HARRISONBURG, Va., April 14, 2010 - Sixth-seeded James Madison travels to Norfolk, Va. this weekend to play in the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Tennis Championships at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on the campus of Old Dominion.  JMU takes on third-seeded, and defending CAA champion, UNC Wilmington at 9 a.m. on Friday in the quarterfinals.

The Dukes won 11 of their final 14 matches to finish the season with a 15-9 record and 3-5 in the CAA.  Sophomore Tommi Nissinen (Oulu, Finland/Kastellin Lukio) was JMU's top singles performer, going 25-9 overall and 18-6 playing at No. 3 during the spring.  Four times this season he put together a winning streak of at least four matches, reaching a season-high of seven.  Senior Mike Smith (Fairfax Station, Va./Robinson) played No. 1 singles and went 19-16.  Freshmen Greg Vladimirsky (Coral Springs, Fla./Broward Virtual) compiled a 20-11 mark at No. 2 while also going 18-11 in doubles play.

Smith and junior Matt King (Lorton, Va./Robinson) handled top doubles duties for Madison, going 13-8 during the spring and 23-10 overall.  The duo was ranked as high as 38th nationally during the spring play.

UNCW won the only match of the season against JMU, winning 6-1 in Wilmington, N.C. on Feb. 28.

Opening round matches on Thursday feature No. 7 Delaware taking on No. 10 Hofstra while No. 8 Drexel faces off with No. 9 George Mason.  Top seed William and Mary awaits the winner of Drexel/GMU, while second-seeded VCU takes on the Delaware/Hofstra winner.  No. 4 Old Dominion takes on No. 5 Georgia State in the fourth quarterfinal match.

In last year's CAA Championships, No. 6 JMU faced off with No. 3 W&M in the quarterfinals, losing 4-1.

The men's semifinals are set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, with the winners advancing to the CAA Championship match at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

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