BOSTON - Boston University will be the No. 4 seed in the 2004 America East Men's Tennis Championship, held at the Connecticut Tennis Center in New Haven from Friday, April 30 through Sunday, May 2.

The Men's and Women's Tennis Championships are team-match format with the finals scheduled to be held on Sunday at 12 noon. Both team champions receive automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament.

The Terriers (7-9, 3-2 America East) open against No. 5 University of Hartford on Friday at 9 a.m. If they advance, they'll face top-seeded Stony Brook University on Saturday at 12 noon.

Seven teams make up the men's field. Along with the No. 1 Seawolves, UMBC is seeded No. 2, Binghamton University is third, the University of Vermont is sixth, and the University of New Hampshire is seventh.

B.U. has won the conference's men's tennis championship four times (1988, 1993, 1994, and 1996). The Terriers were most recently in the title match in 1999.

The women's tennis team, winners of the last 13 America East championships in which it has participated, is again the top seed. It will face off against No. 8 University at Albany on Friday at 9 a.m.

First-round matches begin Friday morning and Saturday is highlighted by semifinal matches. The men's and women's championships are Sunday at noon.

America East Men's Tennis Championship April 30-May 2, Connecticut Tennis Center, New Haven, Conn.

Friday, April 30 Match 1 – #2 UMBC vs. #7 New Hampshire, 9 a.m. Match 2 – #4 Boston U. vs. #5 Hartford, 9 a.m. Match 3 – #3 Binghamton vs. #6 Vermont, 12 noon Saturday, May 1 Match 4 – 2nd highest losing seed vs. 3rd highest losing seed, 9 a.m. Match 5 – #1 Stony Brook vs. Winner Match 2, 12 noon Match 6 – Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 3, 12 noon Match 7 – Highest losing seed vs. Winner Match 4 (Fifth Place), 3 p.m. Sunday, May 2 Match 8 – Loser Match 5 vs. Loser Match 6 (Third Place), 9 a.m. Match 9 – Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6 (Championship), 12 noon