HEADLINES AND NOTES:

May 10, 2002
DePauw defeated by Washington (Mo.) in first round play
Tigers await word of individual qualification in NCAA singles/doubles competition

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Precisely one week after defeating 11th-ranked Washington (Mo.) in a closely contested match in Greencastle, 16th-ranked DePauw dropped a 4-1 decision to the Bears in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship at Kalamazoo, Mich. Washington advances to face Kalamazoo in the round of 16. DePauw will now await word on possible individual qualification in the NCAA singles and doubles championships which begin on May 20 in Santa Cruz, Calif. (Match results)


May 10, 2002
Rhodes men fall to Emory 7-0 in NCAA regional finals
Lynx end season at 22-7

ATLANTA, Ga. - A day after defeating conference rival the University of the South-Sewanee, Rhodes College ran out of gas and was swept 7-0 by Emory University in the NCAA Division III Atlantic South men's region finals Friday on the campus of Emory. 

The doubles team of Eddie Blanton and Logan Stevens did pick up a victory at No. 2 doubles, but the Lynx were defeated in all six singles matches. (Match Results)



May 10, 2002
Campbell of Rhodes, Yasser of Trinity voted SCAC Tennis Players-of-the-Year; Hatgas selected Coach-of-the-Year
2002 All-SCAC Tennis Teams (Acrobat Reader required)

SUWANEE, Ga. - In exclusive voting by the head coaches in the league, Andy Campbell of Rhodes College and Lizzie Yasser of Trinity University have been selected the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Players-of-the-Year for the 2002 season. In that same balloting, Sarah Hatgas of Rhodes was named both the men’s and women’s tennis Coach-of-the-Year.

Campbell, a junior from Chattanooga, Tenn., finished the regular season with an 18-7 mark while playing No. 1 singles for the Lynx. He and partner Duncan Howell went 19-8 at No. 1 doubles and were named to the all-tournament team at the 2002 SCAC Tennis Championships. Campbell led his team to a spot in the 27-team NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championships – the school’s first appearance in the tournament since the formation of the SCAC. In the most recent player rankings, Campbell was ranked fifth among South Atlantic region singles players.

Yasser, a senior from Tulsa, Okla., finished her regular season with a 15-4 mark at No. 1 singles for the Tigers, and pushed her career record to an impressive 70-14. With this year’s honor, Yasser becomes the first tennis player ever – men’s or women’s – to be named the league’s Player-of-the-Year three times. She is also the first player to receive all-SCAC honors four times in a career. Along with teammate Abbe Ulrich, Yasser went 13-6 at No. 1 doubles and earned all-tournament honors at the 2002 SCAC Tennis Championships. In the most recent player rankings, Yasser was fifth in the nation among DIII singles players. Trinity, which plays California-Santa Cruz in the West Region finals on Saturday, May 11, is participating in its 10th consecutive NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis tournament.

Hatgas, who has coached the women’s team at Rhodes for 26 years and the men’s squad for 13 years, led both programs to second-place finishes at the 2002 SCAC Championships – representing the best finish by either program in its time in the SCAC. Both the men and women earned bids to the 2002 NCAA Division III Tennis Championships. In the most recent ITA team rankings, the Rhodes men were ranked 18th nationally and eighth in the tough South Atlantic region. The Lynx women were even higher at eighth nationally and third in the South Atlantic region. The Rhodes women have qualified for the national tournament the last three seasons.

For the complete listing of the 2002 men's and women's all-SCAC tennis teams, click here.






May 9, 2002
Rhodes defeats Sewanee 4-1 in NCAA regional action
Lynx tackle host Emory on Friday

ATLANTA, Ga. - Rhodes College swept all three doubles matches and Duncan Howell, Logan Stevens and Kyle Kamrath picked up wins in singles play to advance the Lynx 4-1 over conference foe University of the South in Atlantic South regional play Thursday on the campus of Emory University. (Match Results)

Rhodes, which improved to 22-6 with the win, plays the host team Emory, Friday, May 10th at 10:30 a.m. EDT in the region final. The two have yet to play this season. 

Sewanee ends its season at 13-10.


May 8, 2002
DePauw, Rhodes, Sewanee and Trinity prepare for NCAA Regionals
TU Tigers to host West Region; DePauw in Central Region; Rhodes and Sewanee in Atlantic South Region

The Trinity University men (11-11) will host the Linfield (Ore.) College Wildcats (17-5) at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The Tiger men are ranked No. 13 nationally and third in the region. Trinity received its 10th bid to the NCAA tournament. Last year, Trinity was eliminated in the regional final by the University of Redlands. The Tigers, who won their 10th SCAC Championship, captured the national title in 2000 and reached the semifinals in 1999. (West bracket - PDF)

DePauw University (16-8) earned a spot in the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship and will face Washington (Mo.) on Friday, May 10 at Kalamazoo, Mich., at 2:30 p.m. EDT. The winner of that match will face the winner of Friday's Denison-Kalamazoo match on Saturday. (Central bracket - PDF)

Rhodes College (21-6) and the University of the South-Sewanee (13-9) face each other on Thursday, May 9 in Atlanta, Ga., at 2:30 p.m. EDT. The winner of the match plays the host school, Emory University, on Friday at 2:30 p.m. (Atlantic South bracket - PDF)

May 2, 2002
Trinity nets two more SCAC tennis titles
Eleventh consecutive championship for women; Ninth consecutive for men
Complete match-by match results / 2002 All-Tournament Team (Acrobat Reader required)

JACKSON, Miss. – The Trinity University men’s and women’s tennis teams once again defended their Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) crowns, with both teams defeating Rhodes College in the championship matches at the 2002 Spring Sports Festival at Millsaps College. For the women, it was their 11th-consecutive title (the Tigers shared the 1997 title with University of the South-Sewanee after rain cancelled the championship match), and for the men it was their 10th championship in the 11-year history of the league (the men shared the ’97 crown with Sewanee, also due to weather cancellation).

The TU Tiger women swept through Centre College and DePauw University 9-0 before defeating Rhodes in the championship match 6-3. Lizzie Yasser at No. 1 singles and Lindsay Smith at No. 2 singles each went 3-0 to lead the Tigers.

Trinity’s men defeated Hendrix College 5-1 and Sewanee 6-1 to advance to the championship match against Rhodes. Tied at 3 points each with just one individual match left to be decided, it appeared that Rhodes was ready to dethrone the perennial champions. Rhodes’ Duncan Howell held a 5-2 lead in the third set of the No. 3 singles match, but Sean Fifield held off three match points and fought back to take the final set 7-6 and give the TU Tigers yet another championship.

Ryan Scott at No. 2, Fifield at No. 3 and Jordan Taillon at No. 4 singles all went 3-0 during the tournament to lead the way for Trinity.