Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Stillman tennis heads to SIAC tournament

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama | The Stillman College women’s and men’s tennis teams have accomplished goal one of the 2013 season: to finish atop the conference standings. Now, the teams look to accomplish goal two: to win the conference tournament.

Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers are the No. 1 seed entering the SIAC tournament Thursday in Atlanta.

The men are 24-2 with a perfect 11-0 conference mark. The women are 28-1 and 11-0 in league play. The women are on a 25-match win streak and the men are on a 23-match win streak.

“This is going to be a tough tournament. There are some good teams who can win on any given day,” coach Will E. Riley said. “It is up to us to play well in each match if we are going to win the whole thing.”

In men’s singles, player of the year candidate ...

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