Men's and Women's Tennis
2004-05 News Releases
All Releases Written by: Ryan Maurer
Director of Sports Information
E-Mail: rmaurer@wittenberg.edu
May 26, 2005
Wittenberg Student-Athletes Jenny Burns and Emily Figel Named To Academic All-District TeamsSPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University student-athletes Jenny Burns and Emily Figel, both members of the class of 2005, were honored for their performance on the fields of play and in the classroom with CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV honors. Both were selected in the women's at-large college division. Read More ...
May 13, 2005
Wittenberg Spring Sports Athletes Claim 33 North Coast Athletic Conference Postseason AwardsSPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A solid spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 33 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks. Read More ...
May 3, 2005
2005 All-NCAC Women's Tennis Squad AnnouncedCLEVELAND — Oberlin freshman Kimiko Glynn (West Des Moines, IA/Valley) has been named Player of the Year and Newcomer of the year to highlight the 2005 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's tennis selections. Read More ...
April 29, 2005
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Emily Figel
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The Tiger women finished fifth for the second straight year, losing their opening round match to eventual fourth-place finisher Kenyon, 5-2, as a pair of three-set singles matches went against Wittenberg and two others were suspended as soon as the clinching point was earned by the Ladies. Wittenberg, which finished with a 13-5 overall record, rallied to defeat eighth-place Earlham and sixth-place Wooster to finish fifth.
Freshman Emily Okerson (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson) and senior Emily Figel (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) enjoyed the best weekends overall. Okerson, potentially the Tigers' No. 1 singles player next year due to graduation losses, won twice and lost a three-setter to Kenyon in singles, while Figel, the Tigers' No. 1 player four straight years, won her match against Kenyon but didn't finish either match against Earlham or Allegheny.
In doubles, Okerson and Figel teamed up at the No. 1 position to sweep three straight matches over the weekend. For the season, Figel, who studied abroad during the fall semester, finished up 6-6 overall, while Okerson had the team's best singles record at 19-4. The tandem, one of the best doubles pairings in recent years for the Wittenberg program, finished 12-3 overall.
On the men's side, Wittenberg wound up sixth for the second consecutive year, losing to Oberlin in the opening match, defeating Earlham and then losing to Allegheny. The Tigers, who checked in with a 12-9 overall record at season's end, came into the tourney as the runner-up in the weaker West Division.
Without question, the best weekend was had by the doubles tandem of juniors Shane Hutton (Charleston, W.Va./Catholic) and Nick McLean (Port Clinton, Ohio/Port Clinton), who swept their three matches. That performance, in combination with a 5-2 record in limited time together, was enough to earn them second-team All-NCAC honors. Hutton, who went 6-16 while battling illness in his first year as the team's No. 1 singles player, made second-team all-conference in singles.
The Tigers' best singles record was turned in by freshman Ryan Snyder (Trotwood, Ohio/Madison), who went 17-1 overall, with his only loss coming last week at No. 4 singles against Sinclair Community College. Sophomore John Shields (New Kensington, Pa./Valley) tied Snyder with 17 wins while playing at the Nos. 4 and 5 positions primarily. He won his last nine matches.
Next: Season Complete
April 28, 2005
2005 All-NCAC Men's Tennis Squad AnnouncedCLEVELAND — Kenyon senior Borko Tesic has been named Player of the Year for the second straight year to highlight the 2005 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's tennis selections. Read More ...
April 20, 2005
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John Shields
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The Tiger women are 2-3 in the NCAC but have an outstanding 11-4 overall record, with the only loss outside of the conference coming against NCAA Division I Fairfield during the teams Spring Break trip to Orlando, Fla., last month.
Leading the charge, at least in terms of overall records, are freshman Emily Okerson (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson) and junior Kristyn Russell (Loveland, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame). Okerson, primarily playing third singles, is a team-best 17-3 overall, including a record of 4-1 in the NCAC. Russell is 14-4 while playing at the No. 4 position most of the season, and she is also 4-1 against NCAC opposition.
Okerson has teamed with senior Emily Figel (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) at the No. 1 doubles position to post a 9-3 overall record.
The womens draw will be an extremely competitive and balanced one, beginning with nationally ranked Denison, the surefire No. 1 seed. Ohio Wesleyan and Oberlin, both of which own wins over Wittenberg this year, and Kenyon are in a pitched battle with the Tigers for the Nos. 2-5 seeds in the tournament.
