Men's Tennis | 4/20/2012 12:33:00 PM
ESU Championship Notes
CHAMPIONSHIP TIME
The Emporia State women enter the MIAA Championship as the fourth seed while the Hornet men come in as the #5 seed. The men will take on Truman at 1 p.m. while the women will play Ft. Hays State at 5 p.m. at the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City, Mo.
LAST TIME OUT
The Emporia State women picked up victories in three of the final four singles matches to pull out a 5-4 win at Newman on Wednesday afternoon. The Hornet men also won three singles matches but were shut out in doubles as they fell 6-3 to the Jets in Wichita.
The ESU women took a 2-1 lead after doubles but fell behind after the first two singles matches before Somer Schmidt gave ESU the win with a 6-3, 7-5 win at #6 singles.
The Hornet men trailed 3-0 after doubles but were able to pick up wins at the #2, #3 and #4 positions to pull within 4-3. The Jets won at #5 and #6 to secure the win.
THE?COACH
John Cayton is in his seventh season as the head coach at ESU and eighth season as a collegiate head coach. He is 104-38 with the ESU women and 53-63 with the Hornet men for a combined record of 157-101 at his alma mater. He is a combined 173-115 in eight years as a head coach of men's and women's collegiate tennis. He was named the North Central Region Women's Coach of the Year in 2007 after leading ESU to a 16-3 overall mark, the MIAA Championship and a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16. He has taken three women's teams and two men's teams to the NCAA tournament.
ESU WOMEN AT A GLANCE
The ESU women are 15-6 overall and 4-3 in the MIAA. Sophomore Nicole Jara went 18-1 at #1 singles with a perfect 6-0 mark in MIAA play while freshman Taylor Smith was 13-6 at #2 singles. The two combined to go 15-5 at #1 doubles on the season. Sophomore Abby Morris is 13-4 at the #6 spot with a 4-2 mark in MIAA play.
SCOUTING FHSU WOMEN
The Tigers are 6-8 overall and 3-4 in the MIAA.
LAST VS. FHSU
The Emporia State women's tennis team opened MIAA play with a 6-3 win at Ft. Hays State. ESU opened the day taking two of three doubles matches before going to singles play. Nicole Jara continued her outstanding season at #1 singles winning 6-0, 6-4 over Camille Caron-Benard. ESU also got wins at #4 by Alex Crowe, #5 by Emily Huston and #6 by Abby Morris.
ESU MEN AT A GLANCE
The ESU men are 6-9 overall and 0-4 in the MIAA. Junior Mitch Kibbe is 8-7 on the year, 7-7 at the #3 position and recorded the Hornets only singles win in MIAA play.
SCOUTING TSU MEN
The Bulldogs are 5-7 on the year and 1-3 in the MIAA.
LAST VS. TRUMAN
The ESU men fell 7-2 to Truman in Kirksville, Mo. Mitch Kibbe had a hand in both wins for the Hornet men. He won 6-4, 6-3 at #3 singles and teamed with Matt VanHorn to win 8-6 at #2 doubles.
