The skies again threatened rain all afternoon, but cooperated enough for us to get in a match and another win to remain unbeaten in 2008. As I mentioned after the match, we travel to Fort Mill on Tuesday to play our first Region 3AAAA match against a team that will be very talented top to bottom and we need to be ready to give a great effort to continue winning matches.
Ruth Anne Burnette went out on fire tonight and blitzed through her opponent at line 3 singles to claim our first line victory of the night. Dominant from beginning to end, Ruth Anne recorded a shutout 6-0, 6-0.
Maggie Orr was next to claim a line for us at 2 singles. Knowing her opponent personally, I was very impressed with how consistent Maggie played and intelligently let the action come to her. The result was a terrific win by score of 6-1, 6-1.
Joanna Kohn played very well also at line 4 singles. An impressive first set score of 6-1 was followed up with a shutout 6-0 in the second.
Our clinching point came courtesy of Katie Lowery at 5 singles. Katie had to display great patience in her match and wait for some high bouncing balls to execute on. After some early errors in the tight first set, Katie then rolled to a 6-0 final set score for our clinching point in her first varsity action of the season.
Our 2 doubles line of Kayla Stogner and Courtney Cox played a solid first set and claimed it by score of 6-2. The second set was headed in the wrong direction, but the girls held strong to make a comeback and claim our 5th point.
Chandler Green had a tussle at 1 singles tonight that turned into a mini-marathon. The first set played out dead even until South Pointe broke serve to claim the first set 7-5. Chandler went up quick in the second set, but South Pointe's player staged a strong comeback and made some tough shots to take the set and match from us.
Maggie and Ruth Anne teamed up for the 1 doubles point tonight. Early on, it was tight as we trailed by a service break 3-2. The girls played very well after that and won 6 of the next 8 games to claim the proset 8-5.
We are off from practice tomorrow and will be back after it on Monday at practice to prepare for our first region match. As proud as we should be of our start thus far, we cannot afford to let down the rest of the way. Please take some time over the weekend to get some swings in on your own and continue to run and condition on your own.
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
Result: Northwestern 6, South Pointe 1
Location: Northwestern HS
1S: Gabriella Carpenter (S) def Chandler Green (N) 7-5, 6-4
2S: Maggie Orr (N) def Lieren Monteith (S) 6-1, 6-1
3S: Ruth Anne Burnette (N) def Karen Jaggers (S) 6-0, 6-0
4S: Joanna Kohn (N) def Jessica Parker (S) 6-1, 6-0
5S: Katie Lowery (N) def Jerica White (S) 6-3, 6-0
1D: Orr/Burnette (N) def Carpenter/Monteith (S) 8-5
2D: Kayla Stogner/Courtney Cox (N) def Breyana Singleton/Taylor Madsen (S) 6-2, 7-5
Records: Northwestern 3-0, South Pointe 0-4
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Northwestern completes sweep of Rock Hill
We started our home campaign off with a victory over Rock Hill High tonight. I was nervous entering the match that we might have a letdown after beating them last Thursday, but the girls played very well and held firm to complete the sweep of our cross town rival. Let's hope the football team follows our lead on Friday!
Brittany Whitrock again wasted no time in her victory for our first point. She eliminated many unforced errors and made quick work of her opponent again with a closer score of 6-1, 6-2.
Ruth Anne Burnette again had the headband kickin' and again was successful in a fairly dominant win. The match had some long rallies and Ruth Anne held firm to secure a 6-2, 6-1 victory.
Kayla Stogner and Courtney Cox teamed up again and were successful again at the 2 doubles line. After a close firs set 6-2 win, the girls played extremely strong to go up 5-0 before closing it out 6-2.
Joanna Kohn clinched the overall match for us as the skies darkened above. Rock Hill's #5 put up a really good fight and made Joanna earn the victory in the end. She finished out strong to clinch our decisive 4th point.
Chandler Green again had a tough one against Rock Hill's 1 singles player. Even despite the result, Chandler played tough and made her opponent earn points and gave very little away. We are all confident that Chandler is going to use these last two matches as stepping stones to the rest of the season.
Maggie Orr played 2 singles again and got off to a blitzing start to post a bagel on her opponent in the first set. The second set made us all nervous and I was happy to see the whole team pull together to cheer Maggie on to victory in the second set 6-4.
We decided not to play a 1 doubles point due to the black clouds overhead. I don't like to do this as I like to see the team play as much doubles as we can. I was even more perturbed when the skies cleared up to a pretty blue sky within minutes of us making this decision. That's the way it happens sometimes.
