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The fifth-ranked Emory University women's tennis team will face the 12^th-ranked Bowdoin College Polar Bears in the quarterfinals of the 2012 NCAA Division III Championships in Cary, NC on Monday, May 21^st at 3:30 PM.

Fans can follow the match with live stats at http://livestats.prestosports.com/meredith/tennis/livew2.html

Emory, 17-5 on the 2012 campaign, will be making its 23^rd appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals, and its fifth appearance in as many years.  The program has claimed the team championship on five occasions – 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 – and has finished third or better 11 times.  The Eagles advanced to the quarterfinals with a 5-2 win over seventh-ranked Washington and Lee University in the third round of the tournament.

The Eagles feature regionally top-ranked singles player Gabrielle Clark, along with ninth-ranked Jordan Wylie, 20^th-ranked Zahra Dawson and 22^nd-ranked Malavika Padmanabhan.  Emory also has the region's top-ranked doubles duo in Dawson and Clark, and the fifth-ranked pairing in Padmanabhan and Brenna Kelly.

Bowdoin will enter the match with an overall record of 13-8, including a dramatic come-from behind 5-4 win over fourth-ranked Middlebury College in the third round of the tournament.  This is just the second appearance in the quarterfinals for the Polar Bears, who lost 5-3 to Pomona-Pitzer in their only other appearance in 2008.

The Polar Bears have the Northeast Region's fifth-ranked singles player in Kellen Alberstone and the 11^th-ranked singles player in Kate Winingham.  In doubles action, Alberstone and Winingham are the third-ranked pairing in the region, while Emily Lombardi and Emma Chow are ranked 12^th.

This will be the first meeting between the two teams in the history of the programs.

The winner of Monday's match will face the winner of the quarterfinals between top-ranked Williams College and ninth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the semifinals on Tuesday.  The quarterfinal matches on the other side of the draw include the second-ranked University of Chicago against 10^th-ranked Johns Hopkins University, and sixth-ranked Carnegie Mellon University against third-ranked Amherst College.

The team championship and third-place matches will be held on Wednesday, May 23^rd.  The individual tournament will follow the team championships, starting on Thursday, May 24^th and continuing through Saturday, May 26^th.  The 2012 NCAA Division III Championships are being hosted by Meredith College in Cary, North Carolina.