2010-11 Men's Tennis News
August 9, 2011
Howell Wins Georgia State Senior Open Doubles Championship
Oglethorpe head men's and women's tennis coach Peter Howell won the over-60 age group doubles championship at the 2011 Georgia State Senior Open held at the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center on Monday.
May 6, 2011
Netters Finish Ranked No. 7 in Atlantic South Region
The NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Committee released their final rankings of the season on Friday and the Stormy Petrels finished ranked at a season-high 7th in the Atlantic South Region.
May 4, 2011
Mann Leads Netters With Postseason Honors
The SCAC announced the 2011 All-Conference award winners today and senior Felix Mann of Herndon, Va. highlights a group of several Petrels with postseason honors.
April 24, 2011
Men Tipped by Lynx, Finish SCAC in 4th Place
The men's tennis team lost their final match of the year to No. 26 Rhodes College in North Little Rock, Ark. on Sunday morning, 6-3. After topping Sewanee before falling to Trinity and Rhodes, the Petrels conclude this season just like 2010: matching the school's best SCAC -era finish of fourth place.
April 23, 2011
Tigers Top Petrels in SCAC Semifinals
The men's tennis team lost to nationally ranked Trinity University in the semifinals of the SCAC Tennis Championships in North Little Rock, Ark. on Saturday morning, 8-1. The Tigers won all six singles matches en route to advancing to Sunday's final.
April 22, 2011
Netters Top Sewanee, Advance to SCAC Semifinals
For the second straight year the Oglethorpe men's tennis team topped Sewanee in the quarterfinals of the SCAC Tournament to advance to Saturday's semifinal round. This year, the Petrels topped the Tigers 8-1 to set up a rematch of last season's semifinal bout against Trinity University.
April 19, 2011
Spring Sports Compete for Conference Supremacy This Weekend
Oglethorpe's spring sports teams including tennis, track, golf and baseball will travel across the country to compete in their respective SCAC Championships this weekend. Here's a look at the upcoming Championships and how Petrels fans can follow all the action.
April 18, 2011
Men's Tennis Finishes Historic Regular Season with Big Win
The men's tennis team capped their most successful season of the modern era by notching their 16th win of the year over No. 30 Washington & Lee on Downing Howell Courts, 6-3. The Petrels finish the regular season with an SCAC-era school-best .842 winning perecentage at 16-3 overall.
April 3, 2011
Netters Sweep Hendrix on Senior Day
The men's tennis team capped their fourth SCAC win in three days by sweeping Hendrix College on Senior Day on Sunday on Downing Howell Courts, 9-0. Seniors Felix Mann, Ross Beall, Masen Shreve and Lawrence Sweatman all scored points for the Petrels in the win.
April 2, 2011
Men Sweep Past Austin for 13th Victory
The men's tennis team notched their 13th victory of the season on Saturday morning by sweeping past Austin College, 9-0. The men now boast a 13-3 overall record and are one victory away from securing coach Peter Howell's 100th career dual-match win.
April 2, 2011
Howell Nets 100th Career Win as Petrels Top Birmingham
The men's tennis team won their third straight match over an SCAC opponent on Saturday night by topping Birmingham-Southern, 7-2. Head coach Peter Howell earned his 100th career dual match win at the helm of the men's team in the process.
April 1, 2011
Netters Top Rival Sewanee, 6-3
The men's tennis team and the Sewanee Tigers have enjoyed a fierce rivalry on the courts the past sevral years. On Friday afternoon the Petrels got the best of the big time matchup, winning 6-3 on Downing Howell Courts.
March 29, 2011
Men Sweep Past Maryville, Collect 11th Win
The men's tennis team swept past Maryville College on Tuesday afternoon on Downing Howell Courts, 9-0. The Petrels breezed through the doubles matches without dropping a game and used a lineup of underclassmen to overwhelm the Scots in singles play to earn the easy win.
March 23, 2011
Regionally Ranked Grinell Tops Netters
The men's tennis team wrapped up their spring break trip to Orlando, Fla. on Wednesday afternoon by losing to regionally ranked Grinell, 6-3. The Petrels finish their trip with a 3-2 record and now head home.
March 22, 2011
Men Resume Winning Ways, Top Hamline
After seeing their nine match winning streak snapped at the hands of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the men's tennis team resumed their winning ways on Tuesday in Orlando by topping Hamline, 6-3.
