September 22, 2009
SUMTER, S.C. — Barton College newcomer Roman Mendoza of France had a sensational debut this weekend in the ITA Tennis Championships at the Palmetto Tennis Center.
Mendoza, a junior transfer from Barton Community College (KS) won the Men's B Flight of the ITA tennis tournament at Francis Marion which concluded Sunday. Mendoza — who defeated Bruno Prudence of Wingate (6-2,6-0), Wu Ferraz of Augusta State (6-0,6-0), Braeden Patchell (6-0,6-1), Jan Labas of Augusta State and Drew Owen of Wingate — only lost a total of four games en route to the final.
"We just got Roman cleared (by the NCAA Eligibility Center) earlier in the week," Barton head coach Tom Schrecengost said, "so frankly, I didn't know how good he was — or how good he could be. I put him in the B draw, knowing with the amount of tennis he has played (in his lifetime) that he would be a good player.
"He had a great tournament, and he won quite easily. He just has the kind of game that gives people trouble. He is very clever and has all the shots with different spins. He also mixes it up well. He hit deep shots, lobs and came to the net, which kept them off balance, and he doesn't make many mistakes. We will be much better with him in the lineup. We should have a top four that can compete with most anybody."
On the women's side, Barton junior Jamie Galasso (transfer N.C. Wesleyan) advanced to the round of 16 in the B draw before falling. She defeated Maddy Billeter of Pfeiffer 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 64 and Melanie Scheider in the round of 32, 6-1, 6-3 but was taken down 6-1, 6-3 by Sam Alschlager of Wingate in two close sets in the round of 16.
Also winning matches for the Bulldogs in the four day event were junior Cesar Grobel, junior Leandro Peron, sophomore P.A. Desilets, junior Eduardo Stefani, sophomore Lindsay Toth and senior Blair Burke.
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August 28, 2009
GREENSBORO, NC - Former Atlantic Christian College/Barton College tennis great Tom Morris, who later led the Bulldogs to great success as a coach, will be inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame.
Morris, of Blount's Creek, and Tom Willson of Cashiers, will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame January 30th, 2010, with a commemoration event held at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst, NC. The North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame is housed in Greensboro, N.C.
Tom Morris came to North Carolina by way of Columbia, S.C. He enjoyed a sensational prep tennis career, during which he suffered just one loss. As an undergraduate at Atlantic Christian College (now Barton), Morris played in the No. 1 spot all four years, earned All-America recognition twice and helped his team win the 1979 NAIA National Championship. He reached the semifinals in the National Singles Championship his sophomore year and ranked as high as #5 nationally in doubles.
His 105 career singles victories still rank as the school record. Morris was named Kiwanis Male Athlete-of-the-Year at Atlantic Christian three-straight years, making him the only athlete to earn that honor more than twice. Morris would return to his alma mater years later as its Head Coach from 1990-98, molding eight All-America selections and eight conference players-of-the-year. He was inducted into the Barton College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.
Currently, Morris is entering his 12th season as head coach at East Carolina. He is the university's all-time winningest tennis coach and has compiled a record of 232-168 at the institution, complementing his 407-270 career collegiate mark.
During his collegiate coaching career, he has been named the Carolinas Conference Coach-of-the-Year four times, as well as awarded the NAIA District 26 Coach-of-the-Year, the Conference USA Sportsmanship Award and NCAA Men's East Regional Coach-of-the-Year. He and wife, Carol, have three children, Chris, Jack and Al.
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August 14, 2009
Four Barton College tennis players were named to Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic team based on their classroom performances from the 2008-09 school year, head coach Tom Schrecengost announced.
Rising senior Will Cobb (3.82 cumulative GPA), sophomore P-A Desilets (3.74) and junior Diego Salinas (3.52) were honored from the Barton men's team while sophomore Lindsay Toth (3.9) excelled academically on the women's side.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must meet the following criteria: be a varsity letter winner; have a grade-point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) for the current academic year; and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters (including freshman through senior year).