We'll hopefully practice tomorrow in preparation for South Pointe on Thursday. I'll call Ruth Anne if the weather turns on us, but we'll hope it stays clear until 7 for us.
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
Result: Northwestern 5, Rock Hill 1
1S: Catherine White (R) def Chandler Green (N) 6-1, 6-3
2S: Maggie Orr (N) def Natalie Black (R) 6-0, 6-4
3S: Brittany Whitrock (N) def Barron Hicklin 6-1, 6-2
4S: Ruth Anne Burnette (N) def Addie Brown (R) 6-2, 6-1
5S: Joanna Kohn (N) def Elizabeth Hupp (R) 6-3, 6-3
1D: DNP
2D: Kayla Stogner/Courtney Cox (N) def Brooke Neely/Sarah Hicklin (R) 6-3, 6-2
Records: Northwestern 2-0, Rock Hill 0-2
Brittany Whitrock again wasted no time in her victory for our first point. She eliminated many unforced errors and made quick work of her opponent again with a closer score of 6-1, 6-2.
Ruth Anne Burnette again had the headband kickin' and again was successful in a fairly dominant win. The match had some long rallies and Ruth Anne held firm to secure a 6-2, 6-1 victory.
Kayla Stogner and Courtney Cox teamed up again and were successful again at the 2 doubles line. After a close firs set 6-2 win, the girls played extremely strong to go up 5-0 before closing it out 6-2.
Joanna Kohn clinched the overall match for us as the skies darkened above. Rock Hill's #5 put up a really good fight and made Joanna earn the victory in the end. She finished out strong to clinch our decisive 4th point.
Chandler Green again had a tough one against Rock Hill's 1 singles player. Even despite the result, Chandler played tough and made her opponent earn points and gave very little away. We are all confident that Chandler is going to use these last two matches as stepping stones to the rest of the season.
Maggie Orr played 2 singles again and got off to a blitzing start to post a bagel on her opponent in the first set. The second set made us all nervous and I was happy to see the whole team pull together to cheer Maggie on to victory in the second set 6-4.
We decided not to play a 1 doubles point due to the black clouds overhead. I don't like to do this as I like to see the team play as much doubles as we can. I was even more perturbed when the skies cleared up to a pretty blue sky within minutes of us making this decision. That's the way it happens sometimes.
We'll hopefully practice tomorrow in preparation for South Pointe on Thursday. I'll call Ruth Anne if the weather turns on us, but we'll hope it stays clear until 7 for us.
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
Result: Northwestern 5, Rock Hill 1
1S: Catherine White (R) def Chandler Green (N) 6-1, 6-3
2S: Maggie Orr (N) def Natalie Black (R) 6-0, 6-4
3S: Brittany Whitrock (N) def Barron Hicklin 6-1, 6-2
4S: Ruth Anne Burnette (N) def Addie Brown (R) 6-2, 6-1
5S: Joanna Kohn (N) def Elizabeth Hupp (R) 6-3, 6-3
1D: DNP
2D: Kayla Stogner/Courtney Cox (N) def Brooke Neely/Sarah Hicklin (R) 6-3, 6-2
Records: Northwestern 2-0, Rock Hill 0-2
Schedule Update
We were successful in gaining two additional matches to fill out our fall schedule and I have added them to the schedule at the left. Spartanburg High School will travel to us on Monday September 29 and we will head over there on Monday October 20. Joanna had created a snack assignment sheet that I will hereby ammend and now each of our 18 players has an assigned match:
Cox 9/29 Home v Spartanburg
Cramer 10/20 @ Spartanburg
This puts us up to our full allotment of 18 matches that the SC High School Leauge allows and adds a quality opponent with a rich history in girls tennis. For those of you unfamiliar with Spartanburg's tradition, they went through a stretch in the 90's that they won several state championships and had players win state singles titles as well. They will be a good test for us this year.
Go Trojans!
Cox 9/29 Home v Spartanburg
Cramer 10/20 @ Spartanburg
This puts us up to our full allotment of 18 matches that the SC High School Leauge allows and adds a quality opponent with a rich history in girls tennis. For those of you unfamiliar with Spartanburg's tradition, they went through a stretch in the 90's that they won several state championships and had players win state singles titles as well. They will be a good test for us this year.
