The Huntingdon College tennis team captured its second straight Great South Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Championship title this afternoon over Maryville College on the campus of Wesleyan College by a score of 5-1.
Doubles action saw a lot of back-and-forth scoring between the teams with second seeded Huntingdon College taking an early 2-1 lead. The No. 1 doubles team of Glenn Rudolph and B. J. Foroughian put the Hawks on the board early with a relatively easy 8-4 victory over the Scots William Alexander and Jimmy Fulton. Sean Jackson and Zack Molin picked up the Hawks second point as their No. 3 doubles team came from a 4-3 deficit to beat Shin Arita and Andrew Hazel by a final score of 8-5. The final doubles match of the championship went to Maryville's Brady Neal and Matt Limone, who traded games with Huntingdon's Kent Hagan and Jonathan Hibbert, finally winning a tiebreaker (7-5) to take the match 9-8.
Huntingdon managed to pick up three straight points in the singles competition and had a lead in two others when the championship was called. No. 6 Zack Molin made quick work of Maryville's Shin Arita, putting Huntingdon up 3-1 with a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Huntingdon's Sean Jackson proved to be the come-back kid once again in his singles match, pulling out the No. 5 singles win after dropping the first set. He defeated Matt Limone 2-6, 6-0, 6-2. The final point of the championship was awarded to the Hawks when Freshman of the Year, Jonathan Hibbert, wrapped up his 6-3, 6-2 victory over Andrew Hazel.
Freshman Sean Jackson was chosen as this year's Most Valuable Player, winning both his singles match and a doubles match with partner Zack Molin.
#2 Huntingdon 5, #1 Maryville 1
Doubles:
1. Glenn Rudolph/B.J. Foroughian (HC) def.
William Alexander/Jimmy Fulton (MC) 8-4
2. Brady Neal/Matthew Limone (MC) vs.
Kent Hagan/Jonathan Hibbert (HC) 9-8 (5)
3. Zack Molin/Sean Jackson (HC) def.
Shin Arita/Andrew Hazel (MC) 8-5
Singles:
1. Glenn Rudolph (HC) led William Alexander (MC) 6-1, 6-6
2. Jimmy Fulton (MC) led B.J. Foroughian (HC) 6-4, 3-3
3. Kent Hagan (HC) led Brady Neal (MC) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0
4. Jonathan Hibbert (HC) def. Andrew Hazel (MC) 6-3, 6-2
5. Sean Jackson (HC) def. Matthew Limone (MC) 2-6, 6-0, 6-2
6. Zack Molin (HC) def. Shin Arita (MC) 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 3, 2
Singles: 6, 5, 4 (Match Called)
Attendance: 43
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Agnes Scott Takes Home 2009 Women's Tennis Championship
The Scotties of Agnes Scott College captured the 2009 Great South Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championship today on the campus of Wesleyan College, defeating Huntingdon College by a score of 5-2.
Agnes Scott (13-1) jumped out to an early 2-1 lead following the doubles matches, but it did not come easily for the Scotties. The No. 1 doubles pair of Esther Kaplan and Natalie Mayer trailed 5-2 to Huntingdon's Riley Prescott and Christian Vick before storming back to take the match 8-6.
In singles play, Huntingdon (11-5) evened the score at two points a piece, as No. 3 Kristi McDaniel cruised to victory over Tara Brinkman, 6-2, 6-3. The Scotties, however, regained the lead when No. 6 Danielle Patton gave the team their third point of the day, defeating Kayla Heetland 6-2, 6-3. Shortly thereafter, No. 2 Lindsey Burdette of Agnes Scott wrapped up her match against Madison Jackson, 6-1, 6-4. The final point of the match was awarded to the Scotties Natalie Mayer, who defeated Christian Vick 6-0, 6-4.
The tournament's Most Valuable Player honor was awarded to Agnes Scott senior Lindsey Burdette, who won her No. 2 singles match as well as her No. 3 doubles match with partner Shamonique Jones.
With the victory, Agnes Scott has automatically qualified for the Division III NCAA National Tennis Championship, and team selections and match-ups will be announced on May 4.
#2 Agnes Scott 5, #1 Huntingdon 2
Doubles:
1. Esther Kaplan/Natalie Mayer (ASC) def.
Riley Prescott/Christian Vick (HC) 8-6
2. Kristi McDaniel/Kayla Heetland (HC) def.
Danielle Patton/Tara Brinkman (ASC) 8-2
3. Lindsey Burdette/Shamonique Jones (ASC) def.
Jaclyn Crossman/Madison Jackson (HC) 8-1
Singles:
1. Esther Kaplan (ASC) tied with Riley Prescott (HC) 6-2, 5-7
2. Lindsey Burdette (ASC) def. Madison Jackson (HC) 6-1, 6-4
3. Kristi McDaniel (HC) def. Tara Brinkman (ASC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Natalie Mayer (ASC) def. Christian Vick (HC) 6-0, 6-4
5. Shamonique Jones (ASC) led Jaclyn Crossman (HC) 6-4, 5-3 (30-15)
6. Danielle Patton (ASC) def. Kayla Heetland (HC) 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 3, 6, 2, 4 (Match Called)
Attendance: 82
Agnes Scott (13-1) jumped out to an early 2-1 lead following the doubles matches, but it did not come easily for the Scotties. The No. 1 doubles pair of Esther Kaplan and Natalie Mayer trailed 5-2 to Huntingdon's Riley Prescott and Christian Vick before storming back to take the match 8-6.
In singles play, Huntingdon (11-5) evened the score at two points a piece, as No. 3 Kristi McDaniel cruised to victory over Tara Brinkman, 6-2, 6-3. The Scotties, however, regained the lead when No. 6 Danielle Patton gave the team their third point of the day, defeating Kayla Heetland 6-2, 6-3. Shortly thereafter, No. 2 Lindsey Burdette of Agnes Scott wrapped up her match against Madison Jackson, 6-1, 6-4. The final point of the match was awarded to the Scotties Natalie Mayer, who defeated Christian Vick 6-0, 6-4.
The tournament's Most Valuable Player honor was awarded to Agnes Scott senior Lindsey Burdette, who won her No. 2 singles match as well as her No. 3 doubles match with partner Shamonique Jones.
With the victory, Agnes Scott has automatically qualified for the Division III NCAA National Tennis Championship, and team selections and match-ups will be announced on May 4.
#2 Agnes Scott 5, #1 Huntingdon 2
Doubles:
1. Esther Kaplan/Natalie Mayer (ASC) def.
Riley Prescott/Christian Vick (HC) 8-6
2. Kristi McDaniel/Kayla Heetland (HC) def.
Danielle Patton/Tara Brinkman (ASC) 8-2
3. Lindsey Burdette/Shamonique Jones (ASC) def.
Jaclyn Crossman/Madison Jackson (HC) 8-1
Singles:
1. Esther Kaplan (ASC) tied with Riley Prescott (HC) 6-2, 5-7
2. Lindsey Burdette (ASC) def. Madison Jackson (HC) 6-1, 6-4
3. Kristi McDaniel (HC) def. Tara Brinkman (ASC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Natalie Mayer (ASC) def. Christian Vick (HC) 6-0, 6-4
5. Shamonique Jones (ASC) led Jaclyn Crossman (HC) 6-4, 5-3 (30-15)
6. Danielle Patton (ASC) def. Kayla Heetland (HC) 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 3, 6, 2, 4 (Match Called)
Attendance: 82
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Top Ranked Maryville To Take on Huntingdon in Men's GSAC Tennis Championship
Top seeded Maryville College will face off against second ranked Huntingdon College in tomorrow's Great South Athletic Conference men's tennis championship. The match will feature the league's Player of the Year (Glen Rudolph) and Freshman of the Year (Jonathan Heeter), both from Huntingdon, as well as every player named to the All-Conference team. Five of Maryville's six singles players were selected to the All-Conference team as were three of Huntingdon's.
Both teams had a relatively easy path to the championship match, winning their semifinal matches 5-0. Maryville took advantage of a short-handed LaGrange team, scoring two of their five points by forfeit. Huntingdon also faced little resistance from a Piedmont team that did not take more that three games in any individual match.
Playing without Glen Rudolph, Huntingdon dropped their only match with Maryville this season, 6-3. Maryville jumped out to an early 2-1 lead following doubles and managed to pull out four of the six singles points despite several highly contested back-and-forth matches that seemingly could have gone either way.