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April 16, 2009
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Cesar Grobel, P.A. Desilets and Jessica Galasso represented Barton College on the 2009 All-Conference Carolinas Tennis Teams announced Thursday night.
The teams were determined by vote from each head coach of participating league institutions. Nominations were collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Conference First Team, All-Conference Second Team and All-Conference Second Team.
Awards were presented at the league tennis team banquet at the Conference Tournament Championships co-hosted by Erskine College and the Sumter Palmetto Park Tennis Complex in Sumter, SC. This year's award winners are as follows:
MEN'S TENNIS:
Player of the Year:
Nandor Solymosi, Lees-McRae
Freshman of the Year:
Christian Lee-Daigle, Queens
Coach of the Year:
Paule Goode, Lees-McRae
All-Conference First Team:
Nandor Solymosi, Lees-McRae
Thomas Ollivier, Limestone
Philip Pakebusch, Anderson
Stephane Murray, Anderson
Nemanja Brcan, Erskine
Christian Lee-Daigle, Queens
All-Conference Second Team:
Philip Lawson, Pfeiffer
Cesar Grobel, Barton
Shawn Sumner, Lees-McRae
Alexandre Queiros, Mount Olive
Alek Mojski, Lees-McRae
Miguel Lopez Zuniga, Limestone
All-Conference Third Team:
Phillippe Hogan, Limestone
Pierre-Alexander Desilets, Barton
Johan deWit, Pfeiffer
Murilo Pelegrino, Mount Olive
Angelo Ciarrochchi, Erskine
WOMEN'S TENNIS:
Player of the Year:
Gabriela Celi, Lees-McRae
Freshman of the Year:
Gabriela Celi, Lees-McRae
Coach of the Year:
Paule Goode, Lees-McRae
All-Conference First Team:
Patty Dominguez, Pfeiffer
Tessa Rheault, Erskine
Gabriela Celi, Lees-McRae
Elena Mileva, Queens
Christine Vanard, Lees-McRae
Alyssa Blanchard, Coker
All-Conference Second Team:
Carol Aro, Mount Olive
Rachel Lemar, Coker
Britton Bignon, Erskine
Jimena Munoz Quiroga, Limestone
Camila Kurebayashi, Mount Olive
Jessica Galasso, Barton
All-Conference Third Team:
Jennifer Snaider, Limestone
Mary Claire Rollins, Erskine
Eve Aubry, Limestone
Sophia Medeiros, Mount Olive
Ashley Mayers, Lees-McRae
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March 22, 2009
Wingate, N.C.—-The Wingate University Bulldogs defeated the Bulldogs of Barton College in men’s and women’s tennis action Sunday afternoon. The Wingate men (4-4 overall) defeated Barton (4-5 overall) 6-3. The Wingate women (7-4 overall) defeated Barton (1-8 overall) 7-2.
For the Wingate men, freshman Matthew Lichtenstein (Darnestown, Md.) won his singles and doubles match Sunday afternoon. He defeated freshman Pier-Alexandre Desilets (Quebec, Canada) 6-4, 6-4 in number five singles actions. Lichtenstein teamed with senior Jose Valarezo (Guayaquil, Ecuador) to defeat junior Matthew Jackman (England) and sophomore Diego Salinas (Mexico City, Mexico) 8-5 in number three doubles action.
The host Bulldogs went 5-1 in singles action. Sophomore Mitchell Lvovsky (Dania, Fla.) defeated Jackman 7-6 and 6-1 in number two singles action while Wingate sophomore Braeden Patchell (Oakville, Ontario) won the first set 6-1 over sophomore Chris Martel (Burlington, Vt.) before Martel retired due to an injury. Wingate freshman Andrew Owen (Kitchener, Ontario) added a 6-3, 6-3 win in number four singles over Salinas while Freshman Flavio Rathsam (Sao Paulo, Brazil) won 6-1, 6-2 over sophomore Leandro Peron (Santana de Parnaiba, Brazil).
