Spring Hill College Tennis 2016

TENNIS 2016

SPRING HILL COLLEGE Mobile, Alabama Spring Hill College is ranked once again in the top 20 Southern universities and colleges, according to the 2012 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.”

Spring Hill is ranked 17th among the Southern colleges and universities offering a full range of undergraduate majors and master’s programs. The U.S. News rankings are based on several quality measures including academic reputation, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, peer assessment and graduation rate performance. Colleges and universities are listed in various categories depending on their size, location and other factors.

The college is ranked 10th among only 15 schools listed in the South’s “Great Schools, Great Prices” category, colleges that offer quality academic programs, affordable tuition and significant financial aid.

Spring Hill College is also listed in the region’s “A-Plus Schools for B Students” category, campuses

where B students thrive in an engaged student body.

Forbes Magazine also ranks Spring Hill among its “America’s Best Colleges” with SHC ranked No. 32 in the nation among similar institutions.

Forbes also ranks Spring Hill among the “Best Colleges in the South” and among the top 25 percent of the ‘Best Private Colleges” nationwide according to Forbes.

GENERAL FACTS

COACHING STAFF

Institution: Spring Hill College City/State/Zip: Mobile, AL 36608 Founded: 1830 Enrollment: 1,200 Nickname: Badgers School Colors: Purple, white Home Facility: Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Capacity: 2,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Division: West President: Dr. Christopher J. Puto Athletic Director: Jim Hall Alma Mater: Grinnell College (1995) Compliance: Chad LeBlanc Senior Woman Administrator: Alison Sellers-Cook Faculty Athletic Representative: Steven Almquist, Ph.D. Athletic Department Phone: 251-380-3485 Athletic Department Fax: 251-460-2196 Sports Information Director: Jim Stennett Alma Mater: Mississippi State (1990) SID Phone: (251) 380-4468 SID Email: jstennett@shc.edu Athletic Web Site: www.shcbadgers.com Facebook: SHCBADGERS Twitter: SHCBADGERS

Head Coach: John Dotson Alma Mater: Birmingham-Southern, 1984 Men’s record at school/years: 20-21/ 2 seasons Women’s record at school/years: 8-13/ 1 season Men’s overall career record/years: 20-21/ 2 season Women’s overall career record/years: 8-13/ 1 season Office Phone: 251-380-3487 Assistant Coach: Wil Amanor (2nd season) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Justin Goonan Athletic Trainer: Brian Gronewold, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainers: Abigail Hunt, ATC

Dani Ellis, ATC Trainer’s Phone: 251-380-3493

TEAM INFORMATION

Overall Record Last Year (Men): 12-9 Conference Record/Finish (Men): 10-2 (SIAC West) Men’s Final NAIA Rating: N/A Men’s Players returning/lost/new: 6/3/4 Overall Record Last Year (Women): 8-13 Conference Record/Finish (Women): 6-7 (SIAC West) Women’s Final NAIA Rating: N/A Women’s Players returning/lost/new: 5/2/2

HEAD COACH JOHN DOTSON

An independent tennis professional for the City of Fairhope since 2010, Dotson joined the Badger coaching staff in the fall of 2013 as the men’s coach after having also served as a volunteer coach at Fairhope High School for four seasons and the owner/director of The Club at Rock Creek from 2004-2010. He assumed the reins of the women’s program in the summer of 2014.

Dotson holds an Associate in Arts degree from Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn., and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Birmingham-Southern College in 1984.

A native of Detroit, Mich., Dotson has also served as the owner/director of Cascades Racket Club in Clinton, Miss., and been the Head Tennis Professional at The Fields Club in Norcross, Ga., and The Country Club of Roswell in Roswell, Ga. He began his career in coaching as the Head Tennis Professional for the Town of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., in January 1994. As collegiate player, Dotson was the Team MVP at Martin Methodist in 1982 and earned a national ranking in the NAIA at Birmingham-Southern during the 1984 season.

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH WIL AMANOR

Wil Amanor is in his second season on the Badger men’s and women’s staff as a Graduate Assistant after enjoying a 4-year (2010-14) career as a starter for the Spring Hill program.

