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Men's Tennis Garners No. 6 Seed for BSC Championships

The Flames face No. 6 Coastal Carolina, Thursday, no earlier than 3:30 p.m. in Asheville, N.C.

After finishing their Big South Conference schedule with a 3-4 record this season, the Liberty men's tennis team has earned the No. 6 seed for the 2012 Big South Men's Tennis Championships. The Flames will square off with No. 3 seed Coastal Carolina. The conference office released the seeds late Sunday evening, with the Championships getting underway on Thursday in Asheville, N.C.

Radford claimed the regular-season title with an unblemished 7-0 record to take the No. 1 seed. UNC Asheville and Coastal Carolina each posted 5-2 marks in conference play, with the host Bulldogs taking the No. 2 seed through the tiebreaking procedure.

Campbell concluded its first year back in the Big South with a 4-3 record, earning the No. 4 seed behind the Chanticleers.

The Flames and Winthrop stood tied with 3-4 marks, but the Eagles claimed the No. 5 seed based on their victory over Liberty in the regular season.

Following Liberty are No. 7 Presbyterian College (1-6) and No. 8 Gardner-Webb (0-7).

Liberty will play the last match on Thursday, taking on Coastal Carolina no earlier than 3:30 p.m. The Flames and Chanticleers held the same seeds last year, with Liberty earning the upset win to advance.

2012 Big South Men's Tennis Championship Schedule

Thursday, April 19 – Asheville, N.C.
Match 1: No. 1 Radford vs. No. 8 Gardner-Webb, 8:30am ET
Match 2: No. 4 Campbell vs. No. 5 Winthrop, not before 10:30am ET
Match 3: No. 2 UNC Asheville vs. No. 7 Presbyterian College, 1:30pm ET
Match 4: No. 3 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 6 Liberty, not before 3:30pm ET

Friday, April 20 (semifinals) – Asheville N.C.
Match 5: Match 1 winner vs. Match 2 winner, 10:00am ET
Match 6: Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner, 1:00pm ET

Saturday, April 21 (Finals) – Asheville, N.C.
Match 7: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner, 1:00pm ET