Go Trojans!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Lady Trojans defeat Rock Hill to open the fall
We traveled to rival Rock Hill High toinight to take on the Bearcats on their turf. I was pleased with our overall play from top to bottom and our 5-2 result showed the efforts from the past 4 weeks of practice begin to pay off. It was also nice to get to play another opponent as we have been battling ourselves the last two weeks of practice pretty hard.
Our first line win of the season came courtesy of Brittany Whitrock at 3 singles. She posted a shutout first set 6-0 and allowed only one game in the second set to claim the match 6-0, 6-1.
Maggie Orr finished up second at 2 singles. The score would appear a wipeout as she won 6-1, 6-1, but I felt Rock Hill's Natalie Black played better than that result shows and I was impressed with Maggie's response to some tough shots.
Chandler Green finished up after that at 1 singles. Catherine White at Rock Hill is one of the tougher players in the area. Chandler got off to a bumpy start in the first set and managed to squeak out only 1 game. I was very impressed with how she became more aggressive in the second set and took 2 games off Catherine. There was some hard times mixed in, but overall I think Chandler took away a lot from this match.
Ruth Anne Burnette cleared the courts next at 3 singles. Following Brittany's lead, she also posted a bagel on her opponent in the first set and surrendered only 3 games in the second set. The headband was in full effect for the birthday girl throughout the match.
Our clinching victory came from the 2 doubles line of Kayla Stogner and Courtney Cox. These two played a neck and neck first set, which may have had some first-match jitters, and squeaked by 6-4. Both ladies began serving better in the second set and reeled of a 6-4, 6-1 victory to seal our 4th line victory of the night.
Our fifth victory of the evening came courtesy of Joanna Kohn at 5 singles. After a fairly dominant first set, the Rock Hill opponent put up a strong fight in the second. Joanna overcame it in the end for a straight set victory 6-2, 6-4.
We paired up the birthday girl, Ruth Anne, with Chandler at 1 doubles to play out an 8 game proset. The girls played fairly even early, but Rock Hill found some holes to take advantage of and took the point by a score of 8-4.
We're off from practice tommorrow and all are invited to the Winthrop Coliseum at 7:00pm to catch Winthrop's volleyball team take on West Virginia University :) I'll see everyone at practice Monday at 4.
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
1s Catherine White (RH) def Chandler Green (NW) 6-1, 6-2
2s Maggie Orr (NW) def Natalie Black (RH) 6-1, 6-1
3s Brittany Whitrock (NW) def Barron Hicklin (RH) 6-0, 6-1
4s Ruth Anne Burnette (NW) def Addy Brown (RH) 6-0, 6-3
5s Joanna Kohn (NW) def Elizabeth Hupp (RH) 6-2, 6-4
1d White/Black (RH) def Green/Burnette (NW) 8-4
2d Kayla Stogner/Courtney Cox (NW) def Brooke Neeely/Kajal Patel (RH) 6-4, 6-1
Location: Rock Hill HS
Records: Northwestern 1-0, Rock Hill 0-1
Our first line win of the season came courtesy of Brittany Whitrock at 3 singles. She posted a shutout first set 6-0 and allowed only one game in the second set to claim the match 6-0, 6-1.
Maggie Orr finished up second at 2 singles. The score would appear a wipeout as she won 6-1, 6-1, but I felt Rock Hill's Natalie Black played better than that result shows and I was impressed with Maggie's response to some tough shots.
Chandler Green finished up after that at 1 singles. Catherine White at Rock Hill is one of the tougher players in the area. Chandler got off to a bumpy start in the first set and managed to squeak out only 1 game. I was very impressed with how she became more aggressive in the second set and took 2 games off Catherine. There was some hard times mixed in, but overall I think Chandler took away a lot from this match.
Ruth Anne Burnette cleared the courts next at 3 singles. Following Brittany's lead, she also posted a bagel on her opponent in the first set and surrendered only 3 games in the second set. The headband was in full effect for the birthday girl throughout the match.
Our clinching victory came from the 2 doubles line of Kayla Stogner and Courtney Cox. These two played a neck and neck first set, which may have had some first-match jitters, and squeaked by 6-4. Both ladies began serving better in the second set and reeled of a 6-4, 6-1 victory to seal our 4th line victory of the night.
Our fifth victory of the evening came courtesy of Joanna Kohn at 5 singles. After a fairly dominant first set, the Rock Hill opponent put up a strong fight in the second. Joanna overcame it in the end for a straight set victory 6-2, 6-4.
