Providence Sweