Spring Hill College Tennis 2018

2018

TENNIS

TENNIS PREVIEW 2018

S

pring Hill College (SHC) men &

players,” he says. “But 4 through 6 are still

Dotson is confident heading into

area freshmen coming into the program

women’s tennis head coach John the 2018 campaign. “Injuries hurt

both our teams last year,” he says. “But this year I expect our men to challenge for the top spot in the conference and I see our

women’s team finishing in the top three.”

On the men’s side, Dotson is excited to

see that his freshmen are already showing enthusiasm and maturity. “Freshmen

Cedric Nitz from Pfaffenhofen, Germany,

and Ricardo Pena of Mexico City, Mexico, are both ready to step right into our

Number 1 and 2 spots on the singles

court,” he says. “They are already showing

a lot of promise.” Senior team captain Lars Bajohr of Versmold, Germany, returns for

his fourth season as a starter and looks to

have settled into the Number 3 court while fellow captain and senior Andrew Risley

of Ocean Springs, Miss., along with junior Ferdinand Amanor from Murphy High

School in Mobile will share time on the

Number 6 court. Sophomore Kurt Shiell of Mandeville, La., will handle the chores on the Number 4 court and freshman Chris

Mines of Birmingham, Ala., will step onto the Number 5 court in his debut season.

Junior Frank Amanor from Murphy HS and sophomore Brandon Harden of Mount Vernon, Ala., will also see time as the season progresses.

In the doubles play, Nitz and Bajohr

up in the air. We have four local Gulf Coastand I expect all four to contribute to the program immediately.”

On the Number 1 singles court, junior

Madison Artigues of New Orleans, La.,

appears to have nailed down the position while sophomore Rebecca Pearlman

of Vestavia, Ala., looks to step into the

Number 2 role. Freshman Mary Roane from Ormond Beach, Fla., will take the Number 3 singles court to begin her collegiate

career, but after that, Dotson says the fight is well underway for the remaining spots.

Senior Elizabeth Peters of St. Louis, Mo.

and junior Brenda Carrada of Mexico City, along with freshmen Jasmine Agadzi of

Pensacola, Fla., Omega-Latrese Davison of Moss Point, Miss., and Alexandria Rayford

from W.P. Davidson High School in Mobile

are battling it out for the final three courts.

Sophomore dual-sport athlete Athina

Amanor from Murphy HS will also see action as her Track schedule permits.

The women’s doubles will feature

Artigues and Pearlman on the Number 1

court with Roane and Peters handling the Number 2 court. For the early matches

of the year, the Number 3 court will be

an experiment among various players as

Dotson decides the best chemistry for his team.

“This will be an interesting season to

will face the challenges of the Number 1

watch unfold,” says Dotson. “We have a

the Number 2 position. Risley and Mines

veterans that will face a challenging, but

court as Pena and Shiell team together at will anchor SHC doubles play on the Number 3 court.

The women’s team is not as clear-cut

a decision as the men’s lineup for Dotson as the 2018 season approaches. “We are

fairly well settled as to our top three singles

nice mix of young players and experienced not impossible schedule. In the Southern

Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) you have to play a lot of tennis over very

few days, so anything can happen. I see us being the type of teams that can emerge

from that pack at the top of the standings.”

GENERAL FACTS

collegiate player, Dotson was the Team MVP at Martin Methodist in 1982

Institution: Spring Hill College City/State/Zip: Mobile, AL 36608 Founded: 1830 Enrollment: 1,500 Nickname: Badgers School Colors: Purple, white Home Facility: Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Capacity: 2,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference:

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Division: West President: Christopher Puto, PhD ‘64 Athletic Director: Jim Hall

Alma Mater: Grinnell College, 1995 Faculty Athletic Representative:

Steve Almquist, Ph.D. Compliance: Chad LeBlanc Senior Woman Administrator:

Allison Whitworth Athletic Department Phone: 251-380-3485 Athletic Department Fax: 251-460-2196 Sports Information Director: Jim Stennett

Alma Mater: Mississippi State, 1990 SID Phone: (251) 380-4468 SID Email: jstennett@shc.edu Athletic Web Site: www.shcbadgers.com Twitter: SHCBADGERS Facebook: SHCBADGERS Instagram: SHCBADGERS

the 1984 season.

COACHING STAFF

COACHING STAFF John Dotson - Head Coach

An independent tennis professional for the City

of Fairhope since 2010, Dotson joined the Badger

coaching staff in the fall of 2013 as the men’s coach after having also served as a volunteer coach at

Fairhope High School for four seasons and the owner/

director of The Club at Rock Creek from 2004-2010. He

assumed the reins of the women’s program in the summer of 2014.

Dotson holds an Associate in Arts degree from Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn., and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Birmingham-Southern College in 1984.