In addition to the tennis being played, All Conference honors were announced at a ceremony held between the women's and men's matches. The following individuals were honored:
Player of the Year: Glen Rudolph, Huntingdon College
Freshman of the Year: Jonathan Hibbert, Huntingdon College
Coach of the Year: Deidra and Millicent Dunn, Maryville College
All-Conference:
#1 Singles
William Alexander, Maryville College
Glen Rudolph, Huntingdon College
#2 Singles
Jimmy Fulton, Maryville College
B.J. Foroughian, Huntingdon College
#3 Singles
Brady Neal, Maryville College
#4 Singles
Andrew Hazel, Maryville College
#5 Singles
Sean Jackson, Huntingdon College
#6 Singles
Shin Arita, Maryville College
All-Freshman:
Jonathan Hibbert, Huntingdon College
Sean Jackson, Huntingdon College
Blake Craft, LaGrange College
Sean Buysman, Huntingdon College
As with the women's championship match, the start time for the men will be moved up due to the extreme heat in Macon. The women's match will now start at 11:00am and the men will play immediately afterwards.
For up to the minute updates during the 2009 GSAC Tennis Championship, go to http://www.gsactennis.blogspot.com/.
#1 Huntingdon To Square Off With #2 Agnes Scott In GSAC Tennis Championship Match
The 2009 Great South Athletic Conference women's tennis championship match will be a replay of the best match of the season as top-seeded Huntingdon will face off with second-ranked Agnes Scott.
Huntingdon advanced to the finals with a 5-1 victory over Spelman in Saturday's first match. The Jaguars surprised the GSAC regular season champs by claiming the #1 doubles point behind the play of sister combo Christina and Amanda McIntosh. However, the Hawks dominated singles play with Kristi McDaniel clinching the victory with a two-set win at #3 singles.
Agnes Scott rolled past Maryville 5-0, winning all three doubles points before Danielle Patton and Natalie Mayer cruised to wins at #6 and #4 singles, respectively.
In their only match of the season, the Lady Hawks rallied from an early deficit to capture a 5-4 victory over the Scotties in Montgomery, Ala. Agnes Scott won two of the three available doubles points at the start of the match, but Huntingdon's top four singles players battled their way back to help pick up the team victory.
The feature match of the championship will be between the top-ranked singles players, Esther Kaplan of Agnes Scott and Riley Prescott of Huntingdon, both of whom were named to the All-Conference team for #1 Singles. In the match played back on March 20, Prescott pulled out a hard fought victory over Kaplan in three sets, winning 6-0, 1-6, 6-2. However, in the #1 Doubles match up, Kaplan and her partner Natalie Mayer cruised to a relatively ease win over Prescott and Kayla Heetland, winning 8-3.
All-Conference honors were also awarded today in a ceremony held between the women's and men's matches. The Great South Athletic Conference awards went to the following individuals:
Player of the Year: Morgan Douglas, Maryville College
Freshman of the Year: Madison Jackson, Huntingdon College
Coach of the Year: Glen Hill, Agnes Scott College
All-Conference:
#1 Singles
Morgan Douglas, Maryville College
Riley Prescott, Huntingdon College
Esther Kaplan, Agnes Scott
#2 Singles
Madison Jackson, Huntingdon College
Lindsey Burdette, Agnes Scott College
Becky Johnson, LaGrange College
#3 Singles
Kristin McDaniel, Huntingdon College
Tara Brinkman, Agnes Scott College
#4 Singles
Christian Vick, Huntingdon College
Natalie Mayer, Agnes Scott College
#5 Singles
Shamonique Jones, Agnes Scott College
#6 Singles
Danielle Patton, Agnes Scott College
All-Freshman:
Natalie Mayer, Agnes Scott College
Danielle Patton, Agnes Scott College
Madison Jackson, Huntingdon College
Christian Vick, Huntingdon College
Kayla Heetland, Huntingdon College
Jaclyn Crossman, Huntingdon College
Due to the extreme heat, the start time of tomorrow's championship match has been moved up to 11:00am. The women's match will be followed immediately by the men's championship match that will take place between the top-seeded Scots of Maryville College and second-ranked Huntingdon College.
Huntingdon advanced to the finals with a 5-1 victory over Spelman in Saturday's first match. The Jaguars surprised the GSAC regular season champs by claiming the #1 doubles point behind the play of sister combo Christina and Amanda McIntosh. However, the Hawks dominated singles play with Kristi McDaniel clinching the victory with a two-set win at #3 singles.
