Two Knights tennis players honored as ITA Scholar-Athletes

July 28, 2005

LAURINBURG, NC— St. Andrews Presbyterian College seniors Mica Nguyen and Johnny Janne where named 2005 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athletes.

In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1) be a varsity letter winner, 2) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters. 

Nguyen was one of 108 women that made the list in Division II while Janne was just one of 63 men to be honored.

Catawba netters defeat St. Andrews

April 5, 2005

LAURINBURG, NC—The Catawba College tennis teams defeated hosts St. Andrews Presbyterian College on Tuesday at the Scotland Tennis Complex. The Lady Indians swept the Knights 9-0 while the men won 8-1.

The Knights host CVAC rival Anderson College on Friday at 3:00 p.m.

MEN’S TENNIS:  Catawba 8, St. Andrews Presbyterian College 1

Doubles
#1  Jose Valezquez/Geoff Fouad (C) def. Johnny Janne/Michael Okada (SA) 8-6
#2  Eric Noll/Alvin Owusu (C) def. Daniel Reuben/Cory Fleck (SA) 8-4
#3  Drew Ramsey/Andrew Sufficool (C) def. Andres Centeno/Juan Pablo Burgos (SA) 8-6
Singles
#1  Valezquez (C) def. Janne (SA)   6-0, 6-4
#2  Noll (C)  def. Reuben (SA)  6-1, 6-0
#3  Owusu (C) def. Centeno (SA)   4-6, 6-4 (10-4)
#4  Fouad (C) def. Juan Carlos Arcila (SA)  6-1, 6-2
#5  Fleck (SA) def. Sufficool (C)  2-6, retired due to injury
#6  Ramsey (C) def. Burgos (SA)  6-0, 6-0

RECORDS: Catawba 13-5, St. Andrews 0-11

WOMEN’S TENNIS:  Catawba 9,  St. Andrews Presbyterian College 0

Doubles
#1  KT Rebadow/Lauren Flugge (C) def. Nicholi Marsh/April Rowe (SA) 8-1
#2  Julia McKinzie/Andi Binney (C) def. Mandy Coltrain/Krissten Zimmerman (SA) 8-2
#3  Ashley Wells/Meri Cartmill (C) def. Mica Nquyen/Tanya Darmanie (SA) 8-2
Singles
#1  Rebadow (C) def. Marsh (SA)   6-2, 6-2
#2  McKinzie (C)  def. Rowe (SA)  6-3, 1-0 retired due to illness
#3  Binney (C) def. Coltrain (SA)   6-1, 6-0
#4  Flugge (C) def. Nguyen (SA)  6-0, 6-1
#5  Cartmill (C) def. Zimmerman (SA) 6-2, 6-2
#6  Wells (C) def. Darmanie (SA)  6-2, 6-2

RECORDS: Catawba 14-5, St. Andrews 0-12

Mars Hill tennis clips Knights

March 14, 2005

LAURINBURG, NC— Mars Hill College defeated St. Andrews Presbyterian College 7-2 in men’s tennis on Monday at the Scotland Tennis Complex. The Mountain Lions improved to 5-3 while St. Andrews fell to 0-7.

John Allen and Diego Rodriguez De Marzo had to rally from a late deficit to defeat SAPC’s Johnny Janne and Daniel Reuben at No. 1 doubles to complete the Mars Hill sweep in doubles play.

Reuben improved to 5-2 in singles action for the Knights with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles over Gomez. Juan Pablo Burgos picked up St. Andrews’ other point at No. 6 with a close 4-6, 7-5 (10-6) win over Rom Teague.

