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wjc baseline News (4/19/04)
Spring Season:
This is the final week of the regular season and the beginning of post-season play for the WJC tennis team. The two teams will face Benedictine in Atchison, KS on Tuesday (4/20) before the Region V tournament in St. Joseph, MO commences on Friday morning.
Results From Last Week:
William Jewell College Women’s Tennis Match Summaries:
April 15, 2004 – 1:00pm – Liberty, Missouri
William Jewell College defeated Missouri Valley College: 8 to 1
SUMMARY: WJC overmatched their opponents from the beginning winning convincingly on a windy day. The Mo Valley girls were very nice in their inaugural match versus Jewell since starting the tennis program this year.
#1 Doubles: Curry/Walker (WJC) def. Zawislak/Sandwith (BU) 8-0
#2 Doubles: Kowal/Williams (WJC) def. de la Vega/Morton (BU) 8-5
#3 Doubles: Fann/Barr (WJC) def. Timpani/Sylvia Young (BU) 8-0
#1 Singles: Beatriz de la Vega (MV) def. Jessica Williams (WJC) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
#2 Singles: Ashley Walker (WJC) def. Bobbie Zawislak (MV) 6-2, 6-1
#3 Singles: Stephanie Kowal (WJC) def. Kristin Sandwith (MV) 7-5, 6-3
#4 Singles: Stephanie Bock (WJC) def. Leesa Morton (MV) 6-1, 6-2
#5 Singles: Ashley Fann (WJC) def. Anita Timpani (MV) 6-1, 6-0
#6 Singles: Katie Musick (WJC) def. Jennifer Davis (MV) 6-2, 6-1
#7 Singles (Exhibition): Farrell Scott (WJC) def. Sylvia Young (MV) 8-2
William Jewell College Men’s Tennis Match Summaries:
April 15, 2004 – 1:00pm – in Liberty, Missouri
William Jewell College defeated Missouri Valley College: 5 to 4
Summary: The men played with heart and emotion in their first home match of the season. Needing to win four of the six doubles matches, the team did just that winning at #’s 1, 4, 5, 6 in convincing fashion. Congrats!
#1 Doubles: Jones/Johnson (WJC) def. Guillen/Fish (MV) 8-2
#2 Doubles: Balda/Garcia (MV) def. Fine/Joe Thompson (WJC) 8-3
#3 Doubles: Di Carlo/Casattamona (MV) def. Newell/Stamos (WJC) 8-6
#1 Singles: Ryan Jones (WJC) def. Juan Balda (MV) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
#2 Singles: Ignacio Di Carlo (MV) def. Ben Fischer (WJC) 6-0, 6-2
#3 Singles: Carlos Guillen (MV) def. Jeff Johnson (WJC) 6-2, 6-4
#4 Singles: Andrew Newell (WJC) def. Adam Fish (MV) 6-3, 6-1
#5 Singles: Tim Skalland (WJC) def. Felix Garcia (MV) 6-2, 6-0
#6 Singles: Matt Fine (WJC) def. Frederico Casattamona (MV) 6-4, 6-0
William Jewell College Women’s Tennis Match Summaries:
April 16, 2004 – 3:00pm – Liberty, Missouri
William Jewell College defeated Evangel University: 8 to 1
SUMMARY: WJC was fired up and ready to play Evangel, a strong foe who has been receiving votes in the NAIA National poll all season. Two of the three doubles matches were close, but Jewell won all three which set the tone for the day.
#1 Doubles: Curry/Walker (WJC) def. Kissler/Morrison (EU) 8-1
#2 Doubles: Kowal/Williams (WJC) def. Persons/Carpenter (EU) 8-6
#3 Doubles: Fann/Bock (WJC) def. Schoonmaker/Stephens (EU) 9-8 (10-5)
#1 Singles: Laura Curry (WJC) def. Jenna Persons (EU) 6-4, 6-1
#2 Singles: Melanie Kissler (EU) def. Ashley Walker (WJC) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
#3 Singles: Jessica Williams (WJC) def. Brittney Morrison (EU) 6-1, 6-3
#4 Singles: Stephanie Kowal (WJC) def. Sara Schoonmaker (EU) 6-3, 6-4
#5 Singles: Tiffany Keller (WJC) def. Laura Stephens (EU) 6-3, 6-2
#6 Singles: Ashley Fann (WJC) def. Roxanna Carpenter (EU) 7-6 (2), 6-0
April 17, 2004 – 10:00am – Liberty, Missouri
William Jewell College defeated Graceland University: 9 to 0
SUMMARY: WJC dominated the day, winning all 12 matches (including exhibitions).
