INDIANAPOLIS --- The 2014 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championship bracket has been announced and Tusculum College will be the No. 8 seed of the Southeast Regional.

The Pioneers (22-2) will face regional top-seed and two-time defending national champion Armstrong Atlantic State University on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. in a regional quarterfinal match in Savannah, Ga.

The winner of the Tusculum/Armstrong match will face the winner of Sunday's other region quarterfinal between No. 4 seed Francis Marion University and No. 5 seed Wingate University. That match will take place at 10 a.m. Monday morning with the winner of that contest moving onto the Division II Sweet 16 round in Alamonte Springs, Fla., May 14-17.

Tusculum will be making its eighth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2009. The Pioneers punched their postseason ticket by winning the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament championship and earning the league's automatic berth.

Tusculum's 22 victories so far this year are the most in program and South Atlantic Conference history. The Pioneers have won five consecutive matches, including a thrilling 5-4 win over Newberry College in the SAC Tournament championship match.

The Pirates (23-1) won the Peach Belt Conference championship and earning an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Armstrong, the No. 2 ranked team in the nation, has won five of the last six DII championships and has been most impressive at the Bacon Center, posting a 135-match home winning streak, which dates back to 2003.

The Tusculum women's tennis program has amassed five South Atlantic Conference championships, three SAC Tournament titles and trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2014.

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2014 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Southeast Regional #1
Bacon Center - Savannah, Ga.
Sunday, May 4, 2014 - Regional Quarterfinal
#1 Armstrong vs. #8 Tusculum, 10 a.m.
#4 Francis Marion vs. #5 Wingate, 10 a.m.

Monday, May 5, 2014 - Regional Semifinal
Armstrong/Tusculum winner vs. Francis Marion/Wingate winner, 10 a.m.