Spring Hill College Tennis 2016

TENNIS

SPRING HILL COLLEGE

Mobile, Alabama

Spring Hill College is ranked once again in the top 20 Southern universities and colleges, according to the 2012 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.”

Spring Hill is ranked 17th among the Southern colleges and universities offering a full range of undergraduate majors and master’s programs. The U.S. News rankings are based on several quality measures including academic reputation, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, peer assessment and graduation rate performance. Colleges and universities are listed in various categories depending on their size, location and other factors.

The college is ranked 10th among only 15 schools listed in the South’s “Great Schools, Great Prices” category, colleges that offer quality academic programs, affordable tuition and significant financial aid.

Spring Hill College is also listed in the region’s “A-Plus Schools for B Students” category, campuses

GENERAL FACTS

Institution: Spring Hill College

City/State/Zip: Mobile, AL 36608

Founded: 1830

Enrollment: 1,200

Nickname: Badgers

School Colors: Purple, white

Home Facility: Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center

Capacity: 2,000

Affiliation: NCAA Division II

Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Division: West

President: Dr. Christopher J. Puto

Athletic Director: Jim Hall

Alma Mater: Grinnell College (1995)

Compliance: Chad LeBlanc

Senior Woman Administrator: Alison Sellers-Cook

Faculty Athletic Representative: Steven Almquist, Ph.D.

Athletic Department Phone: 251-380-3485

Athletic Department Fax: 251-460-2196

Sports Information Director: Jim Stennett

Alma Mater: Mississippi State (1990)

SID Phone: (251) 380-4468

SID Email: jstennett@shc.edu

Athletic Web Site: www.shcbadgers.com

Facebook: SHCBADGERS

Twitter: SHCBADGERS

where B students thrive in an engaged student body.

Forbes Magazine also ranks Spring Hill among its “America’s Best Colleges” with SHC ranked No. 32 in the nation among similar institutions.

Forbes also ranks Spring Hill among the “Best Colleges in the South” and among the top 25 percent of the ‘Best Private Colleges” nationwide according to Forbes.

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: John Dotson

Alma Mater: Birmingham-Southern, 1984

Men’s record at school/years: 20-21/ 2 seasons

Women’s record at school/years: 8-13/ 1 season

Men’s overall career record/years: 20-21/ 2 season

Women’s overall career record/years: 8-13/ 1 season

Office Phone: 251-380-3487

Assistant Coach: Wil Amanor (2nd season)

Strength & Conditioning Coach: Justin Goonan

Athletic Trainer: Brian Gronewold, ATC

Assistant Athletic Trainers: Abigail Hunt, ATC

Dani Ellis, ATC

Trainer’s Phone: 251-380-3493

TEAM INFORMATION

Overall Record Last Year (Men): 12-9

Conference Record/Finish (Men): 10-2 (SIAC West)

Men’s Final NAIA Rating: N/A

Men’s Players returning/lost/new: 6/3/4

Overall Record Last Year (Women): 8-13

Conference Record/Finish (Women): 6-7 (SIAC West)

Women’s Final NAIA Rating: N/A

Women’s Players returning/lost/new: 5/2/2

HEAD COACH

JOHN DOTSON

An independent tennis professional for the City of Fairhope since 2010, Dotson joined the Badger coaching staff in the fall of 2013 as the men’s coach after having also served as a volunteer coach at Fairhope High School for four seasons and the owner/director of The Club at Rock Creek from 2004-2010. He assumed the reins of the women’s program in the summer of 2014.

Dotson holds an Associate in Arts degree from Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn., and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Birmingham-Southern College in 1984.

A native of Detroit, Mich., Dotson has also served as the owner/director of Cascades Racket Club in Clinton, Miss., and been the Head Tennis Professional at The Fields Club in Norcross, Ga., and The Country Club of Roswell in Roswell, Ga. He began his career in coaching as the Head Tennis Professional for the Town of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., in January 1994. As collegiate player, Dotson was the Team MVP at Martin Methodist in 1982 and earned a national ranking in the NAIA at Birmingham-Southern during the 1984 season.

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH

WIL AMANOR

Wil Amanor is in his second season on the Badger men’s and women’s staff as a Graduate Assistant after enjoying a 4-year (2010-14) career as a starter for the Spring Hill program.

PREVIEW 2016

The Spring Hill College men’s and women’s tennis teams begin their second season of play in NCAA Division II and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in 2016 head coach John Dotson is enthusiastic about his teams’ prospects. “Last year we had a learning experience about our new conference,” Dotson said. “But this year we will be more familiar with the schedule and opponents, so that should translate into a good season.”

On the men’s side, Dotson sees his squad as being very competitive in the SIAC. “Our men should be strong and deep enough to make the adjustments that will be needed this season,” he says. “I like the mix of this team. We have a good combination of American and International styles of play and the players have really come together as a team. They are learning about each other and each other’s cultures.”

Senior Alejandro Hastings Oro from Mexico City will start on the No. 1 singles court while fellow senior Sebastian Arias of Dorado, Puerto Rico, and sophomore Lars Bajohr of Versmold, Germany, will share time in the Nos. 2 and 3 courts. Junior Martin Jaramillo of Manizales, Columbia, and sophomore Nick Cruz of Foley, Ala., will battle for the Nos. 4-5 spots with sophomore Andrew Risley from Ocean Springs, Miss., along with freshmen Ferdinand Amanor of Murphy High School in Mobile, Joel Fonseca from Hahnville, La., and Matthew Pinto Ocean Springs. “The doubles situation will be very fluid at the start of the year as we work on team chemistry,” say Dotson.

