Bolivar, Mo- The SBU Women's tennis team received an at large bid in the NCAA National tennis tournament, announced by the NCAA office last night. This bid is their 11^th straight NCAA tournament appearance. They come into this year's tournament as the Midwest #2 seed and one of the hosts for the first two rounds of play.
 
Their first-round game will be this Friday May 6^th at 11 a.m. as they take on the #7 seed, University of Findlay. The Oilers come into this match with a record of 13-6, winning eight out of their last 10 matches. Whereas the Bearcats come in winning 11 out of their last 12 matches. This is the first meeting ever between these two schools.
 
The winner of that match will play the winner between #3 Drury University (15-3) and #6 Grand Valley State (12-4). These two teams will play shortly after the conclusion of the first game, approximately 3 p.m.