"It's Frazier-Ali, " Syracuse assistant coach Mike Hopkins said of the No. 4-seed Orange's matchup with Big East rival Marquette, the No. 3 seed.
The victory halted a three-game losing streak for Syracuse (23-6, 11-5 Big East) and gave the Orange the third seed and a double-bye for the Big East tournament as they seek their first NCAA bid since 2008.
The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for Syracuse (23-6, 11-5 Big East) and gave the Orange the third seed and a double-bye for the Big East tournament as they seek their first NCAA bid since 2008.
The Hoyas dropped to 15-2 as the top seed in the Big East tournament.
The winner of that match will play either big-serving American second seed John Isner or Swiss No. 4 Stanislas Wawrinka.
Georgetown, looking for its first title since 2007, improved to 15-1 as the top seed in the Big East tournament.
Baylor had lost six of its previous seven games and was already locked in as the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 tournament.
The big-serving Croatian beat ninth seed Richard Krajicek in a marathon match, eventually taking the final set 15-13.
She was not the only big name in trouble as second seed Caroline Wozniacki and Russian 10th seed Maria Sharapova both struggled to advance.
Led by top overall seed, Louisville, the Big East placed eight teams in the tournament, more than any other league.
Earlier, ninth seed Gaston Gaudio became the first big name to fall in the men's draw.
Officially known as the West Indian Locust, the stinking toe tree produces a seed pod that looks like a big, brown toe and also smells like one when the hard outer shell is cracked open.
No. 7 Kansas (29-5) moved up to take the second overall seed after an impressive run through the Big 12 tournament, capped by a 70-54 victory over rival Kansas State in the title game.
"They're fighting for the 2 seed with Indiana, so this is a big game for them, " Heat forward Shane Battier said.
The Jayhawks (26-5, 14-4 Big 12) will still be the No. 1 seed for next week's conference tournament in Kansas City.
They joined the Orange men's team, which is a No. 4 seed in the East, and will play Big Sky-champion Montana on Thursday night.
The little money now being invested in professorial startups comes from state and university grants, angel investors, seed venture capital funds and, occasionally, big traditional venture capital funds.
"I had a great week of practice and I was ready to go, " said the big-serving Isner, who will be the second seed at this week's U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship.
The big serving Rusedski required just 67 minutes to defeat the third seed 6-4 6-4 in Nottingham.
Charleston Southern came in the tournament's top seed and would have hosted this final under the Big South's old home-court format.
The second seed was pushed to the very limits by his big-serving opponent, with the climax coming in a marathon 30-game fifth set.
American John Isner , the No. 8 seed, won the a tight contest with fellow big-hitter Kevin Anderson of South Africa, winning 7-6 6-7 7-6.
Of all the firms involved in agriculture, the largest are already the grain traders and seed producers, most of the latter owned by big chemical firms.
"The people of Venezuela have a seed of solidarity, which only needs something as big as this to wake it up and realise its potential, " La Hora quoted him as saying.
While Harrison comes back from her latest injury, all-Big East center Kayla Alexander tries to give No. 7 seed Syracuse (24-7) its first-ever NCAA tournament victory against No. 10 seed Creighton (24-7).
After getting past preseason No. 1 Indiana, Syracuse (29-9) will face No. 3 seed Marquette on Saturday night in an all-Big East matchup, assuring the soon-to-be-reconfigured conference a berth in the Final Four.
That's because Syracuse will face a familiar foe Saturday with a Final Four berth at stake: Big East rival Marquette, the East's No. 3 seed.
He finished so quickly that he had time to go and check on big rival Andy Roddick's match with fellow American and 26th seed Taylor Dent.
Second seed Novak Djokovic and defending champion Andy Murray are among the big names to have already departed the event.
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