Sunday, April 14, 2013

Stillman sweeps SIAC championships

ATLANTA. Georgia | The Stillman College men’s and women’s tennis teams both won championships Saturday in the finals at the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament.
It represents the first league title for Stillman and for coach Will E. Riley, who is in his 20th season as head coach of the Tigers and Lady Tigers.

“I am proud to bring this year’s titles to Stillman College. It has been a long time coming, and the years of continued play have finally paid off,” Riley said.

In the men’s match, Stillman blanked Morehouse, 5-0. All three Stillman doubles teams won their matches 8-2. In singles, SIAC Player of the Year Jangeun Lee won his match 6-0, 6-0 while Luis Mendoza won his match 6-4, 6-2.

In the women’s match, Stillman downed Benedict, 5-3. In doubles action, Litia Godinet and Veronika Kalugina won 8-3 while Nair Tolomeo and Angela Corredor won 8-5. Benedict took the third doubles match 8-2.

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