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April 17, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's tennis team drew a No. 5 seed in the 2002 Conference USA Men's Tennis Championship. The Cardinals (9-15) will face twelfth-seeded East Carolina Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

Six of the nation's top 75 teams and 11 nationally-ranked singles players and doubles tandems will be showcased during the 2002 Conference USA Men's Tennis Championship at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in Louisville this Thursday through Sunday. All 12 teams will compete at the championship, with the top four seeds (TCU, Tulane, South Florida and Memphis) each receiving a first round bye.

Fifth-seeded and 60th-ranked Louisville hopes for its second C-USA title in the last three years when it opens championship play Thursday at 2 p.m. against East Carolina. The U of L returned to the national rankings following a 6-1 defeat of No. 30 Virginia Tech last weekend. Cardinal junior Cody Conley is ranked No. 110 in the nation in singles. The winner will move on to meet fourth-seeded and 68th-ranked Memphis Friday at 5 p.m.

Conference USA Men's Tennis Championship Pairings
Thursday, April 18
Match 1 - (8) Charlotte vs. (9) Southern Miss	8:00 a.m.
Match 2 - (6) UAB vs. (11) Marquette	11:00 a.m.
Match 3 - (5) Louisville vs. (12) East Carolina	2:00 p.m.
Match 4 - (7) DePaul vs. (10) Saint Louis	5:00 p.m.
Friday April 19
Match 5 - Match 2 winnervs. (3) South Florida	8:00 a.m.
Match 6 - Match 1 winner vs. (1) TCU	11:00 a.m.
Match 8 - Match 4 winner vs. (2) Tulane	2:00 p.m.
Match 10 - Match 3 winner vs. (4) Memphis	5:00 p.m.
 ** Note consolation matches begin Friday at 12 p.m. Refer to tournament bracket for details.
Saturday April 20
Match 11 - Winners Matches 5 and 6	9:00 a.m.
Match 13 - Winners Matches 8 and 10	12:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 21
Match 18 - Winners Matches 11 and 13	12:00 p.m.