PREVIEW 2016 The Spring Hill College men’s and women’s tennis teams begin their second season of play in NCAA Division II and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in 2016 head coach John Dotson is enthusiastic about his teams’ prospects. “Last year we had a learning experience about our new conference,” Dotson said. “But this year we will be more familiar with the schedule and opponents, so that should translate into a good season.”

On the men’s side, Dotson sees his squad as being very competitive in the SIAC. “Our men should be strong and deep enough to make the adjustments that will be needed this season,” he says. “I like the mix of this team. We have a good combination of American and International styles of play and the players have really come together as a team. They are learning about each other and each other’s cultures.”

Senior Alejandro Hastings Oro from Mexico City will start on the No. 1 singles court while fellow senior Sebastian Arias of Dorado, Puerto Rico, and sophomore Lars Bajohr of Versmold, Germany, will share time in the Nos. 2 and 3 courts. Junior Martin Jaramillo of Manizales, Columbia, and sophomore Nick Cruz of Foley, Ala., will battle for the Nos. 4-5 spots with sophomore Andrew Risley from Ocean Springs, Miss., along with freshmen Ferdinand Amanor of Murphy High School in Mobile, Joel Fonseca from Hahnville, La., and Matthew Pinto Ocean Springs. “The doubles situation will be very fluid at the start of the year as we work on team chemistry,” say Dotson.

Dotson’s ladies’ team has much more experience than the 2015 squad, but it still faces some growing pains in the new year.

“The women’s squad will play hard,” he says. “But we are thin on numbers this year and won’t have much room for adjustments.” In singles play, sophomores Maria Hastings Oro of Mexico City and Elizabeth Peters of St. Louis, Mo., will continue to make an impact.

“I am are excited to see how Hastings and Peters will perform this year,” Dotson says. “They were nice additions to the team last season and should only be better this year.” Senior Chandler Burkenstock of Mandeville, La., along with juniors Allison Gmelich of St. Louis, Kate Sotolongo from Kenner, La., and Heather Sutton of Faith Academy in Mobile look to solidify the Badger line up while freshmen Madison Artigues of New Orleans, La., and Brenda Carrada of Mexico City will be strong additions to the squad.

Spring Hill tennis will face a tough schedule in 2016, but that is the way Dotson planned it. “I wanted to add some higher competition this year as measuring sticks to see how we’ve improved and where we need to improve,” he says. “It will be an interesting year, but our players are fitting into their roles, so I’m excited to get started.”

2015 RESULTS DATE

Januray Feburay

30 14 19 21 26

27 March

28 6 8 10 15 17 19 20 21

April

24 26 9 16 18

OPPONENT

*Stillman College vs. University of North Alabama Belhaven University Tougaloo College SIAC Divisional Round-Up *vs. Morehouse College (men only) *vs. Albany State University (women only) *vs. Fort Valley State University *vs. Lane College *vs. Clark Atlanta University (women only) *at Benedict College *vs. LeMoyne-Owen College *vs. Tuskegee University at Loyola University (La.) *vs. Tuskegee University at Huntingdon College (men only) Missouri Baptist University (women only) vs. Birmingham-Southern College University of Mobile SIAC Divisional Round-Up *vs. Clark Atlanta University (women only) *vs. Morehouse College (men only) *vs. Fort Valley State University *vs. Benedict College *vs. Albany State University (women only) *vs. Stillman College *vs. Lane College *at LeMoyne-Owen College The University of Alabama in Huntsville BYU-Hawaii at University of Mobile University of Montevallo (women only) Tougaloo College *- SIAC match

SITE

RESULT(M/W)

Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. New Orleans, La. Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery, Ala. Mobile Tennis Center Orange Beach, Ala. Mobile Tennis Center

W; 5-1 W; 6-0 W; 8-0/ L; 4-5 W; 7-0/ W; 6-0 Rain Out L; 4-5/ L; 0-7 W; 9-0/ W; 8-0 W; 6-0/ L; 0-6 W; 5-4/ W; 7-2 W; 7-1/ L; 1-8 L; 2-7 Rain Out L; 2-7/ L; 1-8 L; 1-8/ L; 0-9

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Mobile Tennis Center Mobile Tennis Center University of Mobile Mobile Tennis Center University of Mobile

