2018
TENNIS
TENNIS PREVIEW 2018
S
pring Hill College (SHC) men &
players,” he says. “But 4 through 6 are still
Dotson is confident heading into
area freshmen coming into the program
women’s tennis head coach John the 2018 campaign. “Injuries hurt
both our teams last year,” he says. “But this year I expect our men to challenge for the top spot in the conference and I see our
women’s team finishing in the top three.”
On the men’s side, Dotson is excited to
see that his freshmen are already showing enthusiasm and maturity. “Freshmen
Cedric Nitz from Pfaffenhofen, Germany,
and Ricardo Pena of Mexico City, Mexico, are both ready to step right into our
Number 1 and 2 spots on the singles
court,” he says. “They are already showing
a lot of promise.” Senior team captain Lars Bajohr of Versmold, Germany, returns for
his fourth season as a starter and looks to
have settled into the Number 3 court while fellow captain and senior Andrew Risley
of Ocean Springs, Miss., along with junior Ferdinand Amanor from Murphy High
School in Mobile will share time on the
Number 6 court. Sophomore Kurt Shiell of Mandeville, La., will handle the chores on the Number 4 court and freshman Chris
Mines of Birmingham, Ala., will step onto the Number 5 court in his debut season.
Junior Frank Amanor from Murphy HS and sophomore Brandon Harden of Mount Vernon, Ala., will also see time as the season progresses.
In the doubles play, Nitz and Bajohr
up in the air. We have four local Gulf Coastand I expect all four to contribute to the program immediately.”
On the Number 1 singles court, junior
Madison Artigues of New Orleans, La.,
appears to have nailed down the position while sophomore Rebecca Pearlman
of Vestavia, Ala., looks to step into the
Number 2 role. Freshman Mary Roane from Ormond Beach, Fla., will take the Number 3 singles court to begin her collegiate
career, but after that, Dotson says the fight is well underway for the remaining spots. Senior Elizabeth Peters of St. Louis, Mo.
and junior Brenda Carrada of Mexico City, along with freshmen Jasmine Agadzi of
Pensacola, Fla., Omega-Latrese Davison of Moss Point, Miss., and Alexandria Rayford
from W.P. Davidson High School in Mobile
are battling it out for the final three courts. Sophomore dual-sport athlete Athina
Amanor from Murphy HS will also see action as her Track schedule permits.
The women’s doubles will feature
Artigues and Pearlman on the Number 1
court with Roane and Peters handling the Number 2 court. For the early matches
of the year, the Number 3 court will be
an experiment among various players as
Dotson decides the best chemistry for his team.
“This will be an interesting season to
will face the challenges of the Number 1
watch unfold,” says Dotson. “We have a
the Number 2 position. Risley and Mines
veterans that will face a challenging, but
court as Pena and Shiell team together at will anchor SHC doubles play on the Number 3 court.
The women’s team is not as clear-cut
a decision as the men’s lineup for Dotson as the 2018 season approaches. “We are
fairly well settled as to our top three singles
nice mix of young players and experienced not impossible schedule. In the Southern
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) you have to play a lot of tennis over very
few days, so anything can happen. I see us being the type of teams that can emerge
from that pack at the top of the standings.”
GENERAL FACTS
collegiate player, Dotson was the Team MVP at Martin Methodist in 1982
Institution: Spring Hill College City/State/Zip: Mobile, AL 36608 Founded: 1830 Enrollment: 1,500 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: Christopher Puto, PhD ‘64 Athletic Director: Jim Hall Alma Mater: Grinnell College, 1995 Faculty Athletic Representative: Steve Almquist, Ph.D. Compliance: Chad LeBlanc Senior Woman Administrator: Allison Whitworth 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 Twitter: SHCBADGERS Facebook: SHCBADGERS Instagram: SHCBADGERS
the 1984 season.
