(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) –
The 2013-14 season serves as the 50th for the USA South
Athletic Conference. In an effort to relive 50 Years of great
student-athlete performances, each current League institution was
given the opportunity to submit names of student-athletes who have
competed within the Conference, completed their athletic
eligibility and excelled not only on their campuses but in the
Conference as a whole.
The maximum amount of athletes an institution could submit for
each sport was twice the typical starting lineup of
that particular sport. Due to the short length of their
presence in the USA South or sport-sponsorship, some current USA
South institutions are not included in some of the sports.
The sport of men's tennis is one of the original
Conference-sponsored sports as the first regular season
championship was awarded in 1964. In 2006, the first
Conference Men's Tennis Tournament was conducted. During the
50-year history of men's tennis in the Conference, nine different
institutions have claimed regular season League titles.
Recently, N.C. Wesleyan has taken the torch and earned the
past five regular season and tournament championships.
Individually, student-athletes from several institutions have fared
well on the national stage in both singles and doubles, earning
All-American status.
The USA South's 50th Anniversary Men's Tennis Team Members
follow (as chosen by the particular institution):
| Averett
University |
| Vellu
Antila |
Sirsean
Arlain |
Mikko
Hermans |
Tomi
Huhtamaki |
Tarmo
Laaksonen |
| Harri
Lahtela |
Petteri
Lehtinen |
Tapio
Martti |
Daniel
McGregor |
Pekka
Mikkonen |
| Tuomas
Waheeb |
Hannu
Ylinenpaa |
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| Ferrum
College |
| Rod
Baker |
Matt
Brantley |
David
Evans |
Randy
Farleigh |
Richard
LeSueur |
| Paul
Matthews |
Chris
Miller |
Wilson
Paine |
Matt
Rhodes |
Erich
Trier |
| Jeff
Worsham |
Gabe
Zakkak |
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| Greensboro
College |
| Nickolay
Bochilo |
P.G.
Grane |
Steve
Grimm |
Bryan
Humphreys |
Jay
James |
| Bob
Koseychi |
David
Sutton |
Darry
Toler |
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| Methodist
University |
| Keith
Criscoe |
Kevin
Criscoe |
Marcus
Dudley |
Mark
Faber |
Chris
Fletcher |
| Scott
Jenkin |
Vaughn
John |
Ben
Porter |
Matt
Taylor |
Jonathan
Terry |
| N.C. Wesleyan
College |
| Vernon
Bradley |
Mike
Fillietaz |
Terry
Jones |
Fred
Lemongo |
Mike
Long |
| Barry
Nethercutt |
Artsiom
Prostak |
Alexey
Rumyantsev |
Antti
Saari |
Martin
Saunders |
| Chappy
Wake |
Dan
Weber |
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To view each of the USA South Anniversary Teams, please
click HERE!
To view more ways the USA South is celebrating its 50th
year, please click HERE!