May 4, 2007
Monarchs Fall to 14th Ranked Mary Washington
Andrew Fletcher (right) teamed with Chris Fletcher for an 8-5 win at doubles
FREDERICKSBURG, VA-  The Monarchs traveled to Mary Washington for the first round of the NCAA Regional Tournament.  Facing the 14th ranked Eagles, Methodist took an early 2-1 lead after doubles, but Mary Washington went onto win 5-2.  release

May 1, 2007
Tennis NCAA Brackets Announced
Both the men's and women's teams received automatic bids
INDIANAPOLIS, IN-  The NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Committee has selected the 41 teams that will participate in the Championships.  The NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Committee selected 48 teams to compete for the Team Championship.  release

April 15, 2007
Fifteen Monarchs Earn All-Tournament Honors
Methodist won four of the six spring championships with four student-athletes named the MVP
BURLINGTON, NC-  The USA South completed the tournament championships on Sunday, April 15.  The Monarchs won more trophies than any other school with four, while Christopher Newport won one and Ferrum won the other.  release

April 15, 2007
Men's Tennis Wins Conference Championship
Juniors Matt Siegel (r) and Louis Cisti secure win in singles
BURLINGTON, NC-  The USA South championship was a rematch from earlier this season between Methodist and Averett.  Averett dealt the Monarchs their only conference loss this season, but Methodist prevailed on Sunday with a 5-2 win over the Cougars.  Methodist improves to 11-8 overall while Averett finishes 10-7 on the season.  release

April 14, 2007
Monarchs To Face Averett in Conference Championship
Junior Louis Cisti gets the win at number five singles
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Monarchs continued to roll through the USA South with a 6-3 win over second seeded Christopher Newport on Saturday.  Methodist improve to 10-8 overall while Christopher Newport finishes 14-9 on the season.  release

April 13, 2007
Methodist Opens With Win Over Ferrum
Junior Louis Cisti gets the shutout at number five singles
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The men's tennis team opened with a 9-0 win over Ferrum on Friday morning.  The Monarchs improve to 9-8 overall while Ferrum finishes 5-16 on the season.  release

April 12, 2007
Monarchs' Top Six Named to All-Conference Teams
Junior Chris Fletcher receives first team honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its All-Conference awards for men's tennis.  A total of 18 student-athletes have been named to the USA South All-Conference teams for men's tennis.  Six Methodist student-athletes were honored with All-Conference awards.  release

April 7, 2007
Methodist Finishes Regular Season With Two Wins
Senior David Hardy goes 2-0 at singles and doubles
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Monarchs battled out a 8-1 win over Oglethorpe Saturday morning before coming back and defeating conference rival Christopher Newport 6-3.  With the win, the Monarchs are tied for first with CNU and Averett.   The Monarchs improve to 8-8 overall and 5-1 in the USA South.  Oglethorpe is 8-6 overall while Christopher Newport is 12-6 overall and 5-1 in the conference.  release

March 31, 2007
Monarchs Fall to Averett 5-4
Junior Chris Fletcher wins 6-3 and 6-4 at number one singles
DANVILLE, VA-  The Methodist men's tennis team lost their first USA South Conference match on Saturday losing a tight 5-4 contest to Averett University.    The Monarchs move to 6-8 overall and 4-1 in the USA South while Averett improves to 8-4 overall and 5-1 in the conference.  release

March 30, 2007
Monarchs Defeat Shenandoah 8-1
Freshman Jarrod Bogard wins at singles and doubles
PRINCE GEORGE, VA-  The Monarchs defeated Shenandoah 8-1 on Friday in a make-up match.    The Monarchs improve to 6-7 overall and 4-0 in the USA South while Shenandoah falls to 3-9 overall and 0-4 in the conference.  release

March 26, 2007
Geisinger, Bull, Giannini, Fletcher and Hutson Honored as USA South Athletes of the Week
Methodist student-athletes receive weekly conference honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The USA South has announced their athletes of the week.  The conference gives an award for Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for each sport active during the week.  release

March 26, 2007
Men's Tennis Defeats St. Andrews College at North/South Duals
Junior Chris Fletcher defeated Daniel Reuben at number one singles
WILSON, NC-  The Monarchs traveled to Barton College to compete in the North/South Duals on Friday and Saturday finishing 1-3 with a win over St. Andrews College.  The Monarchs improve to 5-7 overall after losses to Mercy, Limestone and Mt. Olive.  release