For Barton, sophomore Cesar Grobel (Sao Paulo, Brazil) went 2-0 on the day, topping Wingate freshman Bruno Pudence (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 6-1, 6-2 in number one doubles while teaming with Martel to defeat Patchell and sophomore Louis Villarroel (Maraval, Trinidad) 8-2 in number one doubles.
On the women’s side, Wingate sophomores Kara Stasikelis (Greer, S.C.) and Zoe Hartas (Sydney, Australia) along with freshman Ewa Opala (Redziny, Poland) went 2-0 on the afternoon. Stasikelis defeated freshman Lindsay Toth (Sewickley, Pa.) 6-2, 6-1 in number one singles, while teaming with junior Pierce Dillard (Simpsonville, S.C.) to pick up an 8-3 win in number two doubles.
Hartas defeated senior Summer Chase (Snow Hill, N.C.) 6-1, 6-1 in number three doubles, while teaming with Opala for an 8-3 win in number three doubles. Opala added a 6-1, 6-0 win in number six doubles over freshman Ahday Newsome (Duncanville, Texas).
Junior Hollyn Alberghini (Stanfield, N.C.) rallied for a victory in number four doubles, defeating junior Kristen Packer (Burlington, N.C.) 6-7, 6-1, 10-8. Freshman Samantha Alschlager (Indian Trail, N.C.) picked up a 6-0, 6-3 win in number five singles over Blair Burke.
For Barton, senior Jessica Galasso (Winston-Salem, N.C.) was a perfect 2-0 on the afternoon. She teamed with Toth to defeat Alberghini and Alschlager 8-5 in number one doubles. Galasso followed that with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Dillard in number two singles.
Both Wingate teams return to action Tuesday, hosting Lenoir-Rhyne at 2:30 p.m. Barton travels to Lenoir-Rhyne Monday for a 2 p.m. start.
NCAA DIVISION II MEN’S MATCH RESULTS
WINGATE XX, BARTON XX
SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2009
Singles
#1 Cesar Grobel (BC) def. Bruno Pudence (WIN) 6-1, 6-2
#2 Mitchell Lvovsky (WIN) def. Matt Jackman (BC) 7-6 (5), 6-1
#3 Braeden Patchell (WIN) def. Chris Martel (BC) 6-1, retired (injury)
#4 Drew Owen (WIN) def. Diego Salinas (BC) 6-3, 6-3
#5 Matthew Lichtenstein (WIN) def. Pier-Alexandre Desilets (BC) 6-4, 6-4
#6 Flavio Rathsam (WIN) def. Leandro Peron (BC) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
#1 Grobel/Martel (BC) def. Patchell/Louis Villarroel (WIN) 8-2
#2 Desilets/Peron (BC) def. Pudence/Rathsam (WIN) 8-2
#3 Lichtenstein/Jose Valarezo (WIN) def. Jackman/Salinas (BC) 8-5
RECORDS: Wingate 4-4 overall, Barton 4-5 overall
NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN’S MATCH RESULTS
WINGATE 7, BARTON 2
SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2009
Singles
#1 Kara Stasikelis (WIN) def. Lindsay Toth (BC) 6-2, 6-1
#2 Jessica Galasso (BC) def. Pierce Dillard (WIN) 6-2, 6-1
#3 Zoe Hartas (WIN) def. Summer Chase (BC) 6-1, 6-1
#4 Hollyn Alberghini (WIN) def. Kristen Packer (BC) 6-7 (7), 6-1, 10-8 (ST)
#5 Samantha Alschlager (WIN) def. Blair Burke (BC) 6-0, 6-3
#6 Ewa Opala (WIN) def. Ahdai Newsome (BC) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
#1 Toth/Galasso (BC) def. Alberghini/Alschlager (WIN) 8-5
#2 Stasikelis/Dillard (WIN) def. Chase/Burke (BC) 8-3
#3 Hartas/Opala (WIN) def. Packer/Newsome (BC) 8-3
Records:
Wingate 7-4 overall; Barton 1-8 overall
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March 4, 2009
FLORENCE, SC — The Barton College tennis teams dropped a pair of matches to vaunted foes from Francis Marion University on Wednesday afternoon.
