NJCAA Region XII Women's Tennis News
Saturday, October 3
Women's Tennis
Kalamazoo Valley CC claims women's tennis title
Kalamazoo Valley Community College women's tennis team rolled to the 2009 NJCAA Region XII women's tennis title. The Cougars won seven of the nine flights racking up 18 points in the two day event. Grand Rapids Community College finished second with nine points and Oakland Community College finished third with six points.
Singles flight winners were;
#1 Singles: Stevie Fortney, Kalamazoo Valley CC
#2 Singles: Cassandra DeLise, Grand Rapids CC,
#3 Singles: Melissa Zuiderveen, Grand Rapids CC
#4 Singles: Courtney Diebold, Kalamazoo Valley CC
#5 Singles: Tricia DeMint, Kalamazoo Valley CC
#6 Singles: Amber Lytle, Kalamazoo Valley CC
Double Winners were:
#1 Doubles: Stevie Fortney and Brittany Johnson, Kalamazoo Valley CC
#2 Doubles: Tricia DeMint and Courtney Diebold, Kalamazoo Valley CC
#3 Doubles: Ashley Boedner and Caitlin Rutledge, Kalamazoo Valley CC
For full results click here
October 4, 2008
Women's Tennis
Grand Rapids second day comeback clinches Regional Title
Grandville, MI - After trailing Kalamazoo Valley CC 9-5 after the first day's competition, Grand Rapids CC won 7 out of 8 matches to win the NJCAA Region XII Women's Tennis Tournament. Grand Rapids CC finished first with 12 points, just edging Kalamazoo Valley CC who finished 2nd with 11 points. Oakland CC finished thrid with 4 points. With the score tied 11-11-4, it came done to the number two doubles match between Julie Kowinski and Melissa Zuiderveen of Grand Rapids CC and Kelsey Harness and Kesha McConaha-Schultz of Kalamazoo Valley CC. The Grand Rapids team won the match 6-0, 6-3 to seal the victory. Kalamazoo Valley CC had five flight winner, while Grand Rapids CC had the other four. All three teams advance to the the NJCAA Women's Tennis Nationals in May. Full Results can be seen by clicking here.
Final Standings
1. Grand Rapids CC - 12
2. Kalamazoo Valley CC - 11
3. Oakland CC - 4
Flight Winners
Singles
1. Stephanie Fortney, Kalamazoo Valley CC (2-0)
2. Julie Konwinski, Grand Rapids CC (2-0)
3. Michelle Feenstra, Grand Rapids CC (2-0)
4. Brittany Johnson, Kalamazoo Valley CC (2-0)
5. Courtney Dieblod, Kalamazoo Valley CC (2-0)
6. Sarah Gaddy, Grand Rapids CC (2-0)
Doubles
1. Stephanie Fortney/Courtney Diebold, KVCC (1-1)
2. Julie Konwinski/Melissa Zuiderveen, GRCC (2-0)
3. Brittany Johnson/Violet Lyngstad, KVCC (2-0)
Coach of the Year: Sue Katerberg, Grand Rapids CC
NJCAA Region XII Women's Tennis Champions
Grand Rapids Community College Raiders
NJCAA Region XII Women's Tennis Runner's Up
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Cougars
NJCAA Region XII Women's Tennis Singles Flight Winners
NJCAA Region XII Women's Tennis Doubles Flight Winners
October 2, 2008
Women's Tennis
Region XII Women's Tennis Tournament kicks off tomorrow
The Region XII women's tennis tournament will kick off tomorrow at Grandville High School in Grandville, MI at 10:00 AM. MCCAA Co-Champions Grand Rapids CC and Kalamazoo Valley CC will be joined by Oakland CC in the tournament. The two day round robin tournament is split into six rounds. Singles will be played in the first and second round on Friday. The final round on Friday will be doubles. On Saturday, the final round of singles will be played to be followed by the final two rounds of double will played. Each match counts one point and the team with the most points will be the regional champions. To see the pairings for the tournament please click here.