Blue Jays tennis team to compete in Central Regional today

The Westminster College men's tennis team will compete in the NCAA Division III Central Regional this afternoon at Washington University in St. Louis.

The Blue Jays (11-6) - making their fifth straight regional appearance - will play the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (26-5) in a first-round match at 2 p.m. The winner moves on to face Whitman College (16-6) in Saturday's semifinals.

On the opposite side of the bracket, Luther College (19-7) squares off against Earlham College (17-3) in first-round play at 10 this morning. The winner advances to meet host Washington University (16-5) in Saturday's other semifinal.

The regional final is scheduled for Sunday.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.