The Knights visit CVAC rival Pfeiffer University on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

MEN’S TENNIS:  Mars Hill 7, St. Andrews Presbyterian College 2

Doubles

#1  John Allen/Diego Rodriguez De Marzo (Mars Hill) def.
Johnny Janne/Daniel Reuben (SAPC) 8-6

#2  Joel Vanderhorst/Ross DiLoreto(Mars Hill) def.
Andres Centeno/Juan Pablo Burgos (SAPC) 8-3

#3  Oscar Gomez/Rom Teague(Mars Hill) def.
Juan Carlos Arcila/Cory Fleck  (SAPC) 8-5

Singles

#1  Rodriguez (Mars Hill) def. Janne (SAPC)   6-1, 6-1
#2  Reuben (SAPC)  def. Gomez (Mars Hill)  6-4, 6-3
#3  Allen (Mars Hill) def. Centeno (SAPC)   6-1, 6-1
#4  Vanderhorst (Mars Hill) def. Arcila (SAPC)  6-0, 6-0
#5  DiLoreto (Mars Hill) def. Fleck (SAPC)  1-6, 6-3 (10-4)
#6  Burgos (SAPC) def. Teague (Mars Hill)  4-6, 7-5 (10-6)

RECORDS: Mars Hill 5-3, St. Andrews 0-7

Queens netters spoils Knights home opener

February 19, 2005

LAURINBURG, NC—Sophomore Daniel Reuben (Esher, Surrey, England) was part of both Knights points in a 7-2 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference loss to Queens University of Charlotte Saturday at the Laurinburg Tennis Complex. The Royals improved to 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the CVAC while St. Andrews fell to 0-2 and 0-1.

Andres Centeno (Porto Viejo, Ecuador) and Reuben won at No. 2 doubles, 8-6, against Vivek Yadav and Calvin Morris. Reuben then defeated Morris 5-7, 6-4 (10-5) at No. 4 singles. Queens won the other two doubles matches 8-5 and 8-2 before taking the other five singles matches in straight sets.

The Knights visit CVAC rival Belmont Abbey on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

MEN’S TENNIS:  Queens 7, St. Andrews Presbyterian College 2

Doubles

#1  Chris Donelan/Walt Basten (Queens) def.
Johnny Janne/Michael Okada (SAPC) 8-5

#2  Daniel Reuben/Andres Centeno (SAPC) def.
Vivek Yadav/Calvin Morris (Queens) 8-6

#3  Nate Mann/Rob Stevens (Queens) def.
Juan Carlos Arcila/Cory Fleck  (SAPC) 8-2

Singles

#1  Yadav (Queens) def. Janne (SAPC)   6-1, 6-3
#2  Donelan (Queens)  def. Okada (SAPC)  6-2, 6-3
#3  Mann (Queens) def. Centeno (SAPC)   6-4, 6-0
#4  Reuben (SAPC) def. Morris (Queens)  5-7, 6-4 (10-5)
#5  Basten (Queens) def. Arcila (SAPC)  6-0, 6-1
#6  Michael Surlak (Queens) def. Juan Pablo Burgos (SAPC)  6-1, 6-1

Knights Men’s Tennis drops season opener

February 6, 2005

FLORENCE, SC— Twenty-third-ranked Francis Marion University swept a non-conference men’s tennis match from St. Andrews Presbyterian College 9-0 on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 6), as the Patriots did not lose a set.

FMU claimed fairly easy doubles wins of 8-3, 8-1, 8-0, before sweeping all six singles matches.  Patriot sophomore Chatwinder Singh had the toughest match, winning 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles against Michael Okada.

The Knights return to action on Saturday, February 19 in its home opener against Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference foe Queens University of Charlotte. The match is slated for a 1:00 p.m. start.

MEN’S TENNIS:  #23 Francis Marion Univ. 9,  St. Andrews Presbyterian College 0

Doubles

#1  Alex Cury/Chatwinder Singh (FMU) def.
Johnny Janne/Michael Okada (SAPC) 8-3

#2  Kevin Taylor/Franklyn Emmanuel (FMU) def.
Daniel Reuben/Joseph Burnett (SAPC)  8-1

#3  Igor Prielozny/Roshon Razik (FMU) def.
Andres Centeno/Juan Pablo Burgos  (SAPC) 8-0

