Navy club team fares well at nationals

The Naval Academy Tennis Club Team received an at-large bid to the USTA/NIRSA national club tennis championships in Cary, N.C., from April 17-19.

Of the 64 teams competing, Navy represented the team from the school with the smallest student enrollment. After earning second place in the "pool play" on the first day with Texas A&M, Ohio State, and Puerto Rico, Navy played in top half of the bracket for the rest of the tournament. Navy defeated Northeastern, but lost close matches to Delaware, Miami of Ohio and Brigham Young University.

Navy finished 28th in the country. The top 4 finishers in the tournament were Texas,...