2011-12 Men's Tennis Headlines

May 10, 2012
Huntingdon joins USA South Athletic Conference
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Huntingdon College President J. Cameron West announced today that Huntingdon will join the NCAA-Division III USA South Athletic Conference beginning in the fall of 2013. Huntingdon and Covenant College (Ga.) were approved as members at a meeting of the USA South presidents yesterday. Current USA South members are Averett University (Va.), Ferrum College (Va.), Greensboro College (N.C.), Mary Baldwin College (Va.), Meredith College (N.C.), Methodist University (N.C.), N.C. Wesleyan College (N.C.), William Peace University (N.C.), and the conference's newest members, LaGrange College (Ga.), Piedmont College (Ga.), and Maryville College (Tenn.).

April 22, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis claims GSAC title
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Huntingdon freshman Lee Howell had no thoughts of being named tournament MVP during this weekend's Great South Athletic Conference men's tennis tournament. But Howell's performance helped Huntingdon seal a 5-0 win over Piedmont to win the GSAC championship on Sunday at the University of Tennessee. Howell teamed with Tyler Creamer for a key win at No. 2 doubles and then won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 4 singles to end the match and earn MVP honors. This is the Hawks' third conference title as a member of the GSAC. Huntingdon won the men's title in 2008 and 2009.

April 21, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis advances to GSAC tournament finals
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team opened the Great South Athletic Conference tournament with a 5-0 win over LaGrange on Saturday.

April 20, 2012
Huntingdon tennis teams have high expectations entering GSAC tournament
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men's and women's tennis teams each have the same goal this weekend. As the Great South Athletic Conference tennis tournament gets started in Knoxville, Tenn., the Hawks and the Lady Hawks are both looking for a conference title. The Huntingdon men have reached the finals the past four seasons and won the conference tournament in 2008 and 2009. The Lady Hawks have played in the tournament finals each of the past five seasons, winning the GSAC championship in 2007 and 2008.

April 20, 2012
Huntingdon’s Baldwin and Clark earn Freshman of the Year honors
DECATUR, Ga. – Huntingdon freshmen tennis players Zac Baldwin and Taylor Clark were each named conference Freshman of the Year by the Great South Athletic Conference. With the release of the GSAC All-Conference awards, both the Huntingdon men's and women's tennis teams are well represented. A total of 10 Huntingdon tennis players were recognized with awards.

April 18, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis knocks off Spring Hill
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team closed out the regular season with a 6-3 win over Spring Hill on Wednesday.

April 17, 2012
2011-12 Huntingdon Athletic Awards

April 15, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis loses at Berry
MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team's four-match winning streak was snapped by Berry on Sunday. The Hawks came up short 7-2.

April 14, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis closes out conference play with shutout
MARYVILLE, Tenn. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team wrapped up regular-season conference play on Saturday with a 9-0 win over Maryville. It was the second straight 9-0 win for the Hawks, who blanked LaGrange on Wednesday.

April 11, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis shuts out LaGrange for fifth GSAC win
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team swept all three doubles matches and all six singles matches for a 9-0 win over LaGrange on Wednesday.

April 4, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis edges Tuskegee
TUSKEGEE, Ala. – Huntingdon won two doubles matches and three singles matches to knock off Tuskegee 5-4 on Wednesday.

March 31, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis rallies to beat Covenant
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team fell behind early on Saturday but came back to beat Covenant 6-3 at the Gibbs Tennis Complex. The Hawks (6-5, 4-2 Great South Athletic Conference) fell behind 3-1 but won their final five matches to pull out the victory.

March 18, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis falls at Piedmont
DEMOREST, Ga. – The Huntingdon men’s tennis team won two singles matches and a doubles match in a 6-3 loss to Piedmont College on Sunday.

March 17, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis knocks off Covenant
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team won its third conference match of the season with a 6-3 win over Covenant College on Saturday. The Hawks (5-4, 3-1 Great South Athletic Conference) won all three doubles matches and picked up three singles wins to get by Covenant (2-2, 2-1 GSAC).

March 11, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis beats Reinhardt
WALESKA, Ga. – The Huntingdon men’s tennis team pulled out a 6-3 win over Reinhardt University on Sunday.

March 10, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis loses at Sewanee
SEWANEE, Tenn. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team picked up a win at No. 3 doubles but Sewanee took the match 8-1 on Saturday.

March 7, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis rolls past LaGrange
LaGRANGE, Ga. – Freshman Zac Baldwin won his third straight match, and his first match at No. 1 singles, as the Huntingdon men’s tennis team beat LaGrange 9-0 on Wednesday.

March 7, 2012
Huntingdon and Piedmont Earn Men's and Women's Tennis Weekly Awards
DECATUR, Ga.-Opening up the month of March, the Great South Athletic Conference announces the men's and women's tennis singles and doubles players of the week. Huntingdon sweeps the women's awards with Taylor Clark for singles and Micaela White and Hannah Still securing the doubles honor. On the men's side, Piedmont's Moses Das earned singles player of the week and Huntingdon's Zac Baldwin and Sean Jackson for doubles.

March 4, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis picks up first GSAC win of the season
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team picked up four singles wins in straight sets and beat Maryville 8-1 on Sunday at the Gibbs Tennis Complex.

March 3, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis drops close match with Piedmont
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men’s tennis team dropped its first Great South Athletic Conference match of the season on Saturday. The Hawks fell behind after doubles and couldn’t recover in a 6-3 loss to Piedmont.

February 25, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis loses to Oglethorpe
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The No. 2 doubles team of Tyler Creamer and Lee Howell led the Huntingdon men’s tennis team in an 8-1 loss to Oglethorpe on Saturday. Oglethorpe (1-2) won all six singles positions and No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, but the team of Creamer-Howell won 8-6 at No. 2 doubles.

February 18, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis picks up first win of the season
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men’s tennis team set the tone in doubles and finished with a 7-2 win over Tuskegee University on Friday at the Gibbs Tennis Complex. Sean Jackson and Zac Baldwin teamed for an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles and Larry Pritchett and Tyler Chaffee won 8-3 at No. 2 doubles as the Hawks (1-1) won all three doubles positions and four of the six singles positions.

February 12, 2012
Huntingdon men’s tennis stumbles in season opener
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team got off to a rough start on Sunday. The Hawks fell to Mississippi College 9-0 at the Gibbs Tennis Complex.

February 11, 2012
Hard working Hawks have high expectations entering tennis season
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Huntingdon men’s tennis coach Charlie Lane is impressed with the work ethic his team has shown in the preseason. “This is the hardest working team I’ve had at Huntingdon,” Lane said. “The guys are working hard and we’re in better condition that we were last year. This is a dedicated group and we’re excited to get the season started.” The Hawks open the season on Sunday at home at the newly refurbished Gibbs Tennis Complex. Huntingdon plays Mississippi College at 1 p.m.

October 1, 2011
HUNTINGDON MEN’S TENNIS WINS 12 MATCHES IN USTA/ITA SOUTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS
SEWANEE, Tenn. – The Huntingdon men’s tennis team had a good showing in this weekend’s USTA/ITA South Region Championships. The Hawks, who did not compete in the tournament last season, won 12 matches on Friday and Saturday.