March 22, 2007
Monarchs Defeat Greensboro 7-2
Senior David Hardy picks up wins at singles and doubles
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The Methodist men's team won its third straight conference match to remain in a tie with Averett for first place in the USA South.  The Monarchs improve to 4-4 overall and 3-0 in the USA South while Greensboro falls to 1-6 overall and 1-1 in the conference.  release

March 19, 2007
Methodist Shuts Out North Carolina Wesleyan 9-0
Freshman Andrew Freeman wins at number one singles
ROCKY MOUNT, NC-  The Monarchs' traveled to North Carolina Wesleyan on Monday to face the Battling Bishops in a USA South Conference match-up.  Methodist finished strong winning 9-0 for the second consecutive match.  The Monarchs improve to 3-4 overall and 2-0 in the USA South while NC Wesleyan moves to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in the conference.  release

March 17, 2007
Monarchs Sweep Ferrum 9-0
Mike Layton wins at singles and doubles for Methodist
FERRUM, VA-  The Methodist men's team took on Ferrum College in their first conference match of the season on Saturday.  The team swept the Panthers winning 9-0.  The Monarchs move to 2-3 overall and 1-0 in the USA South while Ferrum drops to 1-8 this season and 0-2 in the conference.  release

March 3, 2007
Monarchs Fall to Washington 6-3
Matthew Siegel and Mike Layton combine to win doubles 8-3
CHESTERTOWN, MD-  The Methodist men's team traveled to Washington College on the eastern shore of Maryland on Saturday to face the Shoremen.  Ranked 11th in the region, Washington defeated the Monarchs 6-3.  The Monarchs move to 1-3 overall while Washington moves to 1-1 this season.  release

February 24, 2007
Monarchs Defeat Coker 6-3
Matthew Siegel and Mike Layton combine to win their doubles match 8-0
HARTSVILLE, SC-  The men's tennis team notched their first win of the season with a 6-3 win over Coker College.  The Monarchs improve to 1-2 overall while Coker falls to 2-5 this season.  release

February 4, 2007
Men's Tennis Opened 2007 at Coastal Carolina
Freshman Andrew Freeman wins first match against Mt. Olive
CONWAY, SC-  The men's tennis team opened the 2007 season with matches at Coastal Carolina University on Saturday.  The Monarchs lost to Mt. Olive College 7-2 and then faced off against Coastal to drop a 0-7 match.  Ranked 13th in the Atlantic South region, the Monarchs start the season 0-2.  release

January 31, 2007
USA South announces preseason polls
Golf, lacrosse, softball, and tennis released today
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The USA South Conference office released the preseason polls today for the remaining spring sports.  Baseball was released earlier this month.  The polls are based on votes from each conference member's head coach without voting for themselves.  release

January 16, 2007
Keith Criscoe selected to lead Men's Tennis team
Former student-athlete returns to coach the Monarchs
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  Athletic Director Bob McEvoy announced Monday former Methodist student-athlete Keith Criscoe has been hired as the men's tennis coach.  Criscoe will take over for Eddie Luck who resigned last month after two seasons with the Monarchs.  release

December 15, 2006
Men's Tennis Coach Eddie Luck Resigns
Luck leaves after successful two seasons at the helm
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  Eddie Luck, men's tennis coach has announced his resignation effective January 1, 2007.  Luck joined the Methodist staff two years ago and led the Monarchs to the USA South Conference championship in 2005 and a runner-up finish in 2006.  release

September 25, 2006
Men's Tennis Travels to ITA Regionals
Chris Fletcher and Mike Layton make it to the top eight in doubles competition
SEWANEE, TN-  The men's tennis team traveled to the University of the South in Sewanee, TN last weekend to compete at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association South Region Championships.  Junior Chris Fletcher made it to the final four in the singles competition and combined with senior Mike Layton in the doubles to compete with the top eight.  release

September 11, 2006
Tennis Competes at Coker Invitational
Men and women kick off the 2006-2007 season in Hartsville, SC
HARTSVILLE, SC-  Both the men's and women's tennis teams competed at the Coker Invitational this past weekend.  The invitational had a number of colleges and universities represented from different divisions. release

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