We paired up the birthday girl, Ruth Anne, with Chandler at 1 doubles to play out an 8 game proset. The girls played fairly even early, but Rock Hill found some holes to take advantage of and took the point by a score of 8-4.
We're off from practice tommorrow and all are invited to the Winthrop Coliseum at 7:00pm to catch Winthrop's volleyball team take on West Virginia University :) I'll see everyone at practice Monday at 4.
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
1s Catherine White (RH) def Chandler Green (NW) 6-1, 6-2
2s Maggie Orr (NW) def Natalie Black (RH) 6-1, 6-1
3s Brittany Whitrock (NW) def Barron Hicklin (RH) 6-0, 6-1
4s Ruth Anne Burnette (NW) def Addy Brown (RH) 6-0, 6-3
5s Joanna Kohn (NW) def Elizabeth Hupp (RH) 6-2, 6-4
1d White/Black (RH) def Green/Burnette (NW) 8-4
2d Kayla Stogner/Courtney Cox (NW) def Brooke Neeely/Kajal Patel (RH) 6-4, 6-1
Location: Rock Hill HS
Records: Northwestern 1-0, Rock Hill 0-1
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Parents Meeting Recap
Just to recap what we went over at the parent's meeting tonight after Meet the Trojans.
1) Uniforms - I collected sizes and money for uniforms and miscelaneous tee shirts and sweatshirts. I am going to go through it all in the morning and place an order tomorrow afternoon. The prices that I quoted are a one shot deal, so if you did not get an item that you wanted, I cannot guarantee the prices if we do a second order. If we do a second order, I would prefer to put you in contact with the screen printer and have a parent organize it - it's just not my favorite thing to do!
2) Racquet issues - As far as racquets go, make sure:
a) your grip is not worn out & if it is, get a pack of overgrips to go over it. Overgrips last a week or two in season, but will allow a solid grip on the racquet.
b) your racquet is strung to an appropriate tension. If your racquet hasn't been strung in a while or if it just doesn't "feel" right, try restringing it before you scrap it to buy a new one. I ordered string for the team out of our budget & will give you string if you can string yourself, or I can string it for you for $10.
c) your racquet isn't causing you pain. If you feel pain in either your elbow or shoulder, try getting a new or different style of vibration "dampener" to alleviate the vibration from hitting the ball. If that doesn't help, then it is time to shop for a new one. You don't want to play with a racquet that hurts you.
3) Shoes - Several girls are wearing running shoes at practice. I will tell you all now that you will spend a lot of money on shoes if you put the girls in running shoes to play tennis in. The soles are just not stable enough to handle the types of footwork that tennis takes and they will rip and tear frequently. I highly recommend getting a tennis shoe to play the sport in. A good pair of tennis shoes should last all season. It will probably take 3 pairs of running shoes to make it.
4) Football concessions - Mrs Cramer passed around a list for volunteers to sign up. We need to provide 12 able bodied people to staff the concessions stand. If you signed up, we need you. Please be at the Goose Creek game on Friday August 29th by 6 PM. Dress very comfortably and wear comfortable shoes. I will be in the middle of my grad school introduction week (Thu - Tue), so I cannot be there.
Below are 2 websites (and I am posting them in My Favorite Links to the left) that make tennis shopping easy. I use both frequently as well as ebay for all my tennis equipment:
http://www.tennisexpress.com/index.htm
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/
1) Uniforms - I collected sizes and money for uniforms and miscelaneous tee shirts and sweatshirts. I am going to go through it all in the morning and place an order tomorrow afternoon. The prices that I quoted are a one shot deal, so if you did not get an item that you wanted, I cannot guarantee the prices if we do a second order. If we do a second order, I would prefer to put you in contact with the screen printer and have a parent organize it - it's just not my favorite thing to do!
2) Racquet issues - As far as racquets go, make sure:
a) your grip is not worn out & if it is, get a pack of overgrips to go over it. Overgrips last a week or two in season, but will allow a solid grip on the racquet.
b) your racquet is strung to an appropriate tension. If your racquet hasn't been strung in a while or if it just doesn't "feel" right, try restringing it before you scrap it to buy a new one. I ordered string for the team out of our budget & will give you string if you can string yourself, or I can string it for you for $10.
c) your racquet isn't causing you pain. If you feel pain in either your elbow or shoulder, try getting a new or different style of vibration "dampener" to alleviate the vibration from hitting the ball. If that doesn't help, then it is time to shop for a new one. You don't want to play with a racquet that hurts you.