The nationally 8th-ranked Francis Marion women topped Barton 9-0 by losing just two games, while the FMU men, ranked 5th nationally in NCAA D-II, defeated the Bulldogs 8-1. Only Barton freshman P.A. Desilets of Quebec prevailed. He beat Dirk Bair 6-4, 6-2 at No. 5 singles.
Cesar Grobel-Chris Martel took the Patriots to the limit at No. 1 doubles to start the day before falling 9-8 (11). All of the men's singles matches ended in straight sets.
Jessica Galasso, playing in the No. 2 spot, won Barton's only two games in the women's match.
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January 31, 2009
High Point, NC — Erskine College has maintained the top spot in the preseason poll as voted on by league head coaches for the fourth consecutive season. The Fleet also earned their fourth consecutive preseason national ranking in the Division II ITA National Preseason Poll coming in at No. 28.Erskine finished the 2008 campaign with a 20-4 record and finished the conference slate undefeated (10-0) for the fourth-straight season. Erskine has posted an overall conference record of 51-0 the past three seasons, and has won both the regular-season title and tournament championships in the 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 seasons.
Erskine returns a core of players including Kacie Knox, Britton Bignon, and Mary-Claire Rollins. These players will combine their efforts with four strong freshmen, Cera Falls, Nicole Miller, Tessa Rhealt, and Jordan Smith as the Fleet look to win their fifth straight conference championship.
The Limestone College places second in this year's preseason poll. TheLady Saints tennis team is eager to start the 2009 season after finishing second in the conference tournament and posting a 16-8 overall record (9-1 league) last season. The Lady Saints return four letter winners and two returning starters and All-Conference honorees Eve Aubry and Jen Snaider. The team also has six newcomers who will look to make an impact.
The Lady Saints had a strong 2008 fall season. The Lady Saints are currently ranked No. 9 in the Southeast Region.
Mount Olive places third in this year's preseason poll as voted on by league head coaches. Mount Olive returns four starters from last year's squad, including two-time All-Conference Carolinas selection Carol Aro and 2008 All-Conference player Sofia Medeiros. The Trojans finished fourth in last year's regular season standings with a 7-3 conference mark after winning four of their final five conference matches. A late-season injury hindered Mount Olive during the 2008 Conference Carolinas Tournament, but the Trojans are expected to be back at full strength for 2009.
Rounding out the Coaches Preseason Poll 4-10 are: Lees-McRae, Pfeiffer, Coker, Anderson, Queens, Barton and Converse respectively.
Conference Carolinas Pre-Season Coaches Poll
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Erskine College (8) 80
2. Limestone College (2) 71
3. Mount Olive College 58
4. Lees-McRae College 52
5. Pfeiffer University 50
6. Coker College 37
7. Anderson University 36
8. Queens University of Charlotte 30
9. Barton College 25
10. Converse College 11
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September 23, 2008
SUMTER, SC — The Barton College tennis teams had a solid performance over the weekend at the Conference Carolinas Fall Individual Championships at the Palmetto Tennis Center. It marked their debut under first-year head coach Tom Schrecengost.
For the Lady Bulldogs, Summer Chase won the "C" Flight singles bracket. She beat Jennifer Hawkins of Lees-McRae 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 in the first round; breezed by Mount Olive's Kelly Dunlap 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals and rallied past Pfeiffer's Maddy Billeter 6-7, 6-0, 10-4 in the semifinals. She won the final by walkover.
