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Schmitt and Soor Set to Begin NCAA Action
May 20, 2008
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TULSA, Okla. - The 2008 NCAA Singles and Doubles Draws were released by the NCAA, Tuesday. Marshall University juniors Kellie Schmitt (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Karolina Soor (Lindesberg, Sweden) will begin competition against 32 other doubles participants and 64 other singles competitors at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, on the campus of University of Tulsa. As the 55th-ranked player and sole representative for Conference USA, Schmitt will make her third NCAA appearance, Wednesday, at 10:00 a.m. CT in the singles competition. The Thundering Herd's Schmitt will face Georgia Tech's 51st-ranked Whitney McCray. Schmitt and McCray competed at the ITA All-American Championships in the Qualifying Round of 16 back in October where McCray defeated Schmitt 6-4, 6-4. The 28th-ranked doubles team of Schmitt and Soor will also be the lone C-USA doubles representative in the NCAA Doubles Competition. On Thursday, the Herd's pair will face the top seeded and No. 7 ranked duo Amanda Granson and Melissa Mang from Duke University. The time for this match will be set Wednesday evening. All matches shall be the best of three sets. Regular scoring and a 12-point tiebreaker at six games all will be used for all matches. For further updates on the 2008 NCAA Championships, visit www.ncaa.com. "We are excited to finally get started," Marshall's head coach John Mercer said. "We hope to play well and see what we can accomplish." In the past six seasons, Marshall (49th) has been present at the NCAA singles and/or doubles competition five times. Schmitt participated in the 2007 NCAA singles competition. With partner Lynzee Kever (2005-2006), Schmitt also appeared in the 2006 NCAA doubles competition. Jessica Johnson (2001-2004) and Ashley Kroh (2001-2005) were 2004 NCAA National Finalists. Johnson and Alice Sukner (2000-2004) participated in the 2003 NCAA doubles competition. As a team, the Herd has also earned NCAA appearances in the past three out of six seasons.
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