NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Ohio Valley Conference tournament
picture is cleared up, and the Tennessee Tech men's and women's
teams know who they will be playing next weekend after each Golden
Eagle squad wrapped up conference play Saturday by blanking their
Tennessee State counterpart, 7-0.
The Tech men (11-7 overall/6-2 OVC) will be seeded third and meet
Eastern Illinois Friday in Paducah, Ky., site of the 2009 OVC
tourney. The Golden Eagle women (7-8 overall/6-3 OVC) will close
the regular season Monday with a non-conference match at East
Tennessee State, then head to Paducah where they will be the fourth
seed and meet Murray State.
Tech made short work of Tennessee State, with Golden Eagle players
claiming straight set victories in every singles match that was
played. The Golden Eagles also swept to the doubles points in
lopsided fashion.
In the men's contest, Tech got an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles, and an
8-1 victory at No. 2 to bolt to a 1-0 match lead. Tech was given
the No. 3 match by default.
Sophomore Dean O'Brien continued his sparkling spring performance
at No. 1 singles, earning a quick 6-0, 6-0 victory over Justin Hamm
to set the stage for the singles action. Josh Girling won 6-1, 6-0
at No. 2, Alex Chen claimed a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 3, Justin
Kirstein managed a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 4, and Oscar Pachon made it
a clean sweep with a win at No. 5 as Gerald Robinson, Jr., retired
trailing 2-0. The No. 6 singles point also went to Tech by default
to make it a 7-0 contest.
The women's match had similar results. Tech won all three doubles
events, losing just one point in sweeping to the 1-0 match lead.
Tech blazed to 8-0 wins at both No. 1 and No. 3 doubles, and
grabbed an 8-1 win at No. 2.
In singles play, it was a 6-1, 6-0 win for sophomore Kelly
Holtshausen at the No. 1 spot. At No. 2, Katie Barnhill rolled to a
6-0, 6-3 victory, followed by Laura Porras at No. 3 with a 6-0, 6-0
whitewash. At No. 4, Evgenia Yartseva also won every point in a
6-0, 6-0 victory. Joanna Corkern tallied a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 5,
and Diana Woodcock made it a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 6.
The Golden Eagle women play at ETSU Monday at 1 p.m. for the final
regular season action of the year under first-year head coach Dan
Silverstein.
April 16, 2009
O'Brien, Holtzhausen and Kirstein honored by OVC
April 15, 2009
Sophomore Dean O'Brien takes home fourth weekly OVC honor
April 14, 2009
Tech tennis teams bid for OVC titles this weekend in Paducah
April 10, 2009
Tech Tennis drops final home matches of season to EKU
April 2, 2009
Holtzhausen, O'Brien earned second straight OVC honor
April 1, 2009
Golden Eagles get clean sweep of Govs, 7-0
March 26, 2009
Holtzhausen, O'Brien take both weekly OVC awards
March 21, 2009
Golden Eagle men win, women lose in matches with UT Martin
March 18, 2009
Golden Eagle netters tripped by No. 62 Georgia Tech, 5-2
March 18, 2009
Tech and UTC split matches before conference play starts
March 13, 2009
Tech Tennis splits matches with powerhouse West Florida
February 21, 2009
Tech falls by slimmest of margins to Butler, 4-3
February 20, 2009
Tech returns from two-week layoff to trounce ISU Sycamores, 6-1
February 19, 2009
Sophomore Dean O'Brien earns ITA National Ranking
February 10, 2009
Borja Zarco recipient of annual Johnny Donnelly Scholarship
January 24, 2009
Unbeaten O'Brien claims another win, but tennis team drops 6-1 match
January 23, 2009
Men's tennis team meets strong Middle Tennessee team in Nashville
January 18, 2009
O'Brien knocks off No. 29 in singles, Tech drops two on road
December 31, 2008
Golden Eagle men's tennis team opens spring season this weekend
November 19, 2008
Golden Eagle Tennis is looking for past players
October 22, 2008
Golden Eagles put up fight at ITA Fall Regional
October 15, 2008
Golden Eagles get ready for ITA Regionals at Kentucky
October 12, 2008
Golden Eagles look toward ITA Regionals after scrimmage