Agnes Scott rolled past Maryville 5-0, winning all three doubles points before Danielle Patton and Natalie Mayer cruised to wins at #6 and #4 singles, respectively.
In their only match of the season, the Lady Hawks rallied from an early deficit to capture a 5-4 victory over the Scotties in Montgomery, Ala. Agnes Scott won two of the three available doubles points at the start of the match, but Huntingdon's top four singles players battled their way back to help pick up the team victory.
The feature match of the championship will be between the top-ranked singles players, Esther Kaplan of Agnes Scott and Riley Prescott of Huntingdon, both of whom were named to the All-Conference team for #1 Singles. In the match played back on March 20, Prescott pulled out a hard fought victory over Kaplan in three sets, winning 6-0, 1-6, 6-2. However, in the #1 Doubles match up, Kaplan and her partner Natalie Mayer cruised to a relatively ease win over Prescott and Kayla Heetland, winning 8-3.
All-Conference honors were also awarded today in a ceremony held between the women's and men's matches. The Great South Athletic Conference awards went to the following individuals:
Player of the Year: Morgan Douglas, Maryville College
Freshman of the Year: Madison Jackson, Huntingdon College
Coach of the Year: Glen Hill, Agnes Scott College
All-Conference:
#1 Singles
Morgan Douglas, Maryville College
Riley Prescott, Huntingdon College
Esther Kaplan, Agnes Scott
#2 Singles
Madison Jackson, Huntingdon College
Lindsey Burdette, Agnes Scott College
Becky Johnson, LaGrange College
#3 Singles
Kristin McDaniel, Huntingdon College
Tara Brinkman, Agnes Scott College
#4 Singles
Christian Vick, Huntingdon College
Natalie Mayer, Agnes Scott College
#5 Singles
Shamonique Jones, Agnes Scott College
#6 Singles
Danielle Patton, Agnes Scott College
All-Freshman:
Natalie Mayer, Agnes Scott College
Danielle Patton, Agnes Scott College
Madison Jackson, Huntingdon College
Christian Vick, Huntingdon College
Kayla Heetland, Huntingdon College
Jaclyn Crossman, Huntingdon College
Due to the extreme heat, the start time of tomorrow's championship match has been moved up to 11:00am. The women's match will be followed immediately by the men's championship match that will take place between the top-seeded Scots of Maryville College and second-ranked Huntingdon College.
To receive up to the minutes updates during championship action, log on to http://www.gsactennis.blogspot.com/.
Huntingdon Downs Piedmont To Move Into Championship Match
#2 Huntingdon 5, #3 Piedmont 0
Doubles:
1. Glenn Rudolph/B.J. Foroughian (HC) def.
Matt Gadbois/Travis Ragsdale (PC) 8-1
2. Kent Hagan/Jonathan Hibbert (HC) def.
James McGuigan/Jon Reinert (PC) 8-2
3. Zack Molin/Sean Jackson (HC) def.
Adam Perillo/Matt Rubio (PC) 8-1
Singles:
1. Glenn Rudolph (HC) def. Matt Gadbois (PC) 6-1, 6-1
2. B.J. Foroughian (HC) led Travis Ragsdale (PC) 6-1, 4-1
3. Kent Hagan (HC) def. James McGuigan (PC) 6-1, 6-2
4. Jonathan Hibbert (HC) vs. Jon Reinert (PC) Did not start
5. Sean Jackson (HC) vs. Adam Perillo (PC) Did not start
6. Zack Molin (HC) vs. Matt Rubio (PC) Did not start
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 3, 1 (Match Called)
Attendance: 26
Doubles:
