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2003 Men's Tennis Bracket
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The NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Subcommittee has selected 64 singles players and 32 doubles teams that will compete in the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships. WAC Champion Boise State has one singles competitor, while Rice and Tulsa each place three. Rices doubles team of Richard and William Barker are the No. 1 seed in the doubles competition with Fresno State and Tulsa both placing one doubles team.
In singles action, Tulsa earned three of the four players in the central region. First team all-WAC honoree Alejandro Tejerina leads the charge for the Golden Hurricane along with second team members Dustin Taylor and Ryan Livesay. Taylor and Livesay will also re-team to play in the double competition.
Rice also has three athletes in the single competition and one pair in doubles action. The brother pair of Richard and William Barker will not only be the No. 1 seed in the doubles tournament, but will also take part in the single tournament. Robert Searle joins the Barkers in singles action. The Owls were well decorated in WAC play with Richard Barker earning WAC Player of the Year honors and Robert Searle earning WAC Freshman of the Year honors. Rice plays in the South Central Region.
Boise States Marcus Bernston will represent the Mountain Region in the singles tournament. Bernston was a first team all-WAC performer who led the Broncos to their first WAC title. Fresno States team of Hector Alamada and Sergui Modoc will play in the doubles tournament. The pair, who were named first team all-WAC, represent the West Region.
The singles and doubles competition will be conducted May 21-26 in Athens, Ga., following the conclusion of the team championship (May 16-20). Each region receives an automatic entry of four singles players and two doubles teams.
The subcommittee has also announced the seedings for the singles and doubles competition. The seeds are based upon competition between Sept. 7, 2002, and April 27, 2003.