Men's Tennis News

May 1, 2012
Conference Carolinas & NCAA Post League & National Statistical Leaders
Conference Carolinas and the NCAA have released conference & national team statistics along with conference & national individual stat leaders for the current week. Please follow the links included to view these leaders.

April 29, 2012
Mount Olive's Record-Setting Men's Tennis Season Ends At NCAA II Southeast Regional
Akio Mariano and Murilo Pelegrino posted straight-set singles wins to rally No. 9 seed Mount Olive to a 3-3 tie, but No. 8 seed Wingate won the final two singles matches to defeat the Trojans 5-3 in the opening round of the Southeast Regional of the 2012 NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championship Sunday at Savannah, Ga.

April 25, 2012
ConfCarolinas Spring Tourney Championships Central
Link here for the '2012 Spring Tournament Central' webpage to keep up with all of the league's tournament action.

April 25, 2012
No. 9 Seed Trojans To Face No. 8 Wingate In NCAA II Men’s Tennis Southeast Regional First Round
Mount Olive earned the No. 9 seed and will travel to Savannah, Ga., Sunday to face No. 8 seed Wingate in the first round of the Southeast Regional-I of the 2012 NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championship. Match time is 4 p.m. The five-team tournament, one of two tournaments in the Southeast Region, is hosted by Armstrong Atlantic State. Columbus State is hosting the four-team Southeast Regional-II.

April 24, 2012
NCAA Announces Brackets for Men's Tennis National Tourney; Mount Olive Represents ConfCarolinas
INDIANAPOLIS – The Division II Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee has released its final men’s tennis rankings of 2011-12. The top teams in each region advance to the preliminary rounds of the 2012 Division II Men’s Tennis Championship.

April 21, 2012
Mount Olive Wins Men's Tennis Championship over Limestone; All-Tourney Teams Announced
Mount Olive took the ConfCarolinas men's tennis title with a 5-4 victory over Limestone Saturday and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA DII Tournament.

April 19, 2012
Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams Announced For Tennis
High Point, N.C. > The Conference Carolinas All-Conference 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 Third Team.

April 18, 2012
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES TENNIS AND TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK; APRIL GOLFERS OF THE MONTH ALSO HONORED
Conference Carolinas named Athletes of the Week for men's & women's tennis and men's & women's track and field. Golfers of the month for April were also honored.

April 16, 2012
Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Regular Season Divisional Championships Claimed by LC & MOC; Upcoming Conference Tournament Match-Ups Finalized
Conference Carolinas men's tennis teams finalized qualifying teams, tournament pairing match-ups, and clinched conference regular season division titles. Mount Olive won the Eastern Division while Limestone was tops in the Western Division for the regular season titles.

April 13, 2012
Spring Sport Championships Kickoff; Link to Conference Carolinas ‘Spring Championships Central’ for Complete Tournament Details
High Point, N.C.> Conference Carolinas spring sports championships kickoff this weekend with contests in men’s volleyball, followed-up with softball, men’s & women’s tennis, men’s & women’s lacrosse, men’s & women’s track & field and men’s and women’s golf all packed into next week…and that doesn’t even include baseball which starts the following weekend.

April 11, 2012
Conference Carolinas Announces Tennis and Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Conference Carolinas named Athletes of the Week for men's & women's tennis and men's & women's track and field.

April 9, 2012
Conference Carolinas Men's & Women's Tennis Academic All-Conference Team Announced
High Point, NC> Conference Carolinas is proud to announce the 2012 Tennis Academic All-Conference award winners. League member institutions stress the role of "Academics and Athletics Working Together" and each sport’s Academic All-Conference award winners exemplify this continued league-wide commitment.

April 4, 2012
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES TENNIS AND TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK; MARCH GOLFERS OF THE MONTH ALSO HONORED
Conference Carolinas named Athletes of the Week for men's & women's tennis and men's & women's track and field and Player of the Month for men's & women's golf.

March 28, 2012
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES TENNIS AND TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Conference Carolinas named Athletes of the Week for men's & women's tennis and men's & women's track and field.