1. Glenn Rudolph/B.J. Foroughian (HC) def.
Matt Gadbois/Travis Ragsdale (PC) 8-1
2. Kent Hagan/Jonathan Hibbert (HC) def.
James McGuigan/Jon Reinert (PC) 8-2
3. Zack Molin/Sean Jackson (HC) def.
Adam Perillo/Matt Rubio (PC) 8-1
Singles:
1. Glenn Rudolph (HC) def. Matt Gadbois (PC) 6-1, 6-1
2. B.J. Foroughian (HC) led Travis Ragsdale (PC) 6-1, 4-1
3. Kent Hagan (HC) def. James McGuigan (PC) 6-1, 6-2
4. Jonathan Hibbert (HC) vs. Jon Reinert (PC) Did not start
5. Sean Jackson (HC) vs. Adam Perillo (PC) Did not start
6. Zack Molin (HC) vs. Matt Rubio (PC) Did not start
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 3, 1 (Match Called)
Attendance: 26
Maryville Cruises to GSAC Championship With Win Over LaGrange
#1 Maryville 5, #4 LaGrange 0
Doubles:
1. William Alexander/Jimmy Fulton (MC) def.
Blake Craft/Brett Buehler (LC) 8-1
2. Brady Neal/Matthew Limone (MC) def.
Jerry Jones/Ryan Woods (LC) 8-1
3. Shin Arita/Andrew Hazel def. LaGrange by forfeit
Singles:
1. William Alexander (MC) led Blake Craft (LC) 6-4
2. Jimmy Fulton (MC) led Brett Buehler (LC) 6-2, 5-0
3. Brady Neal (MC) def. Ryan Woods (LC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Andrew Hazel (MC) vs. Jerry Jones (LC) Did not start
5. Matthew Limone (MC) vs. Kaylen Short (LC) Did not start
6. Shin Arita def. LaGrange by forfeit
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 6, 3 (Match Called)
Attendance: 26
Doubles:
1. William Alexander/Jimmy Fulton (MC) def.
Blake Craft/Brett Buehler (LC) 8-1
2. Brady Neal/Matthew Limone (MC) def.
Jerry Jones/Ryan Woods (LC) 8-1
3. Shin Arita/Andrew Hazel def. LaGrange by forfeit
Singles:
1. William Alexander (MC) led Blake Craft (LC) 6-4
2. Jimmy Fulton (MC) led Brett Buehler (LC) 6-2, 5-0
3. Brady Neal (MC) def. Ryan Woods (LC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Andrew Hazel (MC) vs. Jerry Jones (LC) Did not start
5. Matthew Limone (MC) vs. Kaylen Short (LC) Did not start
6. Shin Arita def. LaGrange by forfeit
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 6, 3 (Match Called)
Attendance: 26
Agnes Scott Sweeps Maryville To Move Into Tomorrow's Championship
#2 Agnes Scott 5, #3 Maryville 0
Doubles:
1. Esther Kaplan/Natalie Mayer (ASC) def.
Morgan Douglas/Chelse Nieri (MC) 8-3
2. Danielle Patton/Tara Brinkman (ASC) def.
Brittany Sexton/Karen Rybolt (MC) 8-1
3. Lindsey Burdette/Shamonique Jones (ASC) def.
Katie Taylor/Hannah Smith (MC) 8-0
Singles:
1. Esther Kaplan (ASC) led Morgan Douglas (MC) 6-1, 4-1
2. Lindsey Burdette (ASC) led Brittany Sexton (MC) 6-2, 5-1 (30-15)
3. Chelse Nieri (MC) led Tara Brinkman (ASC) 6-2, 4-2
4. Natalie Mayer (ASC) def. Christine Flood (MC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Shamonique Jones (ASC) led Karen Rybolt (MC) 6-3, 3-2 (30-30)
6. Danielle Patton (ASC) def. Hannah Smith (MC) 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish
Doubles: 2,3,1
Singles: 6, 4 (Match called)
Attendance: 41
Doubles:
1. Esther Kaplan/Natalie Mayer (ASC) def.
Morgan Douglas/Chelse Nieri (MC) 8-3
2. Danielle Patton/Tara Brinkman (ASC) def.
Brittany Sexton/Karen Rybolt (MC) 8-1
3. Lindsey Burdette/Shamonique Jones (ASC) def.
Katie Taylor/Hannah Smith (MC) 8-0
Singles:
1. Esther Kaplan (ASC) led Morgan Douglas (MC) 6-1, 4-1
2. Lindsey Burdette (ASC) led Brittany Sexton (MC) 6-2, 5-1 (30-15)
3. Chelse Nieri (MC) led Tara Brinkman (ASC) 6-2, 4-2
4. Natalie Mayer (ASC) def. Christine Flood (MC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Shamonique Jones (ASC) led Karen Rybolt (MC) 6-3, 3-2 (30-30)
6. Danielle Patton (ASC) def. Hannah Smith (MC) 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish
Doubles: 2,3,1
Singles: 6, 4 (Match called)
Attendance: 41
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