After winning the Northwest Conference Championship on April 28^th the Linfield women's tennis team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA DIII Tournament. Linfield is one of 49 schools that's will be participating in the tournament. The Wildcats will travel to Claremont, California to take on Texas-Dallas in the first round Friday at 2 p.m. The winner advances to Saturday's regional semifinal to face Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at 2 p.m.
 
Linfield is coming into the post season with a 17-2 overall record and a perfect 8-0 in NWC play. While Texas-Dallas posted a 11-1 overall record and were 6-0 in ASC play. The Comets won their second American Southwest Conference title to claim spot.  
 
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps comes into the tournament with a 23-1 overall record and a 7-0 record in SCIAC play. No. 2 CMS won their eighth straight SCIAC Championship over No.5 Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday, May 4^th.
 
"We are really excited to be participating in the NCAA Tournament. We had a good week and weekend of practice and feel that the team is ready and focused. We are looking forward to representing Linfield and the Northwest Conference," said head coach Lisa Macey-Baker.