1999 Miracle Yearbook

Thefuture ofmen's tennis in Cedarville looks very bright.This season,the team finished 13-5,with a 4-1 record in the American Mideast Conference.The team finished second in the AMCTournamentand wentto the semifinals ofthe NCCAA National Invitational. The YellowJacket's tiiiinis season began well until their loss to NCCAA National Invitational Champion Bethel. In their first match the Jackets defeated Olivet Nazarene7-2. Theteam's next match was an impressive win over ThomasMore.Next,the men played Ken- tucky Christian and won 6-3. In the next contest, against Lindsey Wilson,the team was down 2-1 after the doublescompetition.Singles players Carl Weise, James Metsger, Jeff Powell, and Jason Hall won in singles to pull out the victory. Coming on the tail of a four game winning steak, the Jackets faced Wittenberg and lost. The men also lost their next match to DivisionIDayton 9-0. After the loss to Dayton, Cedarville defeated Blufton 8-1. The team won all the doubles matches in straight sets.They wenton to defeat Wilmington,again 8-1. Then conference foe Walsh came to Cedarville and beat the Jackets 9-0. In the next match,underdog Cedarville overcame Taylor 5-4. The teams split singles and won with victories by Hall/ John Bailey and Metsger/Lutzin doubles. After the suprise win at Taylor, the men won their first AMC match against Saint Vincent. That victory was immedi- ately follwed by one over Geneva 9-0. Tiffin folded with a forfeit, but Otterbein gave Cedarville its final regular season loss 5-4. Cedarville then won another AMC victory over Malone 7-2. At the AMC tournament, Cedarville finished second to Walsh. Eric McVey and Weise were named to the All-AMC Team in singles and doubles. Bailey and Hall were All-AMCselectionsin doubles. Cedarville ended the regular season with a 5-2 victory at Heidelberg College with singles victoriesfrom Weise,Bailey, Metsger, Hall, and Powell. Champion Bethel nipped Cedarville, 5-4, in the semis of the NCCAA Invita- tional. The Jackets got victories from Bailey,Metsger,andPowell,andMetsger and Lutz in doubles. Cedarville ended the season by defeat- ing Kentucky Christian in the consolation matchoftheNCCAAInvitational.Bailey, Metsger, Hall, and Powell once again won and the Jackets swept doubles. StRraYINomack W S' Tennis(kgeeligg t-r)plat844,4Pouneelt,Jauta Ivietsg- er,Pet& Spriiigirtk, Sob Lutz. (staAding t-r)Jacou,Halt,Matt Taylor, Cart Weise,, Eric Mcll,Head Coadt.,Alax Edlunot. Huck ATHLETICS Denver Seeley E l.& McV9/servesa,powerfut shotto the coxtenoltienagm,.