March 21, 2011
Whitewater Halts Petrels Win Streak
After nine consecutive victories the Oglethorpe men's tennis team's win streak was halted on Monday night by Wisconsin-Whitewater. The Warhawks swept the doubles competition and hung on by claiming some tight singles matches to halt the Petrels' streak with a 7-2 victory.
March 21, 2011
Win Streak Hits Nine for Netters
The men's tennis team kept their momentum rolling by topping Colorado College in Orlando, Florida on Monday afternoon, 6-3. The victory was the Petrels' ninth straight.
March 20, 2011
Streaking Men's Tennis Sweeps Past Oshkosh
The men's tennis team ran their win streak to nine consecutive matches on Sunday afternoon in Florida by sweeping Wisconsin Oshkosh, 9-0. Playing the first of five spring break matches in Orlando, the Petrels breezed past Oshkosh without dropping a set.
March 19, 2011
Netters Keep Chugging, Sweep Principia
The men's tennis team, recently ranked the No. 14 team in the Atlantic South Region, continued their winning ways on Saturday afternoon by sweeping past Principia College, 9-0. The victory was Oglethorpe's seventh straight on the hard courts.
March 18, 2011
Netters Grab Regional Ranking
The International Tennis Association released its most recent rankings on Wednesday and the men's tennis team has been voted as No. 14 in the Atlantic South Region.
March 12, 2011
Netters Continue Streak, Top Previously Undefeated Choctaws
The men's tennis team won yet again on Saturday afternoon, this time scratching out a hard-fought win over previously unbeaten Mississippi College, 5-4. The doubles matches were nip-and-tuck with the Choctaws winning two of three before the Petrels rallied to win 4 of 6 singles matches for the win.
March 6, 2011
Weather Forces Cancellation of Christopher Newport Tennis Match
The men's tennis match versus Christopher Newport scheduled for 10:00 a.m Sunday morning has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The Petrels are back in action on March 12 against Mississippi College.
March 4, 2011
Netters Notch 5th Straight, Top Berry
The men's tennis team grabbed their third win in three days on Friday afternoon in Rome, Ga. by topping Berry College, 7-2. The Petrels have now rattled off five straight victories heading into their showdown with regionally ranked Christopher Newport this Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
March 3, 2011
Men Keep Rolling, Sweep Past Piedmont and LaGrange
The men's tennis team stayed hot by sweeping Piedmont College and LaGrange College in back-to-back action on Wednesday and Thursday. The two sweeps make it three white-washings in a row for a Petrels squad that has now won 4 straight matches.
February 26, 2011
Netters Win Second Straight, Sweep Hawks
The men's tennis team dominated Huntingdon College on Downing Howell Courts on a sunny Saturday afternoon that featured a nice crowd. The home fans were treated to a 9-0 sweep of the Hawks by a Petrel squad that is starting to gel.
February 19, 2011
Netters Win Home Opener Over Methodist
The men's tennis team celebrated their 2011 home opener in style by topping the Methodist Monarchs, 6-3. The Petrels took two of the three doubles matches before notching four of six singles competitions to earn the win.
February 15, 2011
Spring Sports Preview: Tennis
Spring sports are underway and gopetrels.com looks at the outlook for the squads. Here's a look at the 2011 men's and women's tennis teams.
February 12, 2011
Netters Lose Spring Opener to No. 4 Emory
The men's tennis team got their 2011 spring season underway on Saturday afternoon, falling to the 4th ranked Eagles of Emory in Decatur, 8-1.
December 13, 2010
Tennis Courts Dedicated to Downing Howell on Saturday
Oglethorpe University dedicated the "Downing Howell Tennis Courts" in a ceremony on Saturday morning. The dedication was in recognition of an endowment gifts supporting the Oglethorpe University tennis program from Atlanta attorney and civic leader Mr. G. Arthur Howell, Jr., who died on November 25, 2010.
November 12, 2010
Mann Ranked by International Tennis Association
Oglethorpe University senior men’s tennis player Felix Mann of Herndon, Va. has received the International Tennis Association’s (ITA) No. 20 ranking for individuals competing in singles competition in the Atlantic South Region.
September 27, 2010
Men's Netters Show Promise at ITA's
Several members of the men's tennis team competed in the International Tennis Association tournament this past weekend on the campus of Emory University with many Petrels posting postitive results.