3) Shoes - Several girls are wearing running shoes at practice. I will tell you all now that you will spend a lot of money on shoes if you put the girls in running shoes to play tennis in. The soles are just not stable enough to handle the types of footwork that tennis takes and they will rip and tear frequently. I highly recommend getting a tennis shoe to play the sport in. A good pair of tennis shoes should last all season. It will probably take 3 pairs of running shoes to make it.
4) Football concessions - Mrs Cramer passed around a list for volunteers to sign up. We need to provide 12 able bodied people to staff the concessions stand. If you signed up, we need you. Please be at the Goose Creek game on Friday August 29th by 6 PM. Dress very comfortably and wear comfortable shoes. I will be in the middle of my grad school introduction week (Thu - Tue), so I cannot be there.
Below are 2 websites (and I am posting them in My Favorite Links to the left) that make tennis shopping easy. I use both frequently as well as ebay for all my tennis equipment:
http://www.tennisexpress.com/index.htm
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Practice Time Update, effective August 11 til school starts
Due to the heat we are experiencing this week at practice (it looks better for tomorrow & today was fine though) I am moving practice time to the mornings.
Starting Monday August 11th, we will go from 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM (give or take). Once school starts we'll go back to the 4-7PM routine, but until then we'll enjoy the cool Carolina mornings & take the afternoons off.
We should have a full roster established by Monday or Tuesday. Also, for the girls that missed sessions this week, we will have some make up conditioning work after regular practice ends so those girls should plan for rides in the 12-12:30 range. For each session you missed, you will be expected to stay after for make up.
Starting Monday August 11th, we will go from 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM (give or take). Once school starts we'll go back to the 4-7PM routine, but until then we'll enjoy the cool Carolina mornings & take the afternoons off.
We should have a full roster established by Monday or Tuesday. Also, for the girls that missed sessions this week, we will have some make up conditioning work after regular practice ends so those girls should plan for rides in the 12-12:30 range. For each session you missed, you will be expected to stay after for make up.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Update to summer OPEN court sessions & Girls Fall Practice
Just wanted to update you all on the schedule for open court sessions for the rest of the summer. I have some conflicts on Tuesdays coming up in July that I had not anticipated. Here are the dates and times that I will be out at the courts for the players to participate:
Tue 6/24 - 530-700 girls, 700-830 boys
Tue 7/1 - 530-700 girls, 700-830 boys
Wed 7/9 - 530-700 girls, 700-830 boys
Thu 7/17 - 530-700 girls, 700-830 boys
Tue 7/22 - 530-700 girls, 700-830 boys
Dead Week 7/27 - 7/29 - no practice permitted by High School League
- see link: http://www.schsl.org/2008/2008%20Sports%20Calendar.htm
Monday Aug 4 will be the first mandatory practice for the girls team members and we will go from 400-700pm for that entire week.
All girls need to have physical forms turned into me before they can practice. For those girls that have not played a sport at NHS, you must also submit a copy of your birth certificate.
- Physical Form: http://www.sctenniscoaches2.com/images/sctennis/Physical%20Forms.pdf
***Physical & Birth Certificate is required to participate on the girls team by AUGUST 4th*** ZERO exceptions can be made to this!!! I can accept these all summer long as the girls show up to summer open court sessions.
Please review my weblog again to make sure you understand all the basics and housekeeping items. Click through all the links and let me know if you have any questions.
Go Trojans!
Tue 6/24 - 530-700 girls, 700-830 boys
Tue 7/1 - 530-700 girls, 700-830 boys
Wed 7/9 - 530-700 girls, 700-830 boys
Thu 7/17 - 530-700 girls, 700-830 boys
Tue 7/22 - 530-700 girls, 700-830 boys
Dead Week 7/27 - 7/29 - no practice permitted by High School League
- see link: http://www.schsl.org/2008/2008%20Sports%20Calendar.htm
Monday Aug 4 will be the first mandatory practice for the girls team members and we will go from 400-700pm for that entire week.
All girls need to have physical forms turned into me before they can practice. For those girls that have not played a sport at NHS, you must also submit a copy of your birth certificate.
- Physical Form: http://www.sctenniscoaches2.com/images/sctennis/Physical%20Forms.pdf
***Physical & Birth Certificate is required to participate on the girls team by AUGUST 4th*** ZERO exceptions can be made to this!!! I can accept these all summer long as the girls show up to summer open court sessions.
Please review my weblog again to make sure you understand all the basics and housekeeping items. Click through all the links and let me know if you have any questions.
Go Trojans!
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