Season Outlook
The Wittenberg University men's and women's tennis teams are very young in 2006-07, but first-year Head Coach Pablo Russo hopes the experience gained will provide a foundation for a consistent winner in years to come.
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Susan Feuer
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The Wittenberg University men's and women's tennis teams are very young in 2006-07, but first-year Head Coach Pablo Russo hopes the experience gained will provide a foundation for a consistent winner in years to come.
The Tiger women have slightly more experience, led by No. 1 singles and doubles player Allison Earhart (Yorktown, Ind./Yorktown). Earhart, a sophomore, compiled a 14-9 overall record, including a 5-1 record in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) matches in her first season at the collegiate level. In doubles, Earhart posted records of 10-3 overall and a 4-1 in the NCAC.
The only other returning letterwinners are junior Amanda Williams (Mason, Ohio/Capistrano Valley (Calif.)), who went 12-12 and 3-1 in NCAC matches a year ago, and senior Susan Feuer (Indianapolis, Ind./Park-Tudor), who won six matches between singles and doubles a year ago.
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Tom Burkam
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Rounding out the Tiger roster are seniorCathy Hall (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman), who has seen limited playing time during her collegiate career, and seven freshmen: Emma Andersson (Stockholm, Sweden/Enskilda Gymnasiet), Melissa Cederqvist (Jonkoping, Sweden/Erik Dahlbergs Gymnasiet),Jessica Corns (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview), Caitlin Glandon (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington), Emily Nash (Hilliard, Ohio/Davidson), Marisa Pechawar (Springfield, Ohio/Catholic Central) andKaitlyn Tinney (Ashtabula, Ohio/St. John's).
On the men's side, the Tigers are led by sophomore No. 1 singles and doubles playerBrad Seymour (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe), who is coming off a successful freshman campaign that included records of 12-14 overall and 3-3 in NCAC matches. Senior Tom Burkam (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) is the only other returning after posting a 2-3 singles record last year.
Much like the women, the men will have a lot of youth in the program. SophomoreAndrew Young (Mansfield, Ohio/Senior) will make his collegiate debut for the tennis team after making the Tiger men's soccer team as a midfielder the last two seasons. Freshmen Jason Barkeloo (Galloway, Ohio/Westland), Greg Harvey (Urbana, Ohio/Urbana), Rob Lehner (Gahanna, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales) andCraig Lods (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) are all in the mix as well.