COACHING STAFF
COACHING STAFF John Dotson - Head Coach
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 and earned a national ranking in the NAIA at Birmingham-Southern during
Head Coach: John Dotson Alma Mater: Birmingham-Southern, 1984 Men’s record at school/years: 44-49/ 4 seasons Women’s record at school/years: 31-46/ 3 seasons Men’s overall career record/years: 44-49/ 4 seasons Women’s overall career record/years: 31-46/ 3 seasons Office Phone: (251) 380-3487 Athletic Trainer: Dani Ellis, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainers: Abigail Hunt, ATC; James Scarbrough, ATC Office Phone: 251-380-3493
WOMEN’S TEAM INFORMATION
Overall Record Last Year: 11-18 Conference Record/Finish: 8-6 (SIAC West) Women’s Final NCAA Rating: N/A Women’s Players returning/lost/new: 5/4/4
MEN’S TEAM INFORMATION
Overall Record Last Year: 11-16 Conference Record/Finish: 9-3 (SIAC West) Men’s Final NCAA Rating: N/A Men’s Players returning/lost/new: 6/3/3
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WOMEN’S 2018 ROSTER Player
Class
Exp.
Hometown/Previous School(s)
Jasmine Agadzi
Fr.
HS
Pensacola, Fla. / West Florida HS
Athina Amanor
So.
1L
Mobile, Ala. / Murphy HS
Jr.
2L
New Orleans, La. / St. Mary’s Dominican HS
Jr.
2L
Mexico City, Mexico / Escuela Sierra Nevada
Omega-Latrese Davison Fr.
HS
Moss Point, Miss. / Pascagoula HS
Rebecca Pearlman
So.
1L
Vestavia, Ala. / Vestavia Hills HS
Sr.
2L
St. Louis, Mo. / Ursuline Academy St. Louis
Fr.
HS
Mobile, Ala. / W.P. Davidson HS
Fr.
HS
Ormond Beach, Fla. / Seabreeze HS
Madison Artigues Brenda Carrada
Elizabeth Peters
Alexandria Rayford Mary Roane
WOMEN’S 2018 ROSTER
Jasmine Agadzi Freshman
Athina Amanor Sophomore
Madison Artigues Junior
Brend Carrada Junior
Omega-Latrese Davison Freshman
Rebecca Pearlman Sophomore
Elizabeth Peters Senior
Alexandria Rayford Freshman
Mary Roane Freshman
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MEN’S 2018 ROSTER Player
Class
Exp.
Hometown/Previous School(s)
Jr.
2L
Mobile, Ala./Murphy HS
Jr.
2L
Mobile, Ala./Murphy HS
Sr.
2L
Versmold, Germany/CJD Gymnasium Versmold
So.
SQ
Mount Vernon, Ala./W.P. Davidson HS
Fr.
HS
Birmingham, Ala./The Altamont School
Cedric Nitz
Fr.
HS
Pfaffenhofen, Germany/Schyren-Gymnasium Pfaffenhofen
Fr.
HS
Mexico City, Mexico/Instituo del Tecnologico de Monterrey
Andrew Risley
Sr.
2L
Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean Springs HS
Kurt Shiell
So.
1L
Mandeville, La./Saint Paul’s School
Ferdinand Amanor Frank Amanor Lars Bajohr
Brandon Harden Chris Mines
Ricardo Pena
MEN’S 2018 ROSTER
Ferdinand Amanor Junior
Frank Amanor Junior
Lars Bajohr Senior
Brandon Harden Sophomore
Chris Mines Freshman
Cedric Nitz Freshman
Ricardo Pena Freshman
Andrew Risley Senior
Kurt Shiell Sophomore
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2017 RESULTS Date
Opponent
Site
(M/W) Result
Southeastern University vs. Texas A&M-Texarkana at Rhodes College at Christian Brothers University (women) at University of Mobile Tougaloo College at University of Montevallo (women)
Mobile, Ala. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Univ. of Mobile Mobile, Ala. Montevallo, Ala.
L, 3-6/ L, 1-8 L, 1-8/ L, 4-5 L, 1-8/ L, 2-7 L, 1-8 L, 1-8/ L, 0-9 W, 9-0/ W, 9-0 L, 0-9
2017 SIAC Round-Up; Columbia, S.C. Feb. 23 *at Benedict College *vs. Lane College *vs. Fort Valley State University Feb. 24 *vs. Clark Atlanta University (women) *vs. Morehouse College (men) *vs. Tuskegee University *vs. Albany State University (women) *vs. LeMoyne-Owen College
Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C.