On the mens side, the story continues to be freshman Ryan Snyder (Trotwood, Ohio/Madison), whose steady play has earned him a 15-0 record since joining the team prior to the spring season. No records are available on the last Wittenberg player to record an undefeated season.
Two other Tiger men are owners of winning singles records, sophomore John Shields (New Kensington, Pa./Valley) at 14-8 and senior Ben Burkam (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) at 10-8. Shields has primarily played the No. 4 position and Burkam has slotted in at No. 5 the majority of the time.
In doubles, Wittenberg is led by Burkam and Shields at the No. 2 position with a 9-4 record.
The Tiger men have an overall record of 10-7, including a 3-1 mark in the NCAC West Division, good for second place behind Denison. The East Division is the stronger one again in 2005, making that second-place finish in divisional regular season play that much more important. Kenyon, Oberlin, Wooster and Denison, three of which own wins over Wittenberg this season, are the favorites going into the tourney.
Next: 4/23-25 NCAC Championships @ Denison
April 5, 2005
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Emily Okerson
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The women, who face the more daunting task Tuesday with the top-10 ranked Big Red, are 6-2 overall and 0-1 in the very tough North Coast Athletic Conference, which boasts at least five top-quality teams. The Tigers won their only fall match, defeated Manchester in an indoor match in February and then went 3-1 in Orlando, Fla. Since returning for their spring season in Ohio, the Tigers have a 7-2 loss to conference rival Oberlin on March 19 and an 8-1 win over Ohio Dominican on March 31.
Four of the team's six singles players have winning records for the 2004-05 season, led by freshman Emily Okerson (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson), who leads the NCAC with an 11-2 record at No. 3 singles. Senior Emily Figel (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) has returned to form at No. 1 singles with a 4-3 record after missing the fall season due to study abroad commitments. Rounding things out, junior Kristyn Russell (Loveland, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) is 7-4 at No. 4 and freshman Ashley Schnedl (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Ursula) is 7-4 at No. 6.
The men's team is off to a 6-4 overall record, including a win in the first NCAC West Division match of the spring season, a 7-0 victory over Wabash on Saturday. After a win in the fall season and a Feb. 5 victory at Otterbein, the Tigers lost for the first time to Oberlin in an indoor match on Feb. 27. In Florida, Wittenberg went 2-2. Since returning home, the Tigers finished fifth of eight teams at the Wabash Tournament on March 19-20, and since then they have won two of three games on outdoor courts.
Three Wittenberg players have .500 or better records in 2004-05, led by the surprise of the season, freshman Ryan Snyder (Trotwood, Ohio/Madison). Since joining the team in the winter, Snyder has compiled a 10-0 record while playing mostly sixth singles. Senior Ben Burkam (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes), who has split his time between fifth and sixth singles, is 7-6, and sophomore John Shields (New Kensington, Pa./Radnor) is 8-8, primarily at the No. 4 singles spot.
Next: 4/5 vs. Denison, 4:30 p.m. (M&W)
March 18, 2005
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Ryan Snyder
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The men have one singles player with a winning record, freshman Ryan Snyder (Trotwood, Ohio/Madison), a mid-year pick-up who has gone a perfect 5-0 at the No. 6 position. In addition, Snyder has teamed with sophomore John Shields (New Kensington, Pa./Valley) for a 3-3 record at No. 2 doubles. The team's best doubles record is owned by the No. 2 duo of senior Ben Burkam (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) and junior Brian Pierce (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood) at 4-2.
The women are a different story. Four of the six singles players have a winning record and all three doubles teams are above .500 currently. A pair of freshmen have made significant strides for the Tigers in 2004-05, adding the necessary depth for a veteran team in hopes of getting into the top of the crowded North Coast Athletic Conference.
Freshman Emily Okerson (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) has a 9-2 singles record at the No. 3 position and also has teamed with senior Emily Figel (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) for a 4-1 record at No. 1 doubles. Freshman Ashley Schnedl (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson) has a 6-3 record at the No. 6 singles position, and she joined junior Kristyn Russell (Loveland, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) for a 4-2 record at No. 3 doubles.
