The men’s tennis team will go into the Presidents’ Athletic Conference opener Friday after not playing for over two weeks due to scheduling and weather conflicts through the month of March. “We definitely were hoping to get a match in before we started conference play,” said head coach Ron Headlee. “We got to play down … Continue reading
The men’s tennis team began its season back in September with a non-conference win over Muskingum, 8-1. Last year, however, the team finished seventh in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference and seventh in the PAC Tournament, after a strong late season push from then-senior Andy Brunette and then-junior Jonah Cooper. Entering this season, the team was … Continue reading
After finishing the 2017 campaign with a seventh-place finish at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships, the Waynesburg University men’s tennis team is itching to improve on that finish this Friday and Saturday. Last season, then-sophomore Jonah Cooper grabbed the only win for the Yellow Jackets at the event, and it was by default. Head coach … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s tennis team hosted Presidents’ Athletic Conference rival Geneva College Monday. The Yellow Jackets found success in their doubles matches and several singles, but the Golden Tornadoes were able to come away win the victory, 6-3. The Yellow Jackets fell to 6-9 overall, and the Golden Tornadoes improved to 13-4 on the … Continue reading
When Adam McKnight arrived at Waynesburg University as a computer technology major four years ago, he did so with intentions of playing a collegiate sport after being brought in by the previous men’s tennis coach. “I actually found Waynesburg because of the fact that [former head coach Ron Christman] was holding a tennis tournament that … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s tennis team traveled to Erie this past weekend for a tri-match with Pitt-Bradford and Penn State Behrend. Waynesburg (3-3) started off the day on the right note against Pitt-Bradford (0-5). In doubles play, juniors Jonah Cooper and Josh Denham rolled through with an 8-5 win at the No. 1 spot. Shortly … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s tennis team will kick off the second half of its 2017-2018 season Saturday when it travels to Penn State Behrend. The team competed in four non-conference matches in the Fall semester, finishing 2-2 overall. Head coach Ron Headlee referred to these matches as tune-up matches, to see where the team will … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s tennis team closed out its fall season by splitting a tri-match with Washington & Jefferson and Marietta on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Jackets fell to W&J, 7-2, before bouncing back to beat Marietta, 8-1. In the first match, the Presidents dominated in doubles, sweeping all three matches. In singles, two Yellow … Continue reading
As the fall schedule starts to wrap up for men’s tennis, every opportunity on the court is another chance to solidify skills and judge opponents before the spring season – and ultimately – conference action begins. The Waynesburg University men’s tennis team hosted Muskingum University this past Saturday, Sept. 16 edging the Muskies for their … Continue reading
On Saturday, Sept. 9, both men’s and women’s tennis traveled to Frostburg State where neither team came out with the victory as the men were defeated 5-4 and the women were swept 9-0. Although the men lost, head coach Ron Headlee was impressed with his team performance “We were real close, I thought we were … Continue reading
