Wednesday, 04/27/2011

SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR WU TENNIS AND BASEBALL
 
            Rock Hill, S.C.----The Wingate University tennis and baseball teams have experienced weather-related schedule changes Friday morning. The Bulldog men’s and women’s tennis teams will play for the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference championships on Saturday after Friday’s rains postponed their title quest. The Wingate baseball team will play Newberry at 1 p.m. Friday in Forest City, N.C.
 
            On Saturday, the Wingate men’s tennis team will face Anderson (S.C.) University at the Rock Hill Tennis Center. First serve is slated for 9 a.m. The Bulldog women’s tennis team plays Mars Hill College Saturday at 12 noon, also at the Rock Hill Tennis Center. Live updates are available for both matches.
 
            The Wingate University Sports Network will follow the baseball Bulldogs throughout the Food Lion SAC tournament. The Network will provide a live audio broadcast Friday. Live statistics are also available.
 
            WINGATE UNIVERSITY
            Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a private comprehensive university with more than 2,300 students on two campuses in Wingate and Matthews, North Carolina. The university offers 32 undergraduate majors, 36 minors and career concentrations, numerous pre-professional programs, graduate degrees in business, accounting, physician assistant studies and sports administration and doctorates in pharmacy and education.
 
            Wingate students gain the tools and support they need to excel in academics and apply that learning toward an extraordinary career and life. The campus community offers in-class learning, out-of-class experiences, strong mentors, a competitive yet caring environment and rewarding community service opportunities for a complete educational experience.
 
            Bulldog student-athletes compete in 19 NCAA Division II sports. Wingate University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past four years.
 
            Wingate University is ranked number three among NCAA Division II Academic All-America® producing schools in the 2000’s with 38 honorees during this millennium. Only Pittsburg State (Kan.) University and Truman State (Mo.) University have produced more Academic All-America® honorees during this time period. Wingate’s 47 Academic All-America® honorees (lifetime) is tops among all SAC schools.