A native of Detroit, Mich., Dotson has also served as the owner/director of Cascades Racket Club in Clinton, Miss., and been the Head Tennis

Professional at The Fields Club in Norcross, Ga., and The Country Club

of Roswell in Roswell, Ga. He began his career in coaching as the Head

Tennis Professional for the Town of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., in January 1994. As and earned a national ranking in the NAIA at Birmingham-Southern during

Head Coach: John Dotson

Alma Mater:

Birmingham-Southern, 1984 Men’s record at school/years:

44-49/ 4 seasons Women’s record at school/years:

31-46/ 3 seasons Men’s overall career record/years:

44-49/ 4 seasons Women’s overall career record/years:

31-46/ 3 seasons Office Phone: (251) 380-3487 Athletic Trainer: Dani Ellis, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainers:

Abigail Hunt, ATC;

James Scarbrough, ATC Office Phone: 251-380-3493

WOMEN’S TEAM INFORMATION

Overall Record Last Year: 11-18 Conference Record/Finish: 8-6 (SIAC West) Women’s Final NCAA Rating: N/A Women’s Players returning/lost/new: 5/4/4

MEN’S TEAM INFORMATION

Overall Record Last Year: 11-16 Conference Record/Finish: 9-3 (SIAC West) Men’s Final NCAA Rating: N/A Men’s Players returning/lost/new: 6/3/3

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WOMEN’S 2018 ROSTER Player

Class

Exp.

Hometown/Previous School(s)

Jasmine Agadzi

Fr.

HS

Pensacola, Fla. / West Florida HS

Athina Amanor

So.

1L

Mobile, Ala. / Murphy HS

Jr.

2L

New Orleans, La. / St. Mary’s Dominican HS

Jr.

2L

Mexico City, Mexico / Escuela Sierra Nevada

Omega-Latrese Davison Fr.

HS

Moss Point, Miss. / Pascagoula HS

Rebecca Pearlman

So.

1L

Vestavia, Ala. / Vestavia Hills HS

Sr.

2L

St. Louis, Mo. / Ursuline Academy St. Louis

Fr.

HS

Mobile, Ala. / W.P. Davidson HS

Fr.

HS

Ormond Beach, Fla. / Seabreeze HS

Madison Artigues Brenda Carrada

Elizabeth Peters

Alexandria Rayford Mary Roane

WOMEN’S 2018 ROSTER

Jasmine Agadzi Freshman

Athina Amanor Sophomore

Madison Artigues Junior

Brend Carrada Junior

Omega-Latrese Davison Freshman

Rebecca Pearlman Sophomore

Elizabeth Peters Senior

Alexandria Rayford Freshman

Mary Roane Freshman

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MEN’S 2018 ROSTER Player

Class

Exp.

Hometown/Previous School(s)

Jr.

2L

Mobile, Ala./Murphy HS

Jr.

2L

Mobile, Ala./Murphy HS

Sr.

2L

Versmold, Germany/CJD Gymnasium Versmold

So.

SQ

Mount Vernon, Ala./W.P. Davidson HS

Fr.

HS

Birmingham, Ala./The Altamont School

Cedric Nitz

Fr.

HS

Pfaffenhofen, Germany/Schyren-Gymnasium Pfaffenhofen

Fr.

HS

Mexico City, Mexico/Instituo del Tecnologico de Monterrey

Andrew Risley

Sr.

2L

Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean Springs HS

Kurt Shiell

So.

1L

Mandeville, La./Saint Paul’s School

Ferdinand Amanor Frank Amanor Lars Bajohr

Brandon Harden Chris Mines

Ricardo Pena

MEN’S 2018 ROSTER

Ferdinand Amanor Junior

Frank Amanor Junior

Lars Bajohr Senior

Brandon Harden Sophomore

Chris Mines Freshman

Cedric Nitz Freshman

Ricardo Pena Freshman

Andrew Risley Senior

Kurt Shiell Sophomore

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2017 RESULTS Date

Opponent

Site

(M/W) Result

Southeastern University vs. Texas A&M-Texarkana at Rhodes College at Christian Brothers University (women) at University of Mobile Tougaloo College at University of Montevallo (women)

Mobile, Ala. Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Univ. of Mobile Mobile, Ala. Montevallo, Ala.

L, 3-6/ L, 1-8 L, 1-8/ L, 4-5 L, 1-8/ L, 2-7 L, 1-8 L, 1-8/ L, 0-9 W, 9-0/ W, 9-0 L, 0-9

2017 SIAC Round-Up; Columbia, S.C. Feb. 23 *at Benedict College

*vs. Lane College

*vs. Fort Valley State University Feb. 24 *vs. Clark Atlanta University (women)

*vs. Morehouse College (men)

*vs. Tuskegee University

*vs. Albany State University (women)

*vs. LeMoyne-Owen College

Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C.

L, 2-5/ L, 2-5 W, 9-0/ W, 9-0 W, 7-2/ W, 9-0 L, 0-9 W, 5-4 W, 7-1/ L, 1-5 W, 6-0 W, 8-1/ W, 9-0

Mar. 4

Mar. 8 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 18 Mar. 19 Mar. 21

Jackson, Miss.

Jackson, Miss.

Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Mobile, Ala. West Point, Ga.

Feb. 3 Feb. 11

Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 19

at Millsaps College vs. Tougaloo College University of Mobile Mississippi College Cameron University at Birmingham-Southern College Huntingdon College (men) at Point University

2017 SIAC Round-Up; Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center; Mar. 30 *Fort Valley State University Mobile, Ala.

*Albany State University (women) Mobile, Ala. *Clark Atlanta University (women) Mobile, Ala.

*Morehouse College (men) Mobile, Ala. Mar. 31 *Tuskegee University Mobile, Ala.

*Lane College Mobile, Ala. Apr. 1 *LeMoyne-Owen College Mobile, Ala.

*Benedict College Mobile, Ala. Apr. 2 Apr. 9

vs. Christian Brothers University (men) at Loyola University (La.)

L, 0-9/ L, 0-9 W, 9-0/ W, 6-0 L, 1-8/ L, 0-9 L, 1-8/ L, 0-9 L, 0-9/ L, 0-9 L, 0-9/ L, 0-9 L, 3-6 L, 0-9/ W, 6-2 Mobile, Ala. W, 6-3/ W, 9-0 W, 9-0 L, 2-7 L, 3-6 W, 7-2/ L, 2-7 W, 9-0/ W, 9-0 W, 8-1/ W, 9-0 L, 2-7/ L, 2-7

Pensacola, Fla. New Orleans, La.

L; 3-6 L, 0-9/ L 0-9

*SIAC match

2017 SIAC FINAL STANDINGS Team Men Benedict Morehouse Spring Hill Tuskegee LeMoyne-Owen Fort Valley State Lane

SIAC

Overall

11-1 10-2 9-3 5-7 4-78 2-9 0-11

17-8 14-6 11-16 5-11 4-8 5-13 0-11

Team Women Benedict Clark Atlanta Tuskegee Spring Hill Albany State Fort Valley State LeMoyne-Owen Lane

SIAC

Overall

13-1 12-2 11-3 8-6 6-8 3-11 2-10 0-11

17-5 13-9 11-5 11-18 6-19 5-14 2-10 0-11

2018 SCHEDULE Date

Opponent

Site

Time

Feb 4

Feb 9 Feb 10

Feb 11 Feb 17

Birmingham-Southern College (men) University of Montevallo at Christian Brothers University vs University of Arkansas Fort Smith at Rhodes College (men) vs Blue Mountain College Grambling State University (women)

Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Mobile, Ala.

8 a.m.

1 p.m.

3 p.m.

8:30 a.m.

1 p.m.

9 a.m.

12 p.m.

2018 SIAC Round-Up; Columbia, S.C. Feb 22 *at Benedict College (men)

*vs. Albany State University (women)

*vs Fort Valley State University (men)

*vs. Benedict College (women only) Feb 23 *vs Lane College (men)

*vs. Fort Valley State University (women)

*vs Morehouse College (men) *vs Lane College (women)

*vs Clark Atlanta University (women) Feb 24 *vs LeMoyne-Owen College

*vs Tuskegee University

Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C.

Feb 27 Mar 9 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 18 Mar 23

Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Univ. of Mobile Ocean Springs, Miss Mobile, Ala.

3 p.m.

1 p.m.

Women: 11 a.m. / Men: 1 p.m.

2 p.m.

11 a.m.

2 p.m.

2018 SIAC Round-Up; Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center *Fort Valley State University Mar 29 *Albany State University (women)

*Morehouse College (men)

*Clark Atlanta University (women)

*Tuskegee University Mar 30

*Lane College Mar 31 *LeMoyne-Owen College

*Benedict College

Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala.

9 a.m.

1 p.m.

4 p.m.

4 p.m.

9 a.m.

1 p.m.

9 a.m.

1 p.m.

Apr 6 Apr 7

Jackson, Miss.

Jackson, Miss.

University of Mobile Tougaloo College (Miss.)

Mississippi College at University of Mobile vs. Loyola University (La.) (women) Centenary College (men)

at Tougaloo College at Belhaven University

*SIAC match

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9 a.m. (EST) 9 a.m. (EST) 12 p.m. (EST) 1 p.m. (EST) 9 a.m. (EST) 9 a.m. (EST) 12 p.m. (EST) 12 p.m. (EST) 3:30 p.m. (EST) 9 a.m. (EST) 12 p.m. (EST)

2 p.m.

9 a.m.