INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Nichols College women's tennis team will take on Wilkes University in the NCAA Tournament First Round on Thursday, May 10 on the campus of Middlebury College at the Proctor Tennis Courts at 12:00 p.m. on the middle and lower banks of courts.

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Nichols (19-2) enters the NCAA Tournament riding an eight-game winning-streak dating back to the fall where the Bison won their second-straight Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship. The Bison's 19 wins this season is the second-most in a single season in program history, and they only trail the 2011 team's 21 victories for the all-time record.
 
The Bison are making their second-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and third trip overall in program history. Nichols is 1-2 overall in the NCAA postseason, earning the program's first win with a 5-3 victory over Ithaca in last season's First Round matchup.
 
This will be the first meeting between Nichols and Wilkes in the sport of women's tennis.
 
Wilkes enters the tournament having captured their 12th-straight MAC Freedom Championship this past weekend. The Colonels are 15-3 overall and have won nine-straight matches entering Thursday's First Round meeting with the Bison. In their 12 NCAA appearances, Wilkes has posted a 6-11 record with First Round wins in four of their last five Tournament appearances.
 
This weekend's action will all take place on the campus of Middlebury College at the Proctor Tennis Courts in Middlebury, Vt. The Panthers will serve as the host to the seven team pod also featuring Nichols, Wilkes, SUNY Geneseo, Penn St.-Berks, Skidmore, and Yeshiva.
 
NCAA Opening Rounds at Middlebury
Thursday, May 10 – First Round
#18 Skidmore (15-5) vs. Yeshiva (10-3), 9:00 a.m.
Nichols (19-2) vs. Wilkes (15-3), 12:00 p.m.
SUNY Geneseo (10-9) vs. Penn St. Berks (9-5), 3:00 p.m.
 
Friday, May 11 – Second Round
Nichols/Wilkes winner vs. Skidmore/Yeshiva winner, 8:30 a.m.
SUNY Geneseo/Penn St. Berks winner vs. #4 Middlebury (15-3), 11:00 a.m.
 
Saturday, May 12 – Regional Final
Winners of Second Round, 10:00 a.m.