teams: 1. Emory (17-1) 2. Washington and Lee (15-7) 3. Piedmont (12-5) Site: Mary Washington Teams: 1. Mary Washington (13-3) 2. Washington (Maryland) (13-5) 3. Swarthmore (6-7) 4. Carnegie Mellon (15-6) 

Central Region:

Site: Gustavus Adolphus Teams: 1. Gustavus Adolphus (26-6) 2 Coe (27-1) 3. Carthage (21-3) 4. Carleton (20-3) Site: Kalamazoo Teams: 1. Washington (Missouri) (12-9) 2. Kalamazoo (16-8) 3. Kenyon (13-3) 4. Depauw (7-10) 

Northeast Region:

Site: Middlebury Teams: 1. Middlebury (14-2) 2. MIT (11-4) 3. Trinity (Connecticut) (11-1) Site: Williams Teams: 1. Williams (10-5) 2. Bowdoin (10-5) 3. Tufts (6-5) 4. Bates (6-10) 

West Region:

Site: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Teams: 1. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (17-6) 2. UC Santa Cruz (23-4) 3. Redlands (20-4) Site: Trinity (Texas) Teams: 1. Trinity (Texas) (13-11) 2. Whitman (16-6) 

In a rematch of the 2002 championship, Emory University defeated Williams College 4-0 to claim their first team final in 2003.

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