BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The WKU women's tennis team will take on fifth-seeded ULM in the first round of the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Tennis Championship in Denton, Texas, the league announced on Tuesday. 

The Lady Toppers and the Warhawks will get underway at 11:30 AM on Thursday from the Univeristy of North Texas, with the winner advancing to take on fourth-seeded FIU in the quarterfinal round on Friday.

The Lady Toppers recently secured their fourth winning season in the last five years, while also reaching the 10-win plateau for the third time in the last five years. WKU rattled off six wins and one tie in its final nine matches of the season, with one of the two losses coming to conference foe Middle Tennessee. 

A full bracket is available at the top of the page.

2012 Women's Sun Belt Conference Championship Schedule

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012
8:00 AM    WM1    No. 10 UALR vs. No. 7 Troy
8:00 AM    WM2    No. 11 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. No. 6 South Alabama 
11:30 AM  WM3    No. 8  Arkansas State vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic
11:30 AM  WM4    No. 12 Western Kentucky vs. No. 5 Louisiana-Monroe
          
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012
8:00 AM    WM5    No. 2 FIU vs. Match 1 Winner
8:00 AM    WM6    No. 3 Middle Tennessee vs. Match 2 Winner
11:30 AM  WM7    No. 1 North Texas vs. Match 3 Winner
11:30 AM  WM8    No. 4 Denver vs. Match 4 Winner
                      
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012
9:00 AM    WM9    Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner
9:00 AM    WM10  Match 7 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner
           
SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012
WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
1:00 PM    WM11    Match 9 Winner vs. Match 10 Winner