2001 Miracle Yearbook

HighSbung The Lady Jackets tennis team surprised everyone with the NAJA 24" National Ranking andtheiro,•erall finish of I 5-4 . They also went on to clinch the American Mideast Conference with a 7-0 record. The Lady Jacketsstunneddcfcndingchampion Walsh. to win the NAIA Region IX championship. Coach Pam Johnson understood what it took to develop a winning team. She said. ··we were deep with experience last year. but this group was very young. We were unpredictable, but our success depended on how quickly the newcomers adjusted to collegiate tennis:· There were only fivc rctumingathlctcstothc 12-playcr roster. Junior Amy Gregory had the 104 At hl~ tl cs mostcxpcrienceamongthercturnccswitha 22- 11 careersinglesrccordandwasvotedtothcAII· American doubles position. Jcn Roman. a sophomore. stepped into the #6 position and produced great records. Elliott finished up her fourthscasonwiththctcnnisprogromwithan ovcrallsuccessfulcareerasasinglesplayer. The Lady Jackets hosted ten dual matches includingNCCAA Division I Dayton as well as AMC foes Walsh. Malone, and Tiffin. The Lady Jackets" experience and hard work paid oiTby sweeping the opposing teams. Their greateffortswercclear tosee.andthcfanswcrc proud of their 10-2 record.