The defending champion Foresters will compete as the MWC South Division's top seed after posting a perfect 3-0 mark this season.

Ripon, St. Norbert, and Grinnell round out the tournament field for Friday's MWC Team Championship. The mini-tournament, scheduled to start at 8 a.m. at the Nielsen Tennis Center in Madison, will determine the top four placings in final MWC standings.
        
North Champion Ripon (4-0, 16-4) will open against South runner-up Grinnell (2-1, 14-9). Lake Forest (3-0, 16-4) will open against North runner-up St. Norbert (3-1, 3-8).
        
MWC Men's Tennis Championship action will continue Saturday and Sunday with all nine competing schools engaging in flighted competition to determine singles and doubles championships. Points amassed during flighted competition will be used to determine places five through nine in final 2000 standings.

Seniors Dave Kelly and Guerin Williams will defend their conference singles championships. Kelly has won the past two titles at No. 1 singles and will compete in the top flight again this year. Williams won last year's title at No. 6 singles and will play from the No. 5 slot this year.

Lake Forest also won all three doubles tournaments in 1999.
        
Lawrence is the designated host for the three-day competition.