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After moving up three spots in the Campbell’s/ITA Tennis Rankings, the No. 8 University of Redlands women’s tennis team heads to Pomona-Pitzer Colleges for the 2009 NCAA Division III Championships.

Following a first-round bye, the Bulldogs (16-6) compete against regional rival and 24th-ranked Chapman University (10-6) in the second round on Saturday, May 9. Time of the match is still to be determined.

This is Redlands’ ninth trip to the NCAA tournament in the last ten years.

No. 7 Pomona-Pitzer (17-4) faces the winner of a first-round match between Whitworth University (WA, 21-4) and the University of Texas – Tyler (17-8).

The third round takes place on Sunday, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals of the championships, which begin on May 19 in Lawrenceville, GA.

The Maroon and Gray earned the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s (SCIAC) automatic bid by winning the conference tournament on April 19. The Bulldogs defeated Pomona-Pitzer in the championship match by a score of 5-4.

For more information on the NCAA Championships, please log onto www.ncaa.com.