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Canellas wins ITA national award |
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Written by Special to UAHChargers.com
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
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SKILLMAN, N.J. - UAH sophomore Daniel
Canellas was selected as
the 2010 Wilson/ITA National Promoter of the Year Award winners, the ITA
announced today.
The Wilson/ITA National
Promoter of the Year Award recognizes individuals who promote the
game of tennis at the collegiate level by devoting consistent time and
effort to promotional activities and who support and bring awareness to
either their school program or to the sport as a whole. Both
student-athletes have been selected to receive a paid summer internship
at Wilson's global headquarters in Chicago, Ill.
Canellas, a native of Brazil, is respected by his Charger teammates and opponents alike. Although
only in his second year, he is a leader on the team, both on and off
the court. He has high integrity, a vibrant personality, and works hard
in the classroom. He is a marketing major in the school's College of
Business, where he currently carries a 3.44 grade point average.
"Wilson is delighted to have these outstanding award winners
joining our Wilson family this summer. We are confident they will be
significant assets to our brand as we continue this successful
partnership with the ITA and college tennis," said Michael Wallace,
Wilson's Director of U.S. Promotions.
As the governing body of collegiate tennis, the ITA promotes both
the athletic and academic achievements of the collegiate tennis
community. The ITA, which is compromised of nearly 1,700 men's and
women's varsity coaches representing over 1,200 institutions,
administers numerous regional and national championships and the
Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings for over 15,000 college varsity
student-athletes at the NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior
College levels. The ITA also has a comprehensive awards program for
players and coaches to honor excellence in academics, leadership and
sportsmanship. The official ITA Web site is www.itatennis.com.
Wilson Racquet Sports is a division of Chicago-based Wilson Sporting
Goods, one of the world's leading manufacturers of sports equipment and
owned by Amer Sports. Wilson designs, manufactures and distributes
sporting goods throughout the world and focuses on making
technologically advanced products which help players of all levels
perform better. Wilson's core sport categories include: Football,
Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer, Youth Sports,
Uniforms/Apparel, Golf, Footwear and Racquet Sports (Tennis,
Racquetball, Squash, Badminton and Platform Tennis). For more
information, visit www.wilson.com.
UAH Tennis to host summer camps
UAH Tennis will host a series of summer camps in June and July.
Camps will be available for both youth and adults. For more information,
call the UAH Tennis office at 256-824-7853. CLICK HERE for the information regarding the camps and download the registration farm.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 May 2010 )
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First NCAA postseason win evades Chargers once again |
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Written by Antoine Bell
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 |
VALDOSTA, Ga. – Something had to give as the Chargers took on West Alabama in the opening round of the NCAA Men’s South Region Tennis regional tournament on Thursday. Neither team had tasted victory in the postseason with the Chargers going winless in four tries and West Alabama going 0-for-2.
It was a tightly contested match and when the smoke cleared it would be West Alabama who would advance with a 5-4 victory over the Chargers. West Alabama advanced for the first time in the program's history while the Chargers season ends with a record of 10-9.
The Chargers were ahead early after taking two of the three doubles matches, but UWA stormed back with four wins in singles action to clinch the match.
Andres Buse
and Daniel Canellas
teamed with Davyd Fowler
and Andre
Ipince to claim two points in doubles to give the Chargers a 2-1 lead in the match.
Canellas and Fowler each picked up wins for UAH in singles from the third and fourth positions respectively, but it would be the only wins the Chargers would get. In the top spot, Danish Ahmad went to three sets before defeating Andres Buse 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Tellez beat Ipince 6-4, 6-1, while Wade Covington and James Gardner each claimed points for UWA in the fifth and sixth slots. Covington beat Kyle Smith
6-0, 4-6, 6-0, and Gardner knocked off Andrew Alfonso
6-0, 6-2.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 May 2010 )
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Chargers punch ticket to NCAA tournament |
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Written by Antoine Bell
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 |
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The UAH Charger men's tennis team is headed back to the NCAA Division II tournament for the second consecutive season. It will be the Chargers' fifth trip to the playoffs. UAH (10-8) will face a familiar foe in West Alabama (22-9) in the first round of the South Regional on Thursday, May 6 at 9 a.m. in Valdosta, Ga.
It will be a rematch of a match between the two teams back on April 8 when the Chargers beat the Tigers 6-3 to clinch a berth in the Gulf South Conference tournament. Both teams will be seeking their first NCAA tournament victory. The Chargers are 0-4 in postseason play. Last season, they were eliminated by Flagler in the first round 5-0. The winner between UAH/UWA will advance to face host and top South Region #1 seed Valdosta State (17-1) on Friday.
In the other half of the bracket, Rollins College (17-9) meets Fort Valley State (8-9) with the winner facing Lynn University (17-4) in the second round.
In the South Region #2 bracket, which is being hosted at Barry University, first round match-ups include Florida Southern College (17-2) vs. Morehouse (5-7) and Harding (14-7) vs. West Florida (11-10). Ouachita Baptist (17-2) and Barry (19-4) have the byes in that bracket. OBU gets the Fla. Southern/Morehouse winner, while Barry awaits the surviver of Harding/West Florida.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 May 2010 )
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Lady Charger senior earns GSC honors |
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Written by Antoine Bell
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
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Birmingham - UAH Lady Charger senior Mar Piernavieja
earned second team All-Gulf South Conference honors on Wednesday. During the 2010 season, the Madrid, Spain native had a singles record of 3-11 and a combined doubles mark of 5-9. She helped to lead the Lady Chargers to a record of 7-9.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 April 2010 )
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Ouachita Baptist ousts Chargers from GSC tournament |
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Written by Antoine Bell
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Saturday, 17 April 2010 |
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Montgomery - The Charger tennis team was eliminated 5-0 in the first round of the Gulf South Conference tournament on Saturday. The Chargers fell to 9-8 with the loss and still has a chance for a bid the NCAA Division II South Region tournament.
Results
Jan Plewinski (OBU) def. Andres Buse
6-1, 6-1
Jean Charles Diame (OBU) def. Andre Ipince
6-1, 6-1
Till Heilshorn (OBU) def. Daniel Canellas
6-3, 4-4 DNF
Tobias Kuhlmann (OBU) def. Davyd Fowler
6-1, 3-3 DNF
Daniel Moser (OBU) def. Kyle Smith
6-2, 2-2 DNF
Christian Ceparu (OBU) def. Andrew Alfonso
6-2, 1-3 DNF
Plewinski/Diame (OBU) def. Buse/Canellas 8-5
Heilshorn/Kuhlmann (OBU) def. Ipince/Fowler 8-3
Moser/Pierre Tafelski (OBU) def. Smith/Alfonso 8-3
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 17 April 2010 )
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