March 21, 2012
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES TENNIS AND TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Conference Carolinas named Athletes of the Week for men's & women's tennis and men's & women's track and field.

March 7, 2012
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES GOLFERS OF THE MONTH & TENNIS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Conference Carolinas named Athletes of the Week for men's & women's tennis and Players of the Month for men's & women's golf.

February 29, 2012
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES TENNIS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Conference Carolinas named Athletes of the Week for men's & women's tennis.

February 22, 2012
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES TENNIS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Conference Carolinas named Athletes of the Week for men's & women's tennis.

February 15, 2012
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES TENNIS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Conference Carolinas named Athletes of the Week for men's & women's tennis.

January 23, 2012
Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Coaches Vote Queens Preseason Favorite
High Point, NC> The men’s tennis team at Queens University of Charlotte comes into the 2012 season with the bullseye on their backs being voted the leagues preseason favorite.

November 3, 2011
Petersen named new tennis coach at Lees-McRae
BANNER ELK, N.C. --- Aaron Petersen has been named the new head men's and women's tennis coach at Lees-McRae College, announced Director of Athletics Craig McPhail on Thursday.

October 17, 2011
Queens' Lee-Daigle Fourth at National Small College Championships
MOBILE, Ala. – Christiaan Lee-Daigle's (Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada, L'Essor Secondary School) success at the USTA/ITA Southeast Regionals granted the senior tennis player a spot in the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships, held October 13-16 at the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala.

October 11, 2011
Lees-McRae’s Galvani Earns Men's Soccer Player of the Week Award
High Point, N.C.> Lees-McRae’s James Galvani has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men’s soccer Player of the Week during week number six in the 2011 season.

August 26, 2011
Simpson Hired as Coker Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Tom Simpson has been named the new head coach of the Coker College men’s and women’s tennis teams, Director of Athletics Dr. Lynn Griffin announced today. Simpson comes to Coker with over 30 years of professional tennis teaching and coaching experience.

August 10, 2011
Queens' Lee-Daigle To Represent Canada in 26th Summer Universiade in China
Charlotte, N.C. – After finishing his junior year as the Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Player of the Year and helping the Royals to their second NCAA appearance, Christiaan Lee-Daigle (Tecumseh, Ontario, L'Essor Secondary School) will take on the world as he represents his native Canada in the upcoming 26th Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen, China.

August 4, 2011
Pleasant Steps Down as Coker Tennis Coach
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College head men’s and women’s tennis coach, Tim Pleasant, has resigned his position at Coker to pursue other career opportunities.

July 12, 2011
1105 Conference Carolinas Student-Athletes Represented in 2011 Spring Presidential Honor Roll
High Point, N.C.> Conference Carolinas is proud to announce that 1105 student-athletes have been named to the 2011 Spring Presidential Honor Roll. Each institution within the conference has emphasized their commitment to academic importance as they have continued to have student-athletes achieve a grade point average of 3.2 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) at each of their institutions to achieve this honor. Conference Carolinas continues to emphasize “Academics and Athletics Working Together” as each school strives to grow their Presidential Honor Roll each and every year.

June 7, 2011
Lees-McRae’s Peacock and Limestone’s Zuniga Named 2010-11 Conference Carolinas Sportsmanship Award Winners
High Point, N.C.> Lees-McRae’s Martha Peacock and Limestone’s Miguel Lopez Zuniga have been selected as the 2010-11 Conference Carolinas female and male sportsmanship award winners. Each year the conference receives nominations from member institutions before league Senior Woman Administrators select one female and one male student-athlete, who are truly outstanding contributors to their institutions intercollegiate athletic programs.

June 3, 2011
Conference Carolinas Announces Scheduling and Divisional Changes for 2011-12 Playing Seasons
High Point, N.C.> Conference Carolinas announces new scheduling and divisional changes that will start for the upcoming 2011-12 playing seasons. With the recent official new member additions of King College and North Greenville University (June 1st 2011), individual schedules had to change in order to incorporate the scope of conference schedules with the growth from 11 to 13 teams that will now be competing in the league.