Both teams have a busy month ahead of them, with at least three matches each week on the schedule, culminating in the NCAC Tournaments April 23-24.
Next: 3/19 @ Wabash Tournament (M)
3/19 vs. Oberlin, 1 p.m. (W)
March 4, 2005
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Mallory Meyer
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The Tiger men defeated Otterbein on Feb. 5 by a 5-2 count as junior Shane Hutton (Charleston, W.Va./Catholic), junior Steve Wilson (Springfield, Ohio/Shawnee) and senior Ben Burkam (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) all captured wins in both singles and doubles.
On Feb. 27, the Tigers dropped a 7-0 decision to North Coast Athletic Conference rival Oberlin. The good news is that the match does not count toward the conference standings since men's tennis is broken into east and west divisions. Oberlin is in the NCAC East, which appears to be very strong again in 2005, while Wittenberg is in the NCAC West with Wabash, Earlham, Ohio Wesleyan and Denison.
On the women's side, the Tigers are 2-0 in the 2004-05 season after capturing a comfortable 9-0 home win over Manchester on Feb. 26. The Tigers dropped just one set in the victory. Junior Mallory Meyer (Lake Forest, Ill./Darien (Conn.)) was particularly dominant, winning her singles match at the No. 4 position by a 6-0, 6-0 score and then adding an 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles with senior Sarah Fassler (Cincinnati, Ohio/Fassler).
The teams now head to Orlando, Fla. for four matches apiece between Sunday and Wednesday. Then it's off to the coast for some rest and relaxation before heading home and, hopefully, getting onto the Georgiana Albright Tennis Complex courts and true "spring" tennis in Ohio.
Next: 3/6 vs. Fairfield, Noon (M)
3/6 vs. St. Cloud State, Noon (W)
October 8, 2004
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Matt Treblas
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In the singles competition, junior No. 1 player Shane Hutton (Charleston, W.Va./Catholic) won the team's lone first-round match. In the consolation, senior Ben Burkam (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) won one match and sophomore John Shields (New Kensington, Pa./Valley) claimed a pair to advance farther than any other Tiger player.
In doubles, the best Wittenberg story was a first-round upset of the No. 3 seed by the team of junior Matt Treblas (Aurora, Ohio/Aurora) and junior Steve Wilson (Springfield, Ohio/Shawnee). They fell in the second round.
The Tigers will be back in competition next spring, starting with a Spring Break trip in mid-March. A full spring season schedule will be online soon.
Next: Fall Season Complete
October 1, 2004
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Emma Robinow
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For the women, the best singles finishes were turned in by sophomore Emma Robinow (Yellow Springs, Ohio/Yellow Springs), who won two matches in the back draw after losing in the first round of the tournament, and senior Sarah Fassler (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Ursula), who won a three-set match in the first round before falling to a seeded opponent in the second round.
In doubles, Wittenberg picked up a first-round win from Fassler and junior Mallory Meyer (Darien, Conn./Darien) before they lost an eighth-seeded tandem from Kalamazoo College in the second round.
The Tiger men got things going today. Results were be available late each day of the tournament.
Next: 10/1-4 ITA Central Regional
(Men at Wittenberg)
Season Complete (Women)
September 30, 2004
Wittenberg to Host Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Men's ChampionshipsSPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region Men's Championships will take place Oct. 1-4 at Wittenberg University's Georgiana Albright Tennis Complex. Read More ...
September 24, 2004
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Sarah Fassler
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The women are led by senior Sarah Fassler (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Ursula) and junior Kristyn Russell (Loveland, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame), the team's top singles players this fall in the absence of senior Emily Figel (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead), who is studying in Europe. The trio, along with several other returning letterwinners, figure to comprise a solid a lineup in the spring.
On the men's side, things a little more jumbled, although the top two singles players, senior Shane Hutton (Charleston, W.Va./Charleston Catholic) and junior Matt Treblas (Aurora, Ohio/Aurora) are back and ready to prove themselves in 2004-05. The team lost just one letterwinner from last year's team.
Both teams are back in action next weekend in the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Tournament. The women will travel to DePauw for their competition, while the men are hosting the event for the first time. Wittenberg has hosted the women's tourney the last three years.
Next: 9/25-27 ITA Central Regional
(Women at DePauw)
10/1-4 ITA Central Regional
(Men at Wittenberg)
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