CMT (Country Music & Tennis): Falcons Head to Nashville for Belmont Fall Invite

The Bowling Green State University tennis team concludes the fall portion of the 2009-10 schedule this weekend, driving to Nashville, Tenn., for the Belmont Fall Invitational. Belmont University is the host school for the two-day, four-team tournament, which will be held Friday and Saturday (Oct. 23-24) at the Centennial Sportsplex.

In addition to the Falcons and the host school, Chattanooga and Murray State will be participating in the tournament.

No team scores will be kept at the invitational, which is an informal round-robin event between the four schools. Over the two days, the Falcons will face each of the other three teams in both singles and doubles.

"We are excited about the trip to Nashville,” said Falcon head coach Penny Dean. “We are still experimenting with our doubles teams, so the Belmont Invitational will be a good chance for us to try a few different combinations before the fall schedule.

"On a side note, we have a number of country music fans in the program – including the head coach – so we are looking forward to experiencing the trip to Nashville for several reasons."

This weekend's tournament is the final fall event for the Falcons. Following the Belmont Fall Invitational, BGSU will be idle from competition until the 'spring' portion of the schedule begins in mid-January of 2010.

BELMONT FALL INVITATIONAL
* Dates: Friday, Oct. 23 & Saturday, Oct. 24
* Site: Centennial Sportsplex; Nashville, Tenn.
* Participating Schools: BGSU, Belmont, Chattanooga, Murray State

Schedule:
Friday, October 23
1:00 p.m. – Doubles
BGSU vs. Murray State // Belmont vs. Chattanooga

2:30 p.m. – Doubles
BGSU vs. Belmont // Murray State vs. Chattanooga

4:30 p.m. – Singles
BGSU vs. Murray State // Belmont vs. Chattanooga

Saturday, October 24
9:00 a.m. – Doubles
BGSU vs. Chattanooga // Belmont vs. Murray State

10:30 a.m. – Singles
BGSU vs. Belmont // Murray State vs. Chattanooga

3:00 p.m. – Singles
BGSU vs. Chattanooga // Belmont vs. Murray State

NOTE: All matches are scheduled to be played at Nashville's Centennial Sportsplex. However, the weather forecast calls for rain on Thursday night and Friday morning in the Nashville area. There are no indoor courts to use as a backup for the tournament, so the schedule may change.

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