Tennis
Sherri Fillingham 04/03/10
(Raleigh, NC) – The Shaw men’s tennis team easily defeated CIAA foe Johnson C. Smith 8-1, giving the Bears an 8-0 conference record and a solid grip on first place. JCSU falls to 8-3 in the conference, one game behind Virginia State.
G. STAN BRADLEY 04/02/10
DOVER, Del.-In a match that was rescheduled several times, the University of
Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) finally got to play Howard University, this time at the
Colonial Racquet Club in Dover, Del. The Hawks didn't have home court advantage and
it showed, as the Fighting Hawks fell 4-0 and the Lady Hawks, 5-0 in "knock-out" style
matches, where a match ended once it was decided.
Chris Zona 03/31/10
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Winston-Salem State University women’s tennis team fell in defeat to the Bulldogs of UNC-Asheville 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon at the Crowne Plaza Tennis Center in Asheville, N.C. as the Bulldogs earned straight-set victories in all nine matches.
Shaw Siblings Named CIAA Tennis Players of the WeekSherri Fillingham 03/30/10
(Raleigh, NC) – Shaw’s Lolia Kienka and her brother Kalada were today named CIAA Women’s and Men’s Tennis Players of the Week, respectively. This is the second time this season they have received this honor. Shaw Head Coach Sunday Enitan received recognition as both the Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach of the Week.
Ed Cassiere 03/29/10
AZUSA, Calif. -- Xavier University of Louisiana's Anastesia Opata and Angelina Callis, ranked 14th by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association among NAIA doubles teams, defeated sixth-ranked Sarita Adhikary and Sheryl Bon of Azusa Pacific 8-6 Monday.Azusa won both dual matches, however.
G. STAN BRADLEY 03/28/10
PRINCESS ANNE, Md.-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Men's
Tennis team picked up their first win of the season this past weekend with a 4-3 win over
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) rival Coppin State in a non-conference tilt at
the Hawks Outdoor Tennis Complex on Sunday. They almost had two wins over the
weekend, taking a heartbreaking defeat by the same score on Saturday to in-state school,
St. Mary's.
Chris Zona 03/28/10
DURHAM, N.C. – Wins by Kalin Jarvis and Chelsea Chatman were not enough on Sunday afternoon as the Winston-Salem State University women’s tennis team fell in defeat to the Lady Eagles of North Carolina Central 5-2 from the NCCU Tennis Center in Durham, N.C.
Sahar Abdur-Rashid 03/26/10
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – March 26, 2010 – South Carolina State’s Laura Bosneag and Dmytro Kovalevych were chosen as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tennis Athletes of the Week, the conference announced on Friday. Howard’s Brittney Morgan and Norfolk State’s Dexter McDowell received Rookie of the Week accolades.
Shaw’s Silva and Stankovic Earn CIAA Tennis HonorsSherri Fillingham 03/25/10
(RALEIGH, NC) – The CIAA today named Shaw’s Fernanda Silva and Milos Stankovic its Tennis Players of the Week. Shaw Head Coach Sunday Enitan received recognition as both the Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach of the Week.
Ed Cassiere 03/22/10
NEW ORLEANS -- Xavier University of Louisiana's Sean Richardson is the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week in men's tennis for March 15-21.Richardson, a sophomore from Ellenwood, Ga., and a 2008 graduate of Stockbridge High School, was 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles during the weekend and helped the Gold Rush defeat Mobile and Spring Hill to clinch the No. 1 seed for next month's conference tournament.
Chris Zona 03/18/10
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina University swept the Rams of Winston-Salem State University 7-0 on Thursday afternoon at the WSSU Tennis Complex as WSSU was held to only 14 total points in the match.
Sahar Abdur-Rashid 03/17/10
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – March 17, 2010 –Norfolk State’s Arsenio Culver was chosen as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tennis Athlete of the Week, for matches played March 1-7, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Sherri Fillingham 03/16/10
Last week, both players continued season-long winning streaks. Kalada
Kienka, a junior from Lagos, Nigeria, went 4-0 on the week, handily
defeating opponents from Chowan, Bluefield State, Charleston, and
Division I Norfolk State. In the eight sets in these matches, he dropped
a total of four games. Ed Cassiere 03/14/10
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Both Xavier University of Louisiana tennis teams concluded the AUM Spring Invitational with 5-1 losses Sunday to Oklahoma Christian.The Gold Rush (7-6), ranked 13th in the NAIA, lost its fifth in a row and finished 0-3 in the event. All the losses at AUM were to ranked NAIA opponents.
Ed Cassiere 03/12/10
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis team, ranked 19th in the NAIA, lost 5-2 to 18th-ranked Shorter, then defeated Huntingdon 5-2 in the AUM Spring Invitational at Montgomery, Ala. Xavier's men, ranked 13th, lost 5-4 to 21st-ranked Lindsey Wilson.Anastesia Opata was 2-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles for the Gold Nuggets.
Ed Cassiere 03/13/10
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Xavier University of Louisiana's Angelina Callis defeated Brenau's nationally ranked Kate Mazackova in straight sets Saturday, but that was the lone highlight for the Gold Nuggets in a 5-1 women's tennis loss to the Golden Tigers in the AUM Spring Invitational.Xavier's women (9-6) later lost 5-0 to Lindsey Wilson, and Xavier's men (7-5) lost 5-0 to Auburn Montgomery.