14. Georgetown College

Women's Tennis to Play in the NAIA National Tournament (5-5-08)

Georgetown College Women's Tennis has earned the right to play for a national championship for the first time since the NAIA team format began in 2000.
This is not the team's first appearance in the tournament, as Georgetown played in both 2000 and 2001 as the host school. The Tigers currently own a No. 14 national ranking and have an overall record of 13-7, with all seven losses coming at the hands of top 20 teams.
"We have played a very strong schedule and our seven losses were to EKU, No. 4 Lindsey Wilson (three times), No. 7 Berry, then No. 10 Brenau and then No. 15 Northwood, so our schedule has been difficult," explained head coach Kevin Calhoun. "But we also beat three teams in the top 25 including No. 10 Southern Nazarene. I think we are ready for anything that we are going to see next week."
Calhoun said he doesn't expect an intimidation factor to be present when his team takes to the courts. "Despite losing to Lindsey Wilson three times, we competed really well with them all three times and our players aren't the intimidated types."
Georgetown is led by junior All-American Emily Kerrick (Lexington, Ky.), who is ranked No. 25 in singles and freshman Adrienne Bartlett (Louisville, Ky.) who has been as high as No. 31 in the country. Combined, the duo competes as No. 13 in NAIA doubles. The roster also includes Jackie Cobb (freshman, Washington Courthouse, Oh.), Charis Gambill (junior, Ashland, Ky.), Megan Mars (sophomore, Harrogate, Tn.), Bianca Rugimbana (sophomore, Brisbane, Australia), Megan Watts (senior, Versailles, Ky.) and Sarah Yost (junior, Manchester, Ky.).
The NAIA National Tennis Championships will be played May 12-16 in Mobile, Alabama at the Mobile Tennis Center. Brackets will be released on Wednesday by 6:00 p.m.
Student-Athlete Athletics Council Awards Annual GC's on Sunday (4-28-08)
The Georgetown College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
hosted the third-annual GC Awards on Sunday, April 27th in the Georgetown
College Chapel. Former Tiger and current WKYT-TV chief meteorologist
T.G. Shuck served as master of ceremonies and gave student-athletes an idea
of how much they will appreciate the foundation that athletics helps to form
in their lives when they are in their chosen careers.
Shown left: Juniors Jason Frilling (baseball) and Katie Filiatreau (basketball) were named Mr. and Ms. Georgetown for their leadership and accomplishments in the classroom and in their sport and are congratulated by Director of Athletics Eric Ward.
Award winners were nominated and chosen by students, teammates and staff members and are listed below. (Click on the individual's name to see a photo of them receiving their honor if they were present.)
| Female Recipient | Male Recipient | |
| Rookie of the Year | Whitney Ealey (softball) | Christian Heavens (golf) |
| Courage Award | Amy Chamberlain (soccer) | Donnovan Brown (baskeball) |
| Comeback Award | Sarah Gronefeld (softball) | Mike Secor (football) |
| Stripes Award | Sarah Yost (tennis) | Michael Clemons (track) |
| Supporting Role | Amy Schiller (basketball) | Jerry Turner (basketball) |
| Performance of the Year | Victoria Witt (softball) | Luke Garnett (cross country) |
| Play of the Year | Kim Ingle (basketball) | Colin Wilkerson (baseball) |
| Athlete of the Year | Jennifer Tarplee (softball) | Gus Chase (basketball) |
| Mr. and Ms. Georgetown | Katie Filiatreau (basketball) | Jason Frilling (baseball) |
| Coach of the Year | Thomas Thornton (softball) | Happy Osborne (basketball) |
| Most Improved Academic Team of the Year | Volleyball | Golf |
| Academic Team of the Year | Cross Country | Cross Country |
| Team of the Year | Softball | Basketball |
Four Women's Tennis Student-Athletes in National Rankings (4-18-08)
The most recent
International Tennis Association rankings have been
released and senior Emily Kerrick leads the Tigers
with a career-high 25th ranking in singles play.
Kerrick and doubles partner Adrienne Bartlett
are ranked twelfth, while Bartlett is at No. 43 in
single play. Teammates Sarah Yost and Bianca
Rugimbana are No. 23 in doubles play.
The Tigers finished the Mid-South Conference
Tournament today losing in the finals to Lindsey
Wilson 5-2. The men also fell in the finals to
Lindsey Wilson by a score of 5-0. Both teams
will advance to the Region XI Tournament to be held
at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
Tournament play will begin on Thursday, April 24
with the men facing Bethel College and the women
will take on Lindsey Wilson College for the third
time in just over a week.
Tennis Teams Honored at MSC Banquet: Calhoun Coach of the Year, Carcamo Co-Player of the Year and Yost Champions of Character Award Recipient (4-17-08)
The Georgetown College Tennis teams racked up a
lot of hardware at the annual Mid-South Conference
banquet held in Louisville on Wednesday night.
The highest honors the conference gives went to
Sarah Yost, as she was named the 2008 Women's Tennis
Champion of Character Award recipient voted on by
all conference coaches. Head Coach Kevin Calhoun
was named the Men's Tennis Coach of the Year and Matias Carcamo was honored as the Co-Player
of the Year along with Lindsey Wilson College's
Freddy Luciani.
Mid-South Conference Women's Tennis Champion of Character Award
Sarah Yost
Georgetown College First Team
All-Conference Selections
singles (men's)
Eugenio Aspillaga
Matias Carcamo
Andres Escalante
singles (women's)
Adrienne Bartlett
Emily Karrick
Sarah Yost
doubles (men's)
Matias Carcamo/Andres Escalante
doubles (women's)
Emily Kerrick/Adrienne Bartlett
Georgetown College Honorable Mention All-Conference
Selections
singles (women's)
Bianca Rugimbana
doubles (women's)
Sarah Yost/Bianca Rugimbana
Georgetown College Academic All-Conference Honorees
Charis Gambill
Megan Mars
Megan Watts
Sarah Yost
MSC Tennis Championship Brackets Released (4-16-08)
The 2008 Mid-South Conference Men's and Women's Tennis Tournament will be held this Thursday and Friday, April 17-18, at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in Louisville, KY. Updated brackets are now available for both the men and women, with Lindsey Wilson and Georgetown College the top two seeds in both.
Action gets underway tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. when the University of the Cumberlands and Pikeville College square off in the men's 3/6 match, while Campbellsville University and WVU Tech will meet as the four-five seeds. On the women's side, Campbellsville and Tech will meet in the 4/5 match at 9:30 a.m. for the right to take on Lindsey Wilson tomorrow afternoon.
Click here to view men's bracket Click here to view women's bracket
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