HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University men’s tennis team will be the No. 1 seed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships this weekend, and the Norse will play eighth-seeded Lewis University in the first round Friday at Indianapolis, Ind.
NKU, 17-3 overall and 8-0 in the GLVC, will be seeking its first GLVC Championships title since 1990. Lewis is 6-10 overall, 1-7 in the GLVC. The first two rounds will be played Friday, with the finals scheduled for Saturday.
NKU is led by junior Amine Benjelloun, who is 17-3 overall at No. 1 singles. The Norse also feature sophomore Billy Hopkins, who owns an 18-2 record at No. 4 singles.
GLVC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday, April 18
(at North Central High School, Indianapolis, Ind.)
First Round
#1 Northern Kentucky vs. #8 Lewis, 9 a.m.
#2 Indianapolis vs. #7 SIU-Edwardsville, 9 a.m.
#3 Southern Indiana vs. #6 Quincy, 9 a.m.
#4 Bellarmine vs. #5 Missouri-St. Louis, 9 a.m.
GLVC Tournament Second Round, 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 19
GLVC Tournament Final Round, 9 a.m.
Amine Benjelloun