May 25, 2011
CONVERSE COLLEGE CROWNED OVERALL MESSICK SPORTSMANSHIP CHAMPION- Spring Individual Sport Winners Also Announced
High Point, NC – Converse College claims this year’s Messick Award after exhibiting the best sportsmanship in all sports throughout the conference in the 2010-11 athletic year. Individual teams from Barton, Belmont Abbey, Converse, Lees-McRae, Limestone and Queens were also recognized as demonstrating the best sportsmanship behavior for specific spring sports.

May 19, 2011
Conference Carolinas Announces 2011 Spring Scholar Athletes of the Year
High Point, NC,– Conference Carolinas announces the Spring Scholar Athletes of the Year as recently voted on by the student-athlete affairs committee. This prestigious award is presented annually to a student-athlete in each sport for recognition of their outstanding academic and athletic achievements.

April 26, 2011
NCAA DII Men's Tennis Championship Field Announced; Queens Represents Conference Carolinas
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Tennis Committee released its final NCAA Division II men's tennis rankings of 2010-11.

April 19, 2011
Spring Tournament Champions Crowned; Link to Spring Tournament Website
Baseball, softball, men's volleyball, men's & women's tennis, men's & women's golf and men's & women's lacrosse crowned their tournament champions for their yearend tournaments. Link here to the tournament "Spring Championship Central" page for the latest results, boxscores, and stories around the league!

April 17, 2011
Queens Blanks Limestone for Men's Tennis Tournament Title; All-Conference Teams Announced
SUMTER, S.C.- The Royals men’s tennis team blanked Limestone in the battle for the Conference Carolinas Tournament Championship and won the program’s first-ever tournament championship. Queens won the title by defeating Limestone 5-0.

April 14, 2011
Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams Announced for Men’s & Women’s Tennis
High Point, N.C. > The Conference Carolinas All-Conference 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 Third Team.

April 13, 2011
Men's Tennis Tournament Pairings Set; Queens Wins Regular Season Championship
Queens University of Charlotte's men's tennis team used a perfect unbeaten conference record to claim the 2011 regular season championship. They'll go into this weekends conference tournament championship as the favorite, but with seven other teams lurking for the conference tournament title. Final matches today determined tournament pairings. Link here for the complete tournament championship bracket.

April 12, 2011
Mount Olive’s Mariano Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Mount Olive College’s Akio Mariano has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number nine in the 2011 season.

April 7, 2011
Spring Sport Championships Kickoff Next Week; Link to Conference Carolinas ‘Spring Championships Central’ for Complete Tournament Details
High Point, N.C.> Conference Carolinas spring sports championships kickoff later next week with at least 44 guaranteed games and a possible 56 contest in baseball, softball, men’s & women’s tennis, and men’s & women’s lacrosse all packed into one weekend…and that doesn’t even include men’s & women’s track & field and men’s and women’s golf also starting over the weekend.

April 6, 2011
Mount Olive’s Sender Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Mount Olive College’s Diogo Sender has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number eight in the 2011 season.

April 4, 2011
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS TENNIS ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED
High Point, NC> Conference Carolinas is proud to announce the 2011 Tennis Academic All-Conference award winners. League member institutions stress the role of "Academics and Athletics Working Together" and each sport’s Academic All-Conference award winners exemplify this continued league-wide commitment.

March 30, 2011
Limestone’s Lopez Zuniga Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Limestone College’s Miguel Lopez Zuniga has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number seven in the 2011 season

March 23, 2011
Pfeiffer’s Lawson Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Pfeiffer University’s Philip Lawson has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number six in the 2011 season.

March 16, 2011
Queens’ Lee-Daigle Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Queens University of Charlotte’s Christiaan Lee-Daigle has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number five in the 2011 season.

March 9, 2011
Barton’s Grobel Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Barton College’s Cesar Grobel has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number four in the 2011 season.

