Carson-Newman Tennis Teams Open 2010 Season on Saturday at King College
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The Carson-Newman men’s and women’s tennis teams will open the 2010 season on Saturday at King College. The matches are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in Bristol, Tenn.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The Carson-Newman men’s and
women’s tennis teams will open the 2010 season on Saturday at
King College.
The matches are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in Bristol, Tenn.
The Lady Eagles are coming off a successful 2009 campaign in which
they won the program’s first-ever South Atlantic Conference
Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Division II Southeast
Regional before falling to eventual national champion Armstrong
Atlantic.
Expectations will be high for the Lady Eagles in 2010 with several
key pieces returning from last year’s squad, including senior
Amanda Bartlett (Powder Springs, Ga.), who is a two-time SAC Player
of the Year. Bartlett will anchor the top of the lineup in singles
and doubles.
Senior Elizabeth Sneed (Kingsport, Tenn.), junior Taryn Cappadona
(Kennesaw, Ga.) and sophomore Kylie Elliott (Maryville, Tenn.)
round out the top four players in the Lady Eagle lineup. Sneed was
a first team All-SAC performer in 2009, while Cappadona was named
MVP of the SAC Tournament.
Junior Charli Thomas (Norman, Okla.), sophomores Melissa Sneed
(Kingsport, Tenn.), Kate Walker (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) and Stephanie
Goode and freshmen Tiffany Delias (Morristown, Tenn.) and Megan
Wilson (Maryville, Tenn.) will also be expected to contribute for
the Lady Eagles this season.
Goode returns from a one-year hiatus and will provide experience to
the lower part of the lineup, while Delias and Wilson are expected
to make an immediate contribution either in singles or doubles.
Eagles Hope to Bounce Back in 2010
The Eagles are looking to rebound this season after a disappointing
2009 campaign and will rely on a mixture of veterans and young
talent to get things turned around.
Senior Jack Harvie (Snellville, Ga.) and juniors Trent Slagle
(Knoxville, Tenn.), Chris Acker (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Adriano Kira
(Brazil) will all need to have a solid season for the Eagles to
bounce back. Sophomore Rudolfo Schwarz (Brazil) will also be
counted on to have a strong season.
Freshmen Derek Holdway (Woodstock, Ga.) and Paul Birdsong
(Woodstock, Ga.) are talented newcomers who have the potential to
make an immediate impact for the Eagles in 2010.
Freshmen Greg Center (Brentwood, Tenn.), Dalton Moore (Gate City,
Va.), Chad Sheppard (Gate City, Va.) and Tyler Catlett (Jefferson
City, Tenn.) will provide depth for the Eagles.
