Navy Tennis

Colleges & Universities United States Naval Academy (USNA)
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<p>For Immediate Release
Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy doubles team of Jason Hill (So., Atlanta, Ga.) and Nate Nelms (So., St. Mary’s, Ga.) are ranked 15th in the Northeast Region according to the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Regional Ranking.</p>

<p>Hill and Nelms posted a 2-1 record as a doubles team this past fall, with all three matches taking place during October’s ITA Regional Championship. The duo defeated Matt Fawcett and Arjun Valdya from Rutgers and Princeton’s team of Ted Mabry and Alex Vuckovic by identical scores of 8-4 before losing in the round of 16 to Cornell’s Nic Brunner and Josh Raff by a score of 8-3.</p>

<p>Brunner and Raff are ranked sixth in the Northeast Region Ranking.</p>

<p>The Navy tennis team will open its 2007 spring season Saturday with matches against Delaware and Charlotte at Virginia Commonwealth.</p>

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<p>For Immediate Release
Friday, Jan. 19, 2007
Contact: Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy tennis team will open its spring dual meet season Saturday when the Midshipmen take part in the annual VCU 4+1 Invitational at the Thalhimer Tennis Center in Richmond, Va. Navy will open the tournament by facing Delaware at 2 p.m., then will play Charlotte at 6 p.m.</p>

<p>Play at the tournament features teams competing against each other in a dual meet consisting of one doubles and four singles matches. </p>

<p>“We look forward to the start of the season,” said Navy head coach John Officer. “This is a focused and hard working team comprised of some excellent competitors. We need to compete hard for every point and maintain our composure to give ourselves the best chance to win in our first two matches.”</p>

<p>The Mids, who placed second in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, return six letterwinners and four additional players from its 2006 squad that posted a 14-10 overall record and a 4-2 mark in the Patriot League.</p>

<p>Navy returns a pair of players who garnered all-league accolades last season in Nate Nelms (So., St. Mary’s, Ga.) and team captain Adrian Lai (Sr., Tucson, Ariz.). Nelms was named to the league’s first team and was tabbed as the league’s rookie of the year in 2006, while Lai received second-team honors last spring. </p>

<p>Nelms continued his strong play this fall by teaming with Jason Hill (So., Atlanta, Ga.) to receive a doubles ranking of 15th in the Northeast Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.</p>

<p>Also returning for Navy are Alex James (Jr., Visalia, Calif.), who won the ‘D’ flight at this fall’s Old Dominion Invitational, Stanley Kahl (Sr., Richland, Pa.), who reached the ‘C’ flight final at the ODU Invite, and Johnny Waters (So., Papilion, Neb.), who won 16 matches during the 2006 spring season.</p>

<p>Additionally, the Mids welcomed a pair of newcomers to the team this year in Ramsey Lemaich (Fr., Danville, Calif.) and Jarrad Smoke (Fr., Belmar, N.J.), both of whom were nationally ranked in the USTA 18 and under division.</p>

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<p>For Immediate Release
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>

<p>RICHMOND, Va. – Navy tennis sophomore Jason Hill (Atlanta, Ga.) won both of his matches at the No. 2 singles position as the Midshipmen split their spring season-opening action on Saturday at the VCU 4+1 Invitational. The Mids opened with a 4-1 win over Delaware before falling by a similar 4-1 score against UNC-Charlotte in the evening.</p>

<p>“I think we competed hard and had some chances against Charlotte,” stated Navy head coach John Officer. “However, we were just a little overpowered tonight. We need to make some adjustments before competing again next week.”</p>

<p>Hill opened his season with a 6-2, 6-0, win over Delaware’s Matthew Liebman in the afternoon. Hill came back in the evening to post Navy’s lone victory over UNC-Charlotte, defeating Darren Mansell by scores of 6-4 and 6-3.</p>

<p>Seniors Adrian Lai (Tuczon, Ariz.) and Stanley Kahl (Richland, Pa.) teamed up to knock off Delaware’s tandem of Nolan Greenberg and Sam Barrer, ranked 26th nationally. The Midshipmen duo won the doubles match in two games, winning by scores of 6-4 and 7-6.</p>

<p>Sophomore Johnny Waters (Papillion, Neb.) recorded a 6-2, 6-4, win over Delaware’s Jonathan Schwartz in the No. 3 spot during the afternoon’s action. In his evening match against Charlotte’s Ryan Johnson, Waters dropped the first set but battled back to win the second, 6-1, before falling in the third and final set, 6-3.</p>

<p>Also registering a singles win over the Blue Hens on Saturday was freshman Ramsey Lemaich (Danville, Calif.), who defeated Camilo Perez in the No. 4 slot, 6-2 and 6-3.</p>

<p>Navy returns to action next Saturday when they host Howard and Mount St. Mary’s, starting at 12 noon.</p>

<p>Navy 4, Delaware 1</p>

<p>Singles

  1. Austin Longacre (Delaware) def. Nate Nelms (Navy); 7-5, 6-0
  2. Jason Hill (Navy) def. Matthew Liebman (Delaware); 6-2, 6-0
  3. Johnny Waters (Navy) def. Jonathan Schwartz (Delaware); 6-2, 6-4
  4. Ramsey Lemaich (Navy) def. Camilo Perez (Delaware); 6-2, 6-3</p>

<p>Doubles

  1. Adrian Lai/Stanley Kahl (Navy) def. Nolan Greenberg/Sam Barrer (Delaware); 6-4, 7-6</p>

<p>UNC-Charlotte 4, Navy 1</p>

<p>Singles

  1. Roy Sichel (Charlotte) def. Nate Nelms (Navy); 6-2, 6-2
  2. Jason Hill (Navy) def. Darren Mansell (Charlotte); 6-4, 6-3
  3. Ryan Johnson (Charlotte) def. Johnny Waters (Navy); 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
  4. Aljoscha Jelinek (Charlotte) def. Ramsey Lemaich (Navy); 6-3, 7-5</p>

<p>Doubles

  1. Felix Bernhoerster/Brad Clinard (Charlotte) def. Adrian Lai/Stanley Kahl (Navy); 7-6, 6-3</p>