March 2, 2011
Barton’s Desilets Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Barton College’s Pier-Alexandre Desilets has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number three in the 2011 season.

February 23, 2011
Lees-McRae’s Solymosi Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Lees-McRae College’s Nandor Solymosi (2-1 overall, 0-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number two in the 2011 season.

February 16, 2011
Mount Olive’s Santana Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Mount Olive College’s Gabriel Santana has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number one in the 2011 season.

January 31, 2011
Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Coaches Vote Lees-McRae Preseason Favorite
High Point, NC> Lees-McRae College finished the 2010 season with a 16-6 overall record and a perfect 9-0 mark in Conference Carolinas play, earning the program’s second consecutive regular season league title.

January 26, 2011
Barton's Parham selected to N.C. Sports Hall of Fame
WILSON, N.C.—And then there were eight. Tom Parham, who coached for men’s tennis 19 years each at Atlantic Christian College (now Barton) and Elon University, was already enshrined in seven halls of fame when he got a call recently from Dick’s Hot Dog Stand Proprietor Lee Gliarmis, a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors.

September 28, 2010
Limestone hires Rodney McAlister as head men's and women's tennis coach
GAFFNEY, S.C. – Limestone College and Director of Athletics Mike Cerino have announced the hiring of Rodney McAlister to be the Saints’ next men’s and women’s tennis coach.

August 12, 2010
Queens' Coach Karpman featured in prominent tennis publication
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Queens Head tennis coach Brett Karpman was interviewed by Julie Wrege of TennisRecruiting.net for its latest addition of Ask the Experts:

June 18, 2010
Trojan Alum, Former Assistant Kevin Coghill Named Head Men's/Women's Tennis Coach
Kevin Coghill has been named head men's and women's tennis coach at Mount Olive. Coghill succeeds Burt Lewis, who stepped down in May after 14 years to take over as academic chair of Mount Olive's Recreation and Leisure Studies department.

June 15, 2010
Coker Hires Pleasant to Lead Tennis Programs
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Coker College is pleased to announce the hiring of Tim Pleasant as the Cobras new head men's and women's tennis coach. Pleasant replaces Alvin Cheng who left Coker in May to become a club pro in Ohio.

May 8, 2010
No. 2 Pirates End Lees-McRae Men's Tennis Season at NCAA Regionals
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The No. 24 ranked Lees-McRae College Bobcats men’s tennis team season ended Friday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the hands of No. 2 ranked and two-time defending national champions Armstrong Atlantic State, 5-0, at Bacon Park.

May 6, 2010
Lees-McRae Advances with NCAA First Round Win Over Anderson
SAVANNAH, GA. - No. 25-ranked Lees-McRae moved into the second round of the 2010 NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championships with a 5-0 blanking of Conference Carolinas rival and No. 24-ranked Anderson in NCAA Southeast Regional action on Thursday morning at Bacon Park.

May 5, 2010
Dr. Burt Lewis Steps Down As Mount Olive Head Men's And Women's Tennis Coach
After 14 years as head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Mount Olive College, Dr. Burt Lewis is stepping down to take over as faculty chair of the Recreation and Leisure Studies department at the college.

April 29, 2010
Anderson, Lees-McRae, & Limestone Men's Tennis Teams Selected for NCAA Tourney!
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Tennis Committee has selected the teams and 16 preliminary-round sites for the 2010 NCAA Division II Men’s Tennis Championships.

April 25, 2010
Conference Carolinas Spring Tournament Championships Complete; Link here to Spring Championship Home Page!
Conference Carolinas spring championships concluded today with Limestone claiming both the men's & women's lacrosse titles. Earlier last week Mount Olive took the baseball crown with Queens winning softball, Mount Olive men's volleyball, Erskine women's tennis, Lees-McRae men's tennis, Belmont Abbey women's golf, Belmont Abbey men's golf, Limestone women's track & field, and Lees-McRae men's track & field titles. Link here to the Spring Championships Tournament Home Page for all your information needs.

