EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The No. 25 University of Southern Indiana men's tennis team will play Ferris State University Saturday in Springfield, Missouri, in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Midwest Region #1 Tournament.

USI (15-6) earned its sixth consecutive bid into the NCAA II Tournament Tuesday night and its 12th in program history. The Screaming Eagles will be the No. 5 seed, while Ferris State (17-6) is the No. 4 seed.

Drury University (21-1), which won the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship, is the No. 1 seed and the Midwest Region #1 Tournament host. The Panthers open the first round with the No. 8 seed, Lewis University (12-8). The winners of the USI-Ferris State and Drury-Lewis matches will meet Sunday. to decide who advances to the NCAA II Championship Tournament, which is May 13-16 in Surprise, Arizona.

Junior Jack Joyce has powered the Screaming Eagles with a 23-4 record in singles competition and earning first team all-GLVC honors. A quartet of freshman in Samuel Kiladejo, Anthony Van Rompay, Roman Laga, and Aaron Barris have helped fuel the Eagles strong spring.

USI and Drury are two of five GLVC teams to earn NCAA II Tournament bids. The Midwest Region #2 Tournament, hosted by No. 2 seed Northwood University, is Saturday and Sunday in Midland, Michigan.

Northwood will take on the No. 7 seed, Grand Valley State University, in the first round, while the No. 6 seed, the University of Missouri-St. Louis, takes on No. 3 seeded Indianapolis University.