2009 GSAC Men's Tennis Championship Belongs To Huntingdon College

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