April 18, 2010
Lees-McRae Captures Men's Tennis Tournament Championship; Link Here to Results & All-Tourney Team!
Lees-McRae College captured the men's tennis conference championship defeating Anderson University in a 5-4 barn-burner on Sunday afternoon. All-Tournament teams for the championship were announced. Link here to the tournament page for final results and All-Tournament team selections.

April 15, 2010
Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams Announced for Men’s & Women’s Tennis!
High Point, N.C. > The Conference Carolinas All-Conference Tennis 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 Third Team.

April 14, 2010
Conference Carolinas Tennis Tournament Seedings Set! Lees-McRae Men & Queens Women Claim Regular Season Titles
Conference Carolinas men's and women's tennis teams wrapped-up regular season play today with Lees-McRae's men and Queens' women claiming the regular season titles. Tournament seedings have been finalized with the top eight league teams advancing to play in this weekends tournament championship at host Erskine College at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, S.C. Link here to the tournament website link for all tournament information.

April 13, 2010
Limestone’s Lopez Zuniga Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Limestone College’s Miguel Lopez Zuniga (10-9 overall, 6-3 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number nine in the 2010 season.

April 7, 2010
Lees-McRae Soylmosi Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Lees-McRae College’s Nandor Soylmosi (10-5 overall, 7-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number eight in the 2010 season.

April 7, 2010
D-II Regional Rankings Released for Men's Tennis; Lees-McRae, Anderson & Limestone Represent League!
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Committee has released its first NCAA Division II men's tennis ranking. The top teams in each region, with records through April 4, are listed below. Championship selections will take place Wednesday, April 28.

March 31, 2010
Mount Olive’s Mariano Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Mount Olive College’s Luiz Mariano (6-6 overall, 3-1 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number seven in the 2010 season.

March 24, 2010
Mount Olive’s Dualiby Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
High Point, N.C.- Mount Olive College’s Thiago Dualiby (5-6 overall, 2-1 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number six in the 2010 season.

March 17, 2010
Barton’s Grobel Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Barton College’s Cesar Grobel (6-2 overall, 2-1 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number five in the 2010 season.

March 10, 2010
Pfeiffer’s Lawson Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Pfeiffer University’s Philip Lawson (3-2 overall, 0-1 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number four in the 2010 season.

March 3, 2010
Anderson’s Murray Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
High Point, N.C.- Anderson University’s Stephane Murray (4-2 overall, 2-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number three in the 2010 season.

February 24, 2010
Anderson’s Karle Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
High Point, N.C.- Anderson University’s John Karle (2-2 overall, 1-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number two in the 2010 season.

February 22, 2010
Coker Tennis Coach Stepping Down at End of Season
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College head men’s and women’s tennis coach Alvin Cheng has announced that he will be formally resigning his post as the leader of the Cobras tennis teams at the end of this season. Cheng and his wife Carrie has decided to move to Mount Vernon, Ohio to be closer to her family and start a family of their own.

February 17, 2010
Queens’ Lee-Daigle Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
High Point, N.C.- Queens University of Charlotte’s Christiaan Lee-Daigle (5-0 overall, 0-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number one in the 2010 season.

January 31, 2010
Barton's Tom Morris selected for N.C. Tennis Hall of Fame
PINEHURST, NC - Former Atlantic Christian College/Barton College tennis great Tom Morris, who later led the Bulldogs to great success as a coach, was inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday night.

January 22, 2010
Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Coaches Vote Lees-McRae Preseason Favorite
High Point, NC> The Lees-McRae College men’s tennis team has been voted the preseason top team in Conference Carolinas by league head coaches. Lees-McRae also enters the spring ranked No. 15 in the DII National Preseason ITA poll.

April 29, 2009
Anderson, Lees-McRae, & Limestone Men's Tennis Qualify for NCAA Tourney!
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Tennis Committee has selected the teams and 16 preliminary-round sites for the 2009 NCAA Division II Men’s Tennis Championships.