L, 2-5/ L, 2-5 W, 9-0/ W, 9-0 W, 7-2/ W, 9-0 L, 0-9 W, 5-4 W, 7-1/ L, 1-5 W, 6-0 W, 8-1/ W, 9-0
Mar. 4 Mar. 8 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 18 Mar. 19 Mar. 21
Jackson, Miss. Jackson, Miss. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Mobile, Ala. West Point, Ga.
Feb. 3 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
at Millsaps College vs. Tougaloo College University of Mobile Mississippi College Cameron University at Birmingham-Southern College Huntingdon College (men) at Point University
2017 SIAC Round-Up; Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center; Mar. 30 *Fort Valley State University Mobile, Ala. *Albany State University (women) Mobile, Ala. *Clark Atlanta University (women) Mobile, Ala. *Morehouse College (men) Mobile, Ala. Mar. 31 *Tuskegee University Mobile, Ala. *Lane College Mobile, Ala. Apr. 1 *LeMoyne-Owen College Mobile, Ala. *Benedict College Mobile, Ala. Apr. 2 Apr. 9
vs. Christian Brothers University (men) at Loyola University (La.)
L, 0-9/ L, 0-9 W, 9-0/ W, 6-0 L, 1-8/ L, 0-9 L, 1-8/ L, 0-9 L, 0-9/ L, 0-9 L, 0-9/ L, 0-9 L, 3-6 L, 0-9/ W, 6-2 Mobile, Ala. W, 6-3/ W, 9-0 W, 9-0 L, 2-7 L, 3-6 W, 7-2/ L, 2-7 W, 9-0/ W, 9-0 W, 8-1/ W, 9-0 L, 2-7/ L, 2-7
Pensacola, Fla. New Orleans, La.
L; 3-6 L, 0-9/ L 0-9
*SIAC match
2017 SIAC FINAL STANDINGS Team Men Benedict Morehouse Spring Hill Tuskegee LeMoyne-Owen Fort Valley State Lane
SIAC
Overall
11-1 10-2 9-3 5-7 4-78 2-9 0-11
17-8 14-6 11-16 5-11 4-8 5-13 0-11
Team Women Benedict Clark Atlanta Tuskegee Spring Hill Albany State Fort Valley State LeMoyne-Owen Lane
SIAC
Overall
13-1 12-2 11-3 8-6 6-8 3-11 2-10 0-11
17-5 13-9 11-5 11-18 6-19 5-14 2-10 0-11
2018 SCHEDULE Date
Opponent
Site
Time
Feb 4 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11 Feb 17
Birmingham-Southern College (men) University of Montevallo at Christian Brothers University vs University of Arkansas Fort Smith at Rhodes College (men) vs Blue Mountain College Grambling State University (women)
Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Mobile, Ala.
8 a.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 1 p.m. 9 a.m. 12 p.m.
2018 SIAC Round-Up; Columbia, S.C. Feb 22 *at Benedict College (men) *vs. Albany State University (women) *vs Fort Valley State University (men) *vs. Benedict College (women only) Feb 23 *vs Lane College (men) *vs. Fort Valley State University (women) *vs Morehouse College (men) *vs Lane College (women) *vs Clark Atlanta University (women) Feb 24 *vs LeMoyne-Owen College *vs Tuskegee University
Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C.
Feb 27 Mar 9 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 18 Mar 23
Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Univ. of Mobile Ocean Springs, Miss Mobile, Ala.
3 p.m. 1 p.m. Women: 11 a.m. / Men: 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 11 a.m. 2 p.m.
2018 SIAC Round-Up; Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center *Fort Valley State University Mar 29 *Albany State University (women) *Morehouse College (men) *Clark Atlanta University (women) *Tuskegee University Mar 30 *Lane College Mar 31 *LeMoyne-Owen College *Benedict College
Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala.
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 9 a.m. 1 p.m.
Apr 6 Apr 7
Jackson, Miss. Jackson, Miss.
University of Mobile Tougaloo College (Miss.) Mississippi College at University of Mobile vs. Loyola University (La.) (women) Centenary College (men)
at Tougaloo College at Belhaven University
*SIAC match
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9 a.m. (EST) 9 a.m. (EST) 12 p.m. (EST) 1 p.m. (EST) 9 a.m. (EST) 9 a.m. (EST) 12 p.m. (EST) 12 p.m. (EST) 3:30 p.m. (EST) 9 a.m. (EST) 12 p.m. (EST)
2 p.m. 9 a.m.