Dotson’s ladies’ team has much more experience than the 2015 squad, but it still faces some growing pains in the new year. “The women’s squad will play hard,” he says. “But we are thin on numbers this year and won’t have much room for adjustments.” In singles play, sophomores Maria Hastings Oro of Mexico City and Elizabeth Peters of St. Louis, Mo., will continue to make an impact. “I am are excited to see how Hastings and Peters will perform this year,” Dotson says. “They were nice additions to the team last season and should only be better this year.” Senior Chandler Burkenstock of Mandeville, La., along with juniors Allison Gmelich of St. Louis, Kate Sotolongo from Kenner, La., and Heather Sutton of Faith Academy in Mobile look to solidify the Badger line up while freshmen Madison Artigues of New Orleans, La., and Brenda Carrada of Mexico City will be strong additions to the squad.

Spring Hill tennis will face a tough schedule in 2016, but that is the way Dotson planned it. “I wanted to add some higher competition this year as measuring sticks to see how we’ve improved and where we need to improve,” he says. “It will be an interesting year, but our players are fitting into their roles, so I’m excited to get started.”

2015 RESULTS

DATE OPPONENT

Januray 30

*Stillman College

SITE RESULT(M/W)

Mobile Tennis Center W; 6-3/ L; 0-9

Feburay 14 vs. University of North Alabama Pensacola, Fla. L; 0-9/ L; 0-9

19 Belhaven University

21 Tougaloo College

26

SIAC Divisional Round-Up

*vs. Morehouse College (men only)

*vs. Albany State University (women only)

*vs. Fort Valley State University

*vs. Lane College

*vs. Clark Atlanta University (women only)

27 *at Benedict College

*vs. LeMoyne-Owen College

28 *vs. Tuskegee University

March 6 at Loyola University (La.)

8 *vs. Tuskegee University

Mobile Tennis Center L; 1-8/ L; 0-9

University of Mobile W; 9-0/ W; 8-1

Columbia, S.C. W; 5-1

Columbia, S.C. W; 6-0

Columbia, S.C. W; 8-0/ L; 4-5

Columbia, S.C. W; 7-0/ W; 6-0

Columbia, S.C. Rain Out

Columbia, S.C. L; 4-5/ L; 0-7

Columbia, S.C. W; 9-0/ W; 8-0

Columbia, S.C. W; 6-0/ L; 0-6

New Orleans, La. W; 5-4/ W; 7-2

Montgomery, Ala. W; 7-1/ L; 1-8 at Huntingdon College (men only) Montgomery, Ala. L; 2-7

10 Missouri Baptist University (women only) Mobile Tennis Center Rain Out

15 vs. Birmingham-Southern College Orange Beach, Ala. L; 2-7/ L; 1-8

17 University of Mobile Mobile Tennis Center L; 1-8/ L; 0-9

SIAC Divisional Round-Up

19 *vs. Clark Atlanta University (women only) Memphis, Tenn. L; 0-8

*vs. Morehouse College (men only) Memphis, Tenn. W; 8-1

*vs. Fort Valley State University Memphis, Tenn. Rain Out

20 *vs. Benedict College Memphis, Tenn. L; 2-6/ L; 0-8

*vs. Albany State University (women only) Memphis, Tenn. W; 5-2

*vs. Stillman College Memphis, Tenn. Rain Out

21 *vs. Lane College Memphis, Tenn. W; 9-0/ W; 9-0 *at LeMoyne-Owen College Memphis, Tenn. W; 8-1/ W; 8-1

24 The University of Alabama in Huntsville Mobile Tennis Center L; 0-9/ L; 0-9

26 BYU-Hawaii Mobile Tennis Center Rain Out

April 9 at University of Mobile University of Mobile L, 2-7; L, 0-9

16 University of Montevallo (women only) Mobile Tennis Center Rain Out

18 Tougaloo College University of Mobile Rain Out

*- SIAC match

2016 WOMEN’S ROSTER

NAME CL. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S)

ALLISON GMELICH JR. ST. LOUIS, MO./COR JESU ACADEMY

KATE SOTOLONGO JR. KENNER, LA./ARCHBISHOP CHAPELLE HS

HEATHER SUTTON JR. MOBILE, ALA./FAITH ACADEMY

MARIA HASTINGS ORO SO. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO/SIAC

ELIZABETH PETERS SO. ST. LOUIS, MO./URSULINE ACADEMY ST. LOUIS

MADISON ARTIGUES FR. NEW ORLEANS, LA./ST. MARY’S DOMINICAN HS

BRENDA CARRADA FR. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO/ESCUELA SIERRA NEVADA

2016 MEN’S ROSTER

NAME CL. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S)

SEBASTIAN ARIAS SR. DORADO, PUERTO RICO/DORADO ACADEMY

ALEJANDRO HASTINGS ORO SR. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO/PREPA GALO/NORTHWESTERN OHIO

MARTIN JARAMILLO JR. MANIZALES, COLUMBIA/SAN LUIS GONZAGA

LARS BAJOHR SO. VERSMOLD, GERMANY/CJD GYMNASIUM VERSMOLD

RUBEN NICK CRUZ SO. FOLEY, ALA./FOLEY HS

ANDREW RISLEY SO. OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS./OCEAN SPRINGS HS

FERDINAND AMANOR FR. MOBILE, ALA./MURPHY HS

FRANK AMANOR FR. MOBILE, ALA./MURPHY HS

JOEL FONSECA FR. HAHNVILLE, LA./HAHNVILLE HS

MATTHEW PINTO FR. OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS./OCEAN SPRINGS HS