April 19, 2009
Ten Conference Carolinas Spring Sports Championships Set for this Weekend! Link to Tournament Websites for All Scores, Schedules, Updates, & Information
High Point, NC> Conference Carolinas spring sport championships come to a finale this weekend with baseball, softball, m&w tennis, m&w golf, m&w track & field, and m&w lacrosse all battling for conference tournament titles. The championships are spread among six different host locations across North & South Carolina. Link here for your central 'Conference Carolinas Spring Championship Tournament Page' that includes individual links to host tournament websites.

April 19, 2009
Erskine Women & Anderson Men Claim Conference Tennis Trny Titles; All-Tournament Teams Announced
Sumter, SC> The Erskine College women's tennis team and Anderson University men's tennis team won their respective matches today to earn the Conference Carolinas tournament team titles. All-tournament teams were also named at the conclusion of todays finals.

April 16, 2009
Conference Carolinas All-Conference Tennis Teams Announced!
High Point, N.C. > The Conference Carolinas All-Conference 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.

April 14, 2009
Mount Olive’s Miranda Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
High Point, N.C.- Mount Olive College’s Diogo Miranda (7-12 overall, 5-2 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number nine in the 2009 season.

April 8, 2009
Lees-McRae’s VanHoy Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
High Point, N.C.- Lees-McRae College’s Travis VanHoy (13-5 overall, 7-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number eight in the 2009 season.

April 1, 2009
Lees-McRae’s Sumner Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
High Point, N.C.- Lees-McRae College’s Shawn Sumner (12-5 overall, 7-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number seven in the 2009 season.

March 31, 2009
Mike Dryman Named Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach At Belmont Abbey College
Belmont Abbey College Athletic Director Richard Dull has announced the appointment of Mike Dryman as Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach. Dryman joins the Abbey from Performance Sports Group in Huntersville, North Carolina, where he is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer. Mike’s coaching career has spanned 22 years working with elite junior and professional athletes.

March 25, 2009
Limestone's Ollivier Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
High Point, N.C.- Limestone College's Thomas Ollivier (5-3 overall, 1-1 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number six in the 2009 season.

March 11, 2009
Lees-McRae Solymosi Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week for Second Time this Year
High Point, N.C.> Lees-McRae College’s Nandor Solymosi (7-5 overall, 4-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number four in the 2009 season.

March 10, 2009
ITA Releases Latest Men's & Women's Tennis Regional & National Rankings
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association has released their most recent national and regional rankings for DII men's and women's tennis. Link here to see how Conference Carolinas teams stack-up!

February 25, 2009
Lees McRae’s Solymosi Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
High Point, N.C. - Lees McRae’s Nandor Solymosi (3-5 overall, 2-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number two in the 2009 season.

February 18, 2009
Queens’ Christian Lee-Daigle Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
High Point, N.C.> Queens University of Charlotte’s Christian Lee-Daigle (0-2 overall, 0-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number one in the 2009 season.

January 27, 2009
Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Coaches Vote Anderson University Preseason Favorite
High Point, NC> The Anderson University men’s tennis team has been voted the preseason top team in Conference Carolinas by league head coaches. Anderson also enters the spring ranked No. 15 in the ITA poll.

November 6, 2008
Belmont Abbey College To Resume Men's and Women's Tennis Programs In 2009-10; Chris Jones Named Head Coach
Belmont Abbey College has announced that it will resurrect its men’s and women’s tennis programs beginning with the 2009-10 school year after three-year dormancy. In addition, former Pfeiffer player Chris Jones has been named the head coach of both programs.

September 28, 2008
Coker College hosts Wilson/ITA Southeast Region Championships
Coker is hosting one of the 63 Wilson/ITA Regional Championships played across the country over the last three weeks of September, 27-28. The Wilson/ITA Southeast Men’s/Women’s Championships at Coker will feature the top NCAA Division II schools in the region.

June 11, 2008
Mount Olive Student Athletes Earn Academic Awards
Mount Olive student athletes were recently recognized for their outstanding academic acheivements in sport and while in the classroom. Link here for story details.

June 8, 2008
Schrecengost Hired to Take Over Barton Tennis Programs
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.