Singles

#1  Taylor (FMU)  def. Janne (SAPC)   6-1, 6-2
#2  Singh (FMU)  def. Okada (SAPC)  6-3, 6-1
#3  Emmanuel (FMU) def. Centeno (SAPC)   6-1, 6-0
#4  Cury (FMU) def. Reuben (SAPC)  6-1, 6-1
#5  Prielozny (FMU) def. Burnett (SAPC)  6-1, 6-2
#6  James Machlachlan (FMU) def. Juan Carlos Arcila (SAPC)  6-1, 6-2

SAPC Men’s Tennis Picked 10th in 2005 CVAC Poll

January 21, 2005

THOMASVILLE, NC—The St. Andrews men’s tennis team was picked tenth in the 2005 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Pre-Season Poll as voted on by the leagues head coaches. Second year head coach William Carter will guide the Knights, who are coming off a 5-15 overall and 3-7 CVAC season last year. The Knights earned the No. 7 seed in the 2004 CVAC tournament.

Anderson College is once again on top of the preseason poll as voted on by CVAC coaches. Head men’s tennis coach Brett Simpson is confident his team can win its fourth straight CVAC regular-season title and make a bigger impact on the national scene this spring even though there are several new players on the AC roster. The Trojans were 17-7 overall and 10-0 in the CVAC last spring bumping their undefeated regular season record to 30-0 in the last three seasons. Since joining the CVAC in 1999, Anderson is 56-3 in conference play. The Trojans, who were ranked No. 20 in the ITA national poll last fall, have not lost a CVAC match since the 2001 season. “We lost four players from last year’s team, so we’ve got a lot of new players,” Simpson said. “It’s a tough situation replacing players on a winning team, but we’ve got some new guys who performed well in the fall.” At the top of the list is sophomore Philippe Magat, a newcomer who played No. 1 for the Trojans last fall. He is ranked No. 39 in the nation in singles entering the spring. “Philippe had a good fall and established himself as our No. 1 player,” Simpson said. “I never expect a new player to come in and play No. 1 right off the bat, but he proved himself through the fall. He will be a tough competitor in our region.” Simpson says the strength of this year’s team is depth. “We’re solid throughout the lineup,” he said. “We have several players who can play all the positions. We’ve got a real solid team with no weaknesses.”

Barton College and Lees-McRae College tied for second place in the coaches’ poll. Barton returns seven players with top six CVAC experience, led by sophomores Brent Ching and Nikola Andjelic. Sixth-year head coach Marc Walters also welcomes back All-CVAC performer Ewout Hinnen after a year layoff and two new freshmen for the spring. The Bulldogs will look to improve on their #33 national ranking and 21-9 (8-2 CVAC) record of a year ago. "This team has a nice mix of experience and talent, despite being very young," said Walters. "We expect to improve as the season goes along and then we can settle in on our lineup."

Lees-McRae College also fields a strong team as they tie for second place in the preseason poll. The Bobcats look for revenge as their 2004 season fell just short of the both the CVAC regular season and tournament titles.  After concluding the fall ranked 24 th in the Division II national poll, the Bobcats will be led by seniors Felipe Castanheira, Shane Horan and Andrew Zarb.  Rounding out the team for Lees-McRae is sophomore Eckhardt van der Linde from South Africa and the addition of freshman Nathan Spunda from the Netherlands.  Head Coach Chris Bartlett says, “We have an experienced group of seniors that know exactly what it takes to get it done, that experience combined with some young talent could become key in the clutch matches.” 

Rounding out the men's tennis preseason poll 4-11 were: Mount Olive, Erskine, Queens, Limestone, Pfeiffer, Coker, St. Andrews, and Belmont Abbey respectively.

CVAC Pre-Season Coaches Poll

(1st place votes in parenthesis)
1. Anderson College (10) 100
T2. Lees-McRae College (1) 84
T2. Barton College 84
4. Mount Olive College 68
5. Erskine College 62
6. Queens University of Charlotte 48
7. Limestone College 43
8. Pfeiffer University 34
9. Coker College 31
10. St. Andrews Presbyterian College 30
11. Belmont Abbey College 21