CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- The University of Charleston has secured the top seed for the first time at the Mountain East Conference Women's Tennis Tournament set for this week (May 1-3) at the Brian David Fox Tennis Center in Huntington, W.Va.

The Golden Eagles will be looking for their second MEC Tournament title and first since the fall of 2016. Charleston (20-4, 7-1) earned a share of its first MEC regular season title this spring and secured the top seed with a regular season win over West Virginia State. 

WVSU (16-5, 7-1) shared the regular season title with Charleston and is the No. 2 seed for the tournament. The Yellow Jackets have won four MEC Tournament titles. 

UC and WVSU will each have a first-round bye for the tournament. 

West Virginia Wesleyan and West Liberty each finished with 6-2 records in conference play, but WVWC earns the No. 3 seed by virtue of its regular season win over the Hilltoppers. The Bobcats will take on sixth-seeded Fairmont State in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, May 1, at 2 p.m.

The Hilltoppers, who own a win over top-seeded Charleston, will take on fifth-seeded UVa-Wise in the first match on Wednesday at 11 a.m.

The winner of the West Liberty/UVa-Wise match will advance to take on Charleston, while West Virginia State will get the winner of West Virginia Wesleyan and Fairmont State.

Tournament Schedule
Quarterfinals (Wednesday, May 1)
11 a.m.: #4 West Liberty vs. #5 UVa-Wise
2 p.m.: #3 W.Va. Wesleyan vs. #6 Fairmont State

Semifinals (Thursday May 2)
11 a.m.: #1 Charleston vs. #4/5 Winner
2 p.m.: #2 W.Va. State vs. #3/6 Winner

Finals (Friday, May 3)
11 a.m.: TBD | Results