#1 Doubles: Curry/Walker (WJC) def. Flores/Everett (GU) 8-1
#2 Doubles: Kowal/Williams (WJC) def. Huet/Matsumura (GU) 8-4
#3 Doubles: Ashley Fann/Barr (WJC) def. Gerteisen/Rebecca Passman (GU) 8-1
#4 Doubles (Exhibition): Keller/Kennedy (WJC) def. Peito/Bytici (GU) 8-2
#1 Singles: Laura Curry (WJC) def. Vanessa Flores (GU) 6-4, 7-6 (2)
#2 Singles: Ashley Walker (WJC) def. Regina Huet (GU) 6-4, 6-3
#3 Singles: Jessica Williams (WJC) def. Kerbi Everett (GU) 6-0, 6-0
#4 Singles: Tiffany Keller (WJC) def. Kozue Matsumura (GU) 6-2, 6-1
#5 Singles: Stephanie Bock (WJC) def. Sabrine Schwittmy (GU) 6-0, 6-4
#6 Singles: Kayla Barr (WJC) def. Maria Peito (GU) 6-2, 6-1
#7 Singles (Exhibition): Farrell Scott (WJC) def. Aida Bytici (GU) 8-6
#8 Singles (Exhibition): Elyse Kennedy (WJC) def. Pam Gerteisen (GU) 8-2
William Jewell College Men’s Tennis Match Summaries:
April 17, 2004 – 1:00pm – in Liberty, Missouri
Graceland University defeated William Jewell College: 9 to 0
#1 Doubles: Gimenez/Oullet (GU) def. Jones/Johnson (WJC) 8-5
#2 Doubles: Gonzalez/Zudic (GU) def. Newell/Stamos (WJC) 8-2
#3 Doubles: Pande/Alaniz (GU) def. Fine/Fischer (WJC) 8-0
#4 Doubles (Exhibition): Domingez/Romero (GU) def. Skalland/Thompson (WJC) 8-2
#1 Singles: Pablo Gimenez (GU) def. Ryan Jones (WJC) 6-3, 7-5
#2 Singles: Simon Oullet (GU) def. Pat Stamos (WJC) 6-1, 6-1
#3 Singles: Izo Zudic (GU) def. Jeff Johnson (WJC) 6-0, 6-1
#4 Singles: Miguel Gonzalez (GU) def. Andrew Newell (WJC) 6-1, 6-0
#5 Singles: Jose Alaniz (GU) def. Tim Skalland (WJC) 6-0, 6-1
#6 Singles: Andres Romero (GU) def. Matt Fine (WJC) 6-2, 6-1
#7 Singles (Exhibition): Alvaro Dominguez (GU) def. Ben Fischer (WJC) 8-3
#8 Singles (Exhibition): Joe Thompson (WJC) def. Kenneth Michand (GU) 8-3
Fun facts this past week:
# of times players rejected my foul-smelling sun tan lotion: 8
# of sunburned players (and coach): 3
# of men’s players who did not believe we had a match on Tuesday vs. Benedictine: 6 (only Newell and Skalland knew)
# of times the fact that certain opponents were over-friendly that annoyed our team: 18
# of times an opponent thought that Stephanie Kowal looks like Gweneth Paltrow: 1
# of calories on average that the team eats in junk food before and during a match: 480
# of times a certain players parent tries to convince coach that chocolate and sugar are good for you: 2x per match
# of broken feet this parent has: 1
# of hits it took for Ashley Walker to break her newly strung racket: 2
# of strokes it took before she realized it was broken: 11
# of fist pumps Joseph Thompson’s opponent gave in their match: 1 huge one
# of point penalties given to both teams this year: 3
# of times the player that received it won the game: 3
# of point penalties that will be issued if they act the same way at Regionals: Over 3
# of degrees a bucket of water feels on a windy day: 20
# of people over-estimated in the first home match attendance: 120
Injuries:
Keller, T: Right Shoulder
Kowal, S: Right elbow
Newell, A: Back
Jones, R: Strained voice box
Quote of the week:
“Vamos……Si!” – Matt Fine
Tip of the week:
Being comfortable on the court is vital. Wearing the proper gear (shoes, shirt, socks, shorts, wristbands) and having the proper equipment (grips, string, water jugs, towel) is essential to winning.
Also, it is important to be relaxed on the court. The player who is more focused and concentrates harder has a huge advantage. The mental aspect of the game is just as important as the physical aspect.
Countdown to Next match:
Men and Women – 1 day – the men and women will play at Benedictine College on Tuesday, in Atchison, KS. It is the last match of the regular season. The women will get on the court a little earlier (now approx. 1pm) than originally planned due to class schedules and meetings and the men will follow after that (now approx. 4pm). In case of rain, the two teams will probably play in St. Joseph, MO in the indoor courts there. We do not know the schedule yet for the Region V tournament on Friday and Saturday (in St. Joseph, MO). We will find out at the meeting on Thursday night. If you have questions, please call my cell phone at 913-226-6024.
DIRECTIONS TO BENEDICTINE:
Take I-29 north from I-435 past Platte City.
The Atchison exit is the third Platte City exit (I think it is Exit 20)
You can't miss it because the exit sign says "Atchison"
Go left at the exit onto Highway 273.
After about 1/4 mile, Highway 273 turns to the right toward Weston, Missouri.
After the right turn, you will be on Highway 273 for about 4 miles until coming to a stop sign.
Turn right at the stop sign. You are now on Highway 45 heading north.
Take Highway 45 about 20 miles.
You will come to an intersection where Highway 45 turns left (west).
Take this turn.
You will travel another 3 miles and reach a bridge over the Missouri River.
Go over the bridge and you are in Atchison, KS.
At the end of the bridge is a stop light. Turn right at the light.
Go across the RR tracks and turn right at the first light (Main Street).
Go to the end of Main Street (2 blocks) and turn left.
You are now on 2nd Street.
Go up the hill on 2nd Street about 1 mile and you will see the campus on your right.
Pull into the campus entrance.
You will pass two 4-story buildings (dorms). Turn left when you pass the 2nd building.
Go back to the parking lot on your left. The tennis courts are above the parking lot.
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