On the men's side, P-A Desilets advanced to the finals of the "C" Flight singles bracket with 6-4, 6-4 wins over Andrew Hershelman of Limestone and Frank Pouchet of Pfeiffer. He lost in the finals to Mount Olive's Bevan Hewitt 6-0, 6-3.
Desilets/Eduardo Stefani made it to the finals of "C" Flight doubles with 8-5 conquests over tandems from Erskine and Pfeiffer. They lost to McKinze/Ramirez of Queens in the finale.
Cesar Grobel/Matt Jackman emerged the "A" Flight doubles consolation title. They lost 8-6 in the first round of the main draw and won the draw with a victory over Sumner/Karendal of Lees-McRae and a walkover. Grobel also bounced back from an early setback to win the "A" Flight consolation draw with a 6-3, 6-4 conquest of Lees-McRae's Steve Karendal.
Other Bulldogs winning matches in the three-day event were: Leandro Peron, Diego Salinas and Ahdai Newsome. Nadia Filmater and Lindsey Toth also represented the Lady Bulldogs.
"I think we got off to a pretty rugged start," Schrecengost said, "but we progressed as the weekend went along. That's what you want to see. We had some players win, or advance to the finals, of their brackets. We've got some work to do. That's undeniable. But we are getting better on a day-to-day basis, and that's what we're trying to do."
All the conference schools except Anderson were represented at the tournament.
Schrecengost believes his team needs to shore up its technique, communication and chemistry in doubles to be successful this season.
"We need to play together more, with different combinations, and try to do some new things," he said. "The talent is there. I think we have good players on both sides (men and women)."
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June 6, 2008
A new era in the storied history of Barton College tennis is beginning.
Barton College Director of Athletics Gary Hall announced Friday that Tom Schrecengost has been hired to coach the men's and women's tennis teams.
Schrecengost, who was born in Maryland but was raised in Pennsylvania, has 10 years of experience at the NCAA D-II tennis level. He has coached the men's and women's tennis teams at Mars Hill College since 2000 and was the women's coach at fellow Conference Carolinas league member Erskine College the previous two years. He succeeds Brian Mastin, who was at the Barton helm for 1 ½ years.
"I am very excited about getting the job," Schrecengost said Thursday night. "I think it is a unique opportunity, considering the facilities the school has in place and that Barton has a pretty good tradition in tennis (NAIA National Championships in 1979 and 1984, when the school was named Atlantic Christian College). I feel there is also a good base of talent here to work with, so it's a good situation."
He said the people he and his wife of 13 years, Kay, met while on their visit here in late May were "genuine" and that Hall was very accommodating and thorough during their visit.
"I know it is going to be a big challenge, especially with the responsibility we have to the community, but I felt at peace with the decision (to take the job) after praying about it," he said. "We just felt like this was the direction we should go."
Hall was thrilled to quickly conclude a national search that drew 44 applicants…and to secure the search committee's top choice.
"Tom will bring a wealth of experience as a successful NCAA D-II head coach for the past 10 years and also a strong experience working in instructional and tournament settings," Hall said. "He did a tremendous job at Mars Hill of building both the men's and women's teams to a level beyond where they had been when he inherited them in 2000. He demonstrated the ability to balance the need to work hard for both teams, a factor which is very important to us here at Barton. He and his wife, Kay, will be real assets to the college and the Wilson community."
In 2008, Schrecengost directed the Mars Hill men to a No. 6 Southeast Region ranking, a 13-5 overall record and a second-place finish in the South Atlantic Conference. The Lions lost 5-1 to Florida Southern in first round of the NCAA D-II Southeast Regional. His 2004 women's tennis team was ranked as high as No. 9 in the Southeast and his 2006 squad set a school record for wins with 16. From 2004-2007, the Mars Hill women posted a 50-29 win-loss record.
