Welcome to the 2016 Armstrong State University tennis blog! Hard to believe that nearly a decade has passed since the first time we've documented the Pirate men's and women's tennis teams in their annual search for the DII National Championship - but it has been well worth the journey as combined, the two teams have collected eight titles in that time, including women's tennis capturing the 2015 NCAA DII title in Arizona.
This is also the third time that the men's and women's tennis teams will be taking part in the DII Spring Sports Festival. The Festival is an event that takes place once every four years, where National Championships in six sports - men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf, softball and women's lacrosse - will all be decided in the same spot. This year it's Denver, Colo.
We'll be honest. When Denver was announced as the site for the 2016 DII Spring Sports Festival, we were skeptical. But the 10-day forecast for the area looks pretty good, including a high of 87 degrees on Championship Saturday! The teams are pumped and are ready to get out to Colorado and prepare to challenge for two more championships.
The teams will fly out bright and early on Sunday morning, arriving around Noon and will have their first practice at the Gates Tennis Center on Sunday evening. We'll be back then with reports from the Rocky Mountain State, but for now, relive the past years of the Blog via the links section to the right and get ready to cheer on the Pirates!
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