The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the qualifiers for the 2009 NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship, scheduled for May 12-16 in Mobile, Ala. Indiana Wesleyan is the lone representative from the Mid-Central College Conference.

The official tournament bracket, along with match times, will be released today (May 4) by 6 p.m. (Eastern).


The championship will be played at the Mobile Tennis Center for the sixth straight season. In all, 24 teams will converge in Mobile to play for the championship, as 16 squads received automatic bids and eight more made the tournament as at-large selections.

For more information on the Championships, click here.

2009 Qualifiers (Listed Alphabetically)
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) - Southern States Athletic Conference Champion
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) - At-Large #3
Berry College (Ga.) -- At-Large #8
Bethany College (Kan.) - Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion
Bethel College (Tenn.) - Unaffiliated Champion (American Midwest/TranSouth/A.I.I.)
California Baptist University - At-Large #1
Concordia University (Calif.) - At-Large #2
Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) - The Sun Conference Champion
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) - Golden State Athletic Conference Champion
Graceland University (Iowa) - Heart of America Athletic Conference Champion
Indiana Wesleyan University - Mid-Central College Conference Champion
Lee University (Tenn.) -- At-Large #7
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) - Unaffiliated Representative (Cascade/Frontier/A.I.I.)
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) - Unaffiliated Champion (KIAC/Mid-South)
University of Mobile (Ala.) - Host Berth
Nebraska Wesleyan University - Great Plains Athletic Conference Champion
Ohio Dominican - American Mideast Conference Champion
Oklahoma Christian University -- Unaffiliated Champion (Midlands/A.I.I./Red River/Sooner)
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) - Unaffiliated Champion (Chicagoland/Wolverine-Hoosier)
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) -- At-Large #6
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) -- At-Large #4
Union College (Ky.) - Appalachian Athletic Conference Champion
Vanguard University (Calif.) -- At-Large #5
Xavier University (La.) - Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Champion