Schrecengost was the President's Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player in 1987 while playing for the Grove City College tennis team. He transferred to the University of South Florida, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education (K-8) in 1991. He earned his Master's Degree of Physical Education in 1997 from Northwestern State University in Louisiana.
His immediate focus as Barton head coach will be to fill out his rosters, plan a practice/playing schedule and prepare to teach some courses in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Studies. They plan to move to Wilson in early July.
"Coach Schrecengost will also work on ways to breathe life back into the tremendous lighted 12-court facility we have on campus," Hall said. "We have changed this position so that it is now a 12-month position, and have done so in large part so that we can expand the number of instructional opportunities we can provide for the local community, as well as have a coach on board who can be an ambassador for the numerous events we have traditionally hosted. It is exciting to anticipate the manner in which Coach Schrecengost will lead us forward in this combination of endeavors."
Schrecengost has been directing a Summer Tennis Camp since 2001 and is looking forward to getting some clinics, camps and private lessons on his calendar in Wilson.
"This (coaching and teaching) is something I've done for a number of years, so that should help me get the job done well," he said. "I should be able to hit the ground running since the two schools I was at before are very similar to Barton.
"I don't like to set specific goals, because that limits you. I think you need to see what's in front of you, work hard, then see where it takes you. As for the community, I want to establish good relationships for lessons and clinics. I want everyone to have fun, because then they'll come back and stay involved with the game."
Schrecengost said his Mars Hill players were "disappointed" that he was leaving. "That's the hardest part," he said, "because you build relationships with the kids, so there is never a good time to leave. But, I think they understood that it was a good opportunity for me and wished me luck."
Hall, who was handling recruiting for the program the last two months, is extremely pleased that Schrecengost will be joining a veteran coaching staff.
"David Riggins, Director of Athletics at Mars Hill, is a close friend and colleague of mine," Hall said, "and he noted that there was no area in which he would rate Coach Schrecengost as anything other than a top-shelf coach and person, so I know he will be greatly missed up there (at Mars Hill)."
"I am just excited because Wilson is a good tennis community that is family oriented," Schrecengost said. "Everyone has been very warm and receptive. From our first visit, we felt pretty comfortable making the move, so we've stepped out in faith."
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April 21, 2008
Brian Mastin, who came to Barton College in January of 2007 to coach the men's and women's tennis teams, has announced that he will not be returning for the 2008-09 academic year.
Mastin has coached the men's tennis team to a combined overall record of 22-20 over the past two seasons. His 2007 men's team was 7-2 in conference regular season play, placing third in the standings, and made the finals of the league tournament, bowing to Anderson University. The 2008 team went 4-5 in league regular season play, placing sixth, and qualified for the league tournament quarterfinals. He coached the women's team to a combined 8-20 mark for the 2007 season and half of the 2008 season. His 2007 women's team was 2-8 in league play, placing in a tie for ninth, and 5-14 overall. That team did not qualify for the league tournament. The women's team was 3-6 under his direction in 2008 before Sheila Milne was named as the team's interim coach in mid-March.
"Barton College appreciates the effort which Brian Mastin gave to his position here over the last year and a half," said Gary Hall, Director of Athletics. "He essentially held four job titles for most of this tenure here, serving as our Strength and Conditioning Specialist and as a faculty member in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Studies in addition to his coaching duties. Under his direction, our 2007 men's tennis team came very close to winning the then Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference tournament championship and advancing into NCAA post-season play. Coach Mastin has been very effective in the strength and conditioning work he performed with student-athletes on a number of our teams. We wish him and his family well as they consider other opportunities."
"We are putting together a job announcement and will begin the search immediately for our next head tennis coach," continued Hall. "With the outstanding tradition of competitive success we have enjoyed in tennis and the top-shelf court facility we have in place, we are encouraged that we can attract a strong pool of candidates for the position. We also will have very good talent returning to both tennis teams and we are confident that we can be successful for the 2008-09 year."
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