L; 0-8 W; 8-1 Rain Out L; 2-6/ L; 0-8 W; 5-2 Rain Out W; 9-0/ W; 9-0 W; 8-1/ W; 8-1 L; 0-9/ L; 0-9 Rain Out L, 2-7; L, 0-9 Rain Out Rain Out

Mobile Tennis Center Pensacola, Fla. Mobile Tennis Center University of Mobile

W; 6-3/ L; 0-9 L; 0-9/ L; 0-9 L; 1-8/ L; 0-9 W; 9-0/ W; 8-1

2016 WOMEN’S ROSTER

Kate Sotolongo

Allison Gmelich

Heather Sutton Junior

Junior

Junior

Maria Hastings Oro Sophomore

Elizabeth Peters Sophomore

NAME

CL.

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S)

ALLISON GMELICH KATE SOTOLONGO HEATHER SUTTON MARIA HASTINGS ORO ELIZABETH PETERS MADISON ARTIGUES BRENDA CARRADA

JR.

ST. LOUIS, MO./COR JESU ACADEMY KENNER, LA./ARCHBISHOP CHAPELLE HS MOBILE, ALA./FAITH ACADEMY MEXICO CITY, MEXICO/SIAC ST. LOUIS, MO./URSULINE ACADEMY ST. LOUIS NEW ORLEANS, LA./ST. MARY’S DOMINICAN HS MEXICO CITY, MEXICO/ESCUELA SIERRA NEVADA

JR. JR. SO. SO. FR. FR.

Madison Artigues Freshman

Brenda Carrada Freshman

2016 MEN’S ROSTER

Sebastian Arias Senior

Alejandro Hastings Oro Senior

Martin Jaramillo Junior

Lars Bajohr Sophomore

Ruben Nick Cruz Sophomore

Andrew Risley Sophomore

NAME

CL.

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S)

SEBASTIAN ARIAS ALEJANDRO HASTINGS ORO

SR.

DORADO, PUERTO RICO/DORADO ACADEMY MEXICO CITY, MEXICO/PREPA GALO/NORTHWESTERN OHIO

MARTIN JARAMILLO LARS BAJOHR RUBEN NICK CRUZ ANDREW RISLEY FERDINAND AMANOR FRANK AMANOR JOEL FONSECA MATTHEW PINTO

SR. JR. SO. SO. SO. FR. FR. FR. FR.

MANIZALES, COLUMBIA/SAN LUIS GONZAGA VERSMOLD, GERMANY/CJD GYMNASIUM VERSMOLD FOLEY, ALA./FOLEY HS OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS./OCEAN SPRINGS HS MOBILE, ALA./MURPHY HS MOBILE, ALA./MURPHY HS HAHNVILLE, LA./HAHNVILLE HS OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS./OCEAN SPRINGS HS

Ferdinand Amanor Freshman

Frank Amanor Freshman

Joel Fonseca Freshman

Matthew Pinto Freshman

DATE Januray

30

Feburary

5 6 13 16 20 21

March

April

25-27 2 8 10 11 15 17 19 24-27 2 3 8

OPPONENT

SITE

TIME

Birmingham-Southern College (men) University of Montevallo (women) *at Stillman College at Birmingham-Southern College vs. Tougaloo College University of Mobile *at Fort Valley State University *at Morehouse College (men) *at Clark Atlanta University (women) at SIAC Round-Up No. 1 Ohio Northern University Mississippi College vs. Point University Belhaven University at University of Mobile Schreiner University Loyola University (La.) *Morehouse College (men) *SIAC Round-Up No. 2 Indiana University Southeast Christian Brothers University vs. Louisiana College (men) vs. Tougaloo College (men)

The Country Club of Mobile Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Tuscaloosa, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Univ. of Mobile Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Fort Valley, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Memphis Tenn.

Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Orange Beach, Ala. Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Univ. of Mobile Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center Clinton, Miss.

Clinton, Miss.

8:30 a.m.

1 p.m.

4 p.m.

9 a.m.

1 p.m.

4 p.m.

12 p.m.

10 a.m.

10 a.m.

TBA 11 a.m.

2 p.m.

10 a.m.

1 p.m.

4 p.m.

2 p.m.

TBA TBA TBA 10 a.m.

1 p.m.

11 a.m.

3 p.m.

*- SIAC match