BCSP X-41: Spring Sports Round-Up

The Aggies, who are the No. 1 seed in the regional, took a business-like approach against Southern and quickly clinched the doubles point against the Lady Jaguars. The Aggies won, 8-1, at both the No. 2 and No. 3 lines and was leading 5-3 at No. 1 when the point was decided.

Top-seeded Florida (23-0) raced past MEAC champ Hampton 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tennis Regionals Friday in Gainesville, Fl.

"Hampton had a couple of hard hitters at the top of the lineup and I thought we did a good job of countering their pace," said UF head coach Roland Thornqvist.

Florida needed just 35 minutes to secure the doubles point and carried that momentum onto the singles court, where the Gators posted three victories in 57 minutes to secure the dual match and record their 40th consecutive win.

"We have four freshmen girls and we drew the nation's No. 1 team," Hampton head coach Dr. Robert Screen said. "Florida was very tenacious. If it took 20 balls to win a point, they would hit 20. If it took 30 to win a point, they would hit 30. We just made too many unforced errors. These girls were intimidated by the situation much more than I thought they would be. I'm disappointed in that."

Hampton (17-6) ends its season in the first round of the NCAA Championships against a team from the Southeastern Conference for the third consecutive year.

The University of North Carolina men's tennis team, the tournament's 11th seed, handled MEAC champion South Carolina State with a 4-0 NCAA first-round victory on Saturday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, NC.

In the first ever meeting between the two schools, Carolina won the doubles point from the Bulldogs 8-3 and 8-4 and got wins in Nos. 1, 2 and 4 in singles.

LSU followed a similar path in knocking off SWAC men's champ Southern Saturday, 4-0, in the first round of the NCAA Men's Regional in Baton Rouge.

LSU won the doubles matches 8-1 and 8-2 before getting wins in Nos. 1, 2 and 4 in singles.

Softball pairings
MEAC champ Bethune-Cookman and SWAC titelist Mississippi Valley State have received automatic bids to the NCAA Division I Softball playoffs. The Lady Wildcats (44-26) will face Oregon (38-19) Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in Tallahassee.

The Delta Devilettes (31-13) travel to Los Angeles to face defending champion UCLA (39-9), Thursday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. in the double-elimination regional tournament.