SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Skidmore College women's tennis team is heading to Middletown, Conn. for the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament on Friday, May 10. Skidmore, the nine-time Liberty League Champions, will take on Brooklyn College, winners of the CUNYAC.
 
NESCAC Champion Wesleyan (15-2) is the host for the regional round. Skidmore (13-6) and Brooklyn (16-3) will meet on Friday at either the John Wood Memorial Tennis Courts or the Bacon Field House (inclement weather). The opening round winner will face either Brandeis (12-7) or Penn State-Abington (8-6) in round two on Saturday. On the other side of the regional, Wesleyan will receive the opening-round bye, and will face the winner of Messiah (9-8) and Rhode Island College (17-0) on Saturday.
 
The teams will play a single-elimination tournament with the first, second- and third- rounds played at regional sites, Friday-Sunday, May 10-12, or Thursday-Saturday, May 9-11. Kalamazoo College will host the team championships finals, which will be held May 20-22 at Stowe Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich.
 
The Thoroughbreds make their 13^th consecutive NCAA Tournament and are in the tournament for the 23^rd time in program history. Skidmore won its only NCAA title back in the 1998 season. This season's team is ranked 16^th nationally, and defeated Vassar 5-1 in the Liberty League Championship match on Sunday to earn the automatic bid. Brooklyn College won the CUNYAC Tournament to earn the league's automatic bid, defeating Hunter College 5-1 back in October.