Navy Lacrosse, Tennis exit NCAA field

May 12, 12:09 AMNavy Midshipmen ExaminerTom Flynn

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Navy lacrosse was ousted from NCAA play last weekend (Photo / Steve Poole)

Navy Lacrosse

Third-seeded Duke (14-3) jumped out early on Navy (11-5) on Saturday and never relinquished its lead en route to a convincing 14-5 tournament win over the Mids in Durham, NC.  Duke plays in the quarterfinals this Sunday in Annapolis against UNC (12-5) at 2:30 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium.  Johns Hopkins (10-4) will open the day with a 12 pm contest against Virginia (14-2). 

2009 NCAA Men's Lacrosse updated bracket

Navy Tennis

Virginia, the country's #1 team, ousted the men's tennis team from the NCAA tournament with a 4-0 victory on Friday in Charlottesville, Va.   Virginia ran its record to 30-0 on the year while the Mids ended 2009 play with an 18-8 overall mark.   With the win the Virginia advanced to face, and beat, North Carolina on Saturday.  Virginia made the tournament's round of 16 for the sixth straight time.

"Virginia is the top-ranked team in the country for a reason, and they demonstrated that today," Navy head coach John Officer told navysports.com. "They serve very, very well and play great defense. It it hard to break their serve."

2009 NCAA Men's Tennis updated bracket