June 3, 2008
Anderson's Pakebusch Named ITA Men's Tennis Rookie Of The Year!
ANDERSON, S.C. -- Philip Pakebusch of Anderson University has been named the National ITA Rookie Player of the Year. Pakebusch, a sophomore from Hamburg, Germany, compiled a singles record of 17-3 and won 13 of his last 14 matches.

May 1, 2008
NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Selections Announced; Anderson Represents Conference Carolinas
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Tennis Committee has selected the teams and 16 first- and second-round sites of the 2008 NCAA Division II Men’s Tennis Championships.

April 23, 2008
Conference Carolinas Spring Tournament Championships Completed! Link to Host Tournament Sites Here for Results!
Play started for the 2008 Spring Conference Tournaments. Eight conference championships will play this extended weekend for championship titles in five different host locations. Link here to go to the Tournament Links Site -in order to view hosts websites that have schedules, results, box scores, recaps, etc.

April 20, 2008
Anderson Men & Erskine Women Win Conference Championship Tennis Titles; All-Tournament Teams Announced
Sunter, SC> Anderson University men's tennis and Erskine College women's tennis both took team Conference Championship titles at the Sumter Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, SC. Both wins secure automatic bids into the NCAA DII Regional Championships. All-Tournament teams were also announced following todays championship matches.

April 17, 2008
Conference Carolinas Announce Tennis All-Conference Award Winners at Championship Banquet
Thomasville, N.C. > The Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams were determined by vote from each Head Coach of participating 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 Honorable Mention 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.

April 16, 2008
Lees-McRae’s Solymosi Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Thomasville, N.C.> Lees-McRae College’s Nandor Solymosi (12-11 overall, 6-3 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number nine in the 2008 season.

April 9, 2008
Anderson’s Pakebusch Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Thomasville, N.C.> Anderson University’s Philip Pakebusch (14-6 overall, 9-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number eight in the 2008 season.

April 3, 2008
Pfeiffer’s Lawson Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Thomasville, N.C.> Pfeiffer University’s Philip Lawson (4-5 overall, 1-3 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number seven in the 2008 season.

March 26, 2008
Barton’s Reddick Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Thomasville, N.C.> Barton College’s Scott Reddick (3-7 overall, 1-2 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number six in the 2008 season.

March 19, 2008
Mount Olive’s Serra Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Thomasville, N.C.> Mount Olive College’s Guilherme Serra (6-6 overall, 5-2 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number five in the 2008 season.

March 12, 2008
Anderson’s Pibernat Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Thomasville, N.C.> Anderson University’s Marc Pibernat (10-3 overall, 6-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number four in the 2008 season.

March 5, 2008
Limestone’s Ollivier Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Thomasville, N.C.> Limestone College’s Thomas Ollivier (4-3 overall, 2-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number three in the 2008 season.

February 27, 2008
Limestone’s Munn Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Thomasville, N.C.> Limestone College’s Christian Munn (1-3 overall, 0-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number two in the 2008 season.

February 20, 2008
Mount Olive’s Vitor Lage Named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Thomasville, N.C.> Mount Olive College’s Vitor Lage (2-4 overall, 1-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's tennis Player of the Week during week number one in the 2008 season.

January 24, 2008
Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Coaches Vote Anderson University Preseason Favorite
Thomasville, NC> The Anderson University men’s tennis team has been voted the preseason top team in Conference Carolinas by league head coaches. Since joining the league in 1999, the Trojans are 83-5 in league play and have lost just two league matches in the last six years. In those six years they have also collected five out of six conference tournament championships and five out of six regular season championships while winning both titles for the second straight year.

November 29, 2007
St. Andrews Athletics Will Discontinue Tennis Programs in 2008/09
LAURINBURG, N.C.—St. Andrews Presbyterian College will discontinue men’s and women’s tennis following the 2007-08 athletics season, announced Dr. Brian Mand, Director of Athletics.

November 12, 2007
Three Conference Carolinas Teams Ranked in ITA Preaseason National Poll
Three Conference Carolinas teams have been ranked in the ITA national preason poll. No. 21 Anderson and No. 33 Limestone join No. 40 Mount Olive in this years rankings.

October 1, 2007
Queens Adds Brett Karpman to Royals Athletics Staff
Charlotte, N.C. (October 1, 2007) – Queens University of Charlotte has hired Mr. Brett Karpman ‘06 as head coach of its Royals men’s tennis team, one of 16 NCAA Division II teams on the University’s campus. Karpman returns to his alma mater to coach the tennis team where he previously played and garnered much success.

July 11, 2007
Tim Dunford Named MOC Assistant Men's/Women's Tennis Coach

June 20, 2007
Conference Carolinas Announces CVAC All-Time Women's & Men's Teams

May 5, 2007
Anderson Men's Tennis Ends Season at NCAA Regionals

May 4, 2007
AU Men's Tennis Prepares for NCAA Championship Match

April 22, 2007
Erskine Claims Women's Tennis Title as Anderson Win Men's Tennis Championship; All-Tournament Teams Announced

April 19, 2007
CVAC Announces 2007 Men's & Women's Tennis All-Conference Award Winners

April 18, 2007
Mount Olive’s Vitor Lage Named CVAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Mount Olive’s Vitor Lage Named CVAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week

April 11, 2007
Anderson’s Carlos Sanches Named CVAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Anderson’s Carlos Sanches Named CVAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week

April 4, 2007
Anderson’s Marc Pibernat Named CVAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Anderson’s Marc Pibernat Named CVAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week

March 28, 2007
Mount Olive’s Guillherme Serra Named CVAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for Second Straight Week
Mount Olive’s Guillherme Serra Named CVAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for Second Straight Week

March 21, 2007
Mount Olive’s Guillherme Serra Named CVAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Mount Olive’s Guillherme Serra Named CVAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week

March 14, 2007
Limestone’s Phillippe Hogan Named CVAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Limestone’s Phillippe Hogan Named CVAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week

March 7, 2007
Mount Olive’s Vitor Lage Named CVAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Mount Olive’s Vitor Lage Named CVAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week

February 21, 2007
Anderson's Gaspar Selected as CVAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Thomasville, N.C.> Anderson University’s Jose Augusto Gaspar (3-2 overall, 2-0 CVAC) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference (CVAC) men's tennis Player of the Week during week number one in the 2007 season.

February 2, 2007
Winners for the Seventh Annual John McLendon Memorial Minority Postgraduate Scholarship Awards Announced; LC's Manning Is Lone DII Winner
Cleveland, Ohio - The five winners for the seventh annual John McLendon Memorial Minority Postgraduate Scholarship Awards were announced today by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

January 23, 2007
Anderson Men's Tennis Named Favorites in Preseason Coaches Poll; CVAC Announces 2007 Preseason Players to Watch

December 8, 2006
Mastin Hired to Lead Barton Tennis Programs

November 20, 2006
ITA Releases Fall National Tennis Rankings; CVAC Schools Represented!

November 14, 2006
2006 DAKTRONICS DII Southeast Region MSoc. Team Announced; BAC's Arrieta Named Player of the Year

November 7, 2006
QUC M.Soc to Play @ W.FL Saturday in NCAA DII Elite Eight
PENSACOLA, Fla. - The stage has been set for West Florida as they look ahead to a battle with Queens University of Charlotte in the NCAA Division II National Quarterfinal this Saturday at 4 pm at the UWF Soccer Complex.

September 8, 2006
Mount Olive College Remembers Fallen Tennis Star Bruno Capato
There were tears, hugs and smiles as Mount Olive College celebrated the life and mourned the loss of Bruno Capato during a mass Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mount Olive. Capato passed away in his sleep in May of a heart attack, caused by an enlarged heart. Capato, who was from Sao Paulo, Brazil, had enrolled at Mount Olive in January and had just completed his first semester. He was majoring in business administration.

August 22, 2006
John Marte Named as Interim Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach at Barton College