2004 Miracle Yearbook

Jackets Ranked 21st in NAIA The Lady Jackets spent the spring ranked in the to 25teams in the NAIA. They entered the NAIA tournament with the 21 seedandupsetnumber13,Shorter, inthefirstround witha5-4victory. CarrieHartman,CourtneyRuffin, JoleneNourse,Kathryn Whaling, Jodi Kraker, and Sarah Rogers won for the Lady Jackets. In the NCCAA Tournament, the tennis team cruised to the finals as they built up a 9 match winning streak thatencompassed a month ofplaying. In the final, Palm Beach Atlantic edged the Lady Jackets 5-3,despite having sufferedalosstotheLadyJackets earlier in thetournament. Rogers earnedtheNCCAASportmanship Award for her outstanding play and excellent character. The Women's Tennis team tied a Cedarville record with 18 wins on the season. They scattered two losses through the course ofthe regular season and earned the AMC South Division Title. SeniorsRogers,Hartman,and Amy Pearson compiled records of14-4,17-3,and3-0respectively. Whaling,afreshman, also posted an 11-4 record from the number onesinglesposition. With the success of the women'stennisteam attheendof the year, the Cedarville sports program earned the tenth spot in the USSA Director's Cup. CourtneyRuffinservesduringamatch. JoleneNoursewaitsonthebacklinefor her opponent to hit. 154 Athletics