ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pairings for the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Tennis Championship have been announced for the event running Friday (April 26) through Sunday (April 28) in Wichita, Kan.

The Drake women's team, who is the tournament's No. 3 seed, opens competition versus Northern Iowa on Friday (April 26) at 4:00 p.m.  A victory by the Bulldogs advances Drake to face the winner of the No. 2 Southern Illinois/No. 7 Creighton match on Saturday (April 27) at 2:00 p.m.

The Drake men's squad garnered the top seed and received a bye into the championship semifinals on Saturday (April 27).  The Bulldogs will take on the winner in the No. 4 Illinois State/No. 5 Bradley affair at 10:00 a.m.

The women's and men's championship matches take place on Sunday (April 28) at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively.