6/19/2009

The Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams finished the 2009 season with records of 6-11 and 16-5 respectively.  The Lady Patriots also received their first ever regional NCAA regional ranking during the 2009 season.

The Patriot Men’s team played a very tough schedule throughout the 2009 season, but managed to win four out of the last seven regular season matches.  Their momentum pushed them through to the Heartland Conference Tournament, where they reached the Semi-Final game, but were unable to overcome the University of the Incarnate Word and move onto the championship.

Senior Brett Sticker was honored by the Heartland Conference for his play during the season, receiving an All-Heartland At-Large selection

The Lady Patriots made a historical march through the 2009 season, finishing it off as the NCCAA National Champions.  This capped off the Lady Patriots most successful season in DBU tennis history and a first time National Championship.  The team rolled through the 2009 season defeating numerous regionally ranked schools in their climb to the top of the podium in Marion, Indiana, at the NCCAA National Tournament.

The Lady Patriots were led all season by Junior Jeanelle Stines and Sophomore Natalie Holmes, with both being honored as All-Heartland Conference At-Large selections.  Stines, Holmes, and Sophomore Lisa Olian received NCCAA All-American honors, with all three being named NCCAA All-Americans.  Lady Patriot doubles teams Stines and Olian, and Holmes and Freshman Hannah Innes were named NCCAA All-Americans.  Head Coach Jennifer Helm was recognized as the NCCAA Coach of the Year.

"DBU Women's Tennis had a great season.  With over half the team new to DBU, I knew we had potential to do great things.  The season started slow, but the girls played a tough schedule and really came together as a team accomplishing a lot.  We held our first national ranking and ended as the NCCAA National Champions in May.  This team is young, so I am excited to see what the future holds,” Head Coach Jennifer Helm said.

4/24/2009

The Dallas Baptist University Men’s Tennis Team wrapped up their Heartland Conference play with a semi-final loss in the conference tournament held on April 24, in San Antonio, Texas, hosted by the University of the Incarnate Word.  The Patriots defeated St. Mary’s University by the score of 5-3 in the first round of play, but could not get past the Cardinals from the University of Incarnate Word in semi-final action losing 6-1.  The Patriots move to 6-11 on the year.

The Patriots were able to take two doubles matches from St. Mary’s to head into singles with a 2-1 advantage.  DBU extended their lead by winning three singles matches to move on to the semi-final game against the University of the Incarnate Word.

DOUBLES

1) Marcin Marczewski-Marcos Villarreal, StM, d. Brett Sticker-Bronson Vaughan, DBU, 8-4
2) Richard Vo-Richard Abel, DBU, d. Drew Zemanek-Vitas Van Dijk, StM, 8-5
3) Josh King-Nick French, DBU, d. Sal Lievanos-Matt Carrion, StM, 8-2

SINGLES

1) Marczewski, StM, d. Sticker, DBU, 6-2, 6-2
2) King, DBU, d. Van Dijk, StM, 6-2, 6-3
3) Villarreal, StM, d. Vo, DBU, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
4) Vaughan, DBU, d. Remarck, StM, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
5) Carrion, StM vs. Orry Skelton, DBU, Did Not Finish
6) Abel, DBU, d. Luis Delgado, StM, 6-2, 6-4

The Patriots started off slow in the match only grabbing one doubles match heading into singles down 2-1.  UIW came on strong in singles to defeat the Patriots by the score of 6-1.

DOUBLES

1) Max Moreau-Alex Wieland, UIW, d. Brett Sticker-Bronson Vaughan, DBU, 8-4
2) Jose Arizpe-Carlos Olvera, UIW, d. Richard Vo-Richard Abel, DBU, 8-2
3) Josh King-Nick French, DBU, d. Pierce Brandon-David Ballinger, UIW, 9-7

SINGLES

1) Moreau, UIW, d. Sticker, DBU, 6-0, 6-2
2) Arizpe, UIW, d. King, DBU, 6-3, 6-2
3) Wieland, UIW, d. Vo, DBU, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
4) Ballinger, UIW, vs. Vaughan, DBU, Did Not Finish
5) Olvera, UIW, d. Abel, DBU, 6-0, 6-0
6) Brandon, UIW, vs. Justin Hanna, DBU, Did Not Finish

4/7/2009

The DBU Patriots Men’s Tennis Team improved to 4-8 on the season on Tuesday afternoon when they defeated the Austin College Kangaroos 9-0.

The Patriots did not waste anytime as they took all three doubles matches from the Kangaroos taking a 3-0 lead into the singles matches.

DBU continued their strong showing as they took all six singles matches to finish off the Kangaroos, 9-0.

The Patriots are back in action on Tuesday, April 14, when they travel to Ada, Oklahoma, to take on East Central University.

Doubles
Junior Bronson Vaughan/Senior Brett Sticker (DBU) vs. Navey/Shanafelt (AU)- (DBU) 8-3
Freshman Richard Abel/Sophomore Justin Hanna (DBU) vs. Cochran/Duncan (AU)- (DBU) 8-2
Junior Josh King/Junior Nick French (DBU) vs. Gordon/Shulka (AU)- (DBU) 8-1

Singles
Senior Brett Sticker (DBU) vs. Cochran (AU)- (DBU) 6-1, 6-0
Junior Josh King (DBU) vs. Shanafelt (AU)- (DBU) 6-1, 6-0
Junior Bronson Vaughan (DBU) vs. Duncan (AU)- (DBU) 6-0, 6-1
Freshman Orry Skelton (DBU) vs. Gordon (AU)- (DBU) 6-0, 6-2
Freshman Richard Abel (DBU) vs. Bengston (AU)- (DBU) 6-0, 6-2
Sophomore Justin Hanna (DBU) vs. Jackson (AU)- (DBU) 6-0, 6-0

2/13/2009

The DBU Patriot Men’s Tennis Team opened up their spring season on Thursday as they hosted the Cameron University Aggies on the DBU campus.  The Cameron Aggies were ranked 6^th in the nation in all of Division II, and the Patriots were not able to overcome the odds losing 9-0 to the Aggies.

Junior Bronson Vaughan and Senior Brett Sticker were matched up against Aggies Daniel Pazos and Diego Troiano to start the day.  Pazos is individually ranked 38 in the nation.  Vaughan and Sticker matched up well against Cameron as they rallied late in the match to take the two Aggies into a break set and three match points.  The Aggies came out on top defeating Vaughan and Sticker 9-8 (9-7).

Other doubles matches were played by Senior Richard Vo and Freshman Richard Abel, and Junior Josh King and Freshman Orry Skelton.  The two teams fell to Cameron also by the scores of 8-4 and 8-2 respectively. 

The Patriots went into their singles matches looking to break down the Aggies and turn the day around, but strong play from Cameron shut down the Patriot hopes and ending the day 9-0.

“I am very proud of the guys.  They played really hard and had several matches within their reach,” Head Coach Jennifer Helm said.  “Although we lost, this was a great start to the season, and I believe we are going to really surprise people this year with our skill and determination.”

The Patriots look ahead as they are back in action when they host McMurry University on Friday, February 13, 2009, at the Arlington Tennis Center at 3:00 p.m.