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The NCAA News -- April 26, 1999

Spring Championships Preview -- Division II Women's Tennis

Field: The team championship comprises 46 teams. The teams will play a single-elimination tournament at 10 regional sites (four teams at each site) and the finals site (16-team bracket) to determine the national champion.

Dates and sites: The regionals will be conducted on campuses of participating institutions May 7-9. The finals will be held at West Florida May 13-16.

Information/results: The fax-on-demand telephone number is 770/563-1133 (pin code 1915): request numbers are 1554 for bracket/schedule; 5251 for qualifiers (teams); 5252 for team results, round of 16; 5253 for team results, quarterfinals; 5254 for team results, semifinals; 5255 for team results, final and third-place matches. Championship results will appear in the June 7 issue of The NCAA News.

Championships notes: Lynn seeks its third consecutive team title, but Armstrong Atlantic will look to reclaim the title after winning in 1995 and 1996 and placing second the past two years ... UC Davis holds the record for most consecutive championship appearances with 13 ... The championship will be conducted at an East Coast site for the first time.