PADUCAH, Ky. – The Morehead State tennis teams will be in action on Friday in the first round of the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Tennis Tournament at the Heflin Tennis Center. This is the first time under coach Kevin Fulton that both teams will be competing in the tourney.
The men’s team finished with an overall record of 10-8 this year and was 4-3 in OVC play. In doubles action the Eagles will go with
Greg Anderson and
Jerry Sundgren (7-5) at number one,
Bradley Bryan and
Lovell Medcalf (11-3) at number two and
Nathan Martin and
Nathan Blum (10-6) at number three. In singles play the Eagles are led by Second Team All-Conference selection Martin who went 5-2 in conference play. At number one and two singles, Anderson and Sundgren have done most of the work, and Bryan has been very strong at number three. In the four spot, MSU has gone with Blum and in the fifth spot
Dusan Milovanovic rounds it out for the Eagles. The Eagles will be playing in the tournament for the second year in a row and have earned a No. 4 seed. MSU will be playing No. 5 seed Austin Peay at 11:00 a.m. ET., who they defeated earlier in the year 4-3.
On the women’s side, the Eagles finished the year with an overall record of 9-13 and were 6-3 in conference play. This will be the Eagles first appearance since 2004 as they earned a No. 4 seed and will play No. 5 seed Eastern Kentucky at 3:00 p.m. ET. The Eagles defeated EKU 4-3 earlier this year in Richmond. In doubles action the Eagles will be led by Second Team All-Conference selection
Madeleinne Antero who teams up with
Lauren Delaney handling duties at number one, the tandem went 9-8 on the season. In the two spot
Alix Young and
Alexandra Rydberg went 8-5 and at number three doubles
Kayla Tuscany has partnered with both
Brooke Helms and
Alix Lakow. In singles play the Eagles will have Young and Rydberg play number one and number two, with Tuscany at the three position. Antero and Delaney have been strong all year at the four and five positions. Also vital to the Eagle’s success this year was Helms in the sixth spot, going 8-1 in conference play.
All of the 2010 OVC Tennis Tournament action can be followed on www.msueagles.com.
2010 OVC Men's & Women's Tennis Tournament Schedule
