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The NCAA News -- April 26, 1999

Spring Championships Preview -- Division I Women's Tennis

Field: Teams will play a single-elimination tournament at 16 first- and second-round sites (four teams at each site) and the finals site (16-team bracket) to determine the national champion. Individual championships consist of 64 singles players and 32 doubles teams.

Dates and sites: The regionals will be conducted on campuses of participating institutions May 15-16. The finals will be held at Florida May 20-28.

Information/results: The fax-on-demand telephone number is 770/563-1133 (pin code 1915): request numbers are 1548 for bracket/schedule; 5241 for qualifiers (teams/individuals); 5242 for team results, round of 16; 5243 for team results, quarterfinals; 5244 for team results, semifinals; 5245 for team results, final; 5246 for individual results, first day; 5247 for individual results, second day; 5248 for individual results, third day; 5249 for individual results, fourth day and 5250 for individual results, fifth day. Championships results will appear in the June 7 issue of The NCAA News.

Championships notes: Defending champion and host Florida looks for a fourth title. As of April 4, the Gators' winning streak stood at 48 consecutive dual matches dating back to 1997 ... Stanford leads with nine team championships. Stanford also has earned the most singles championships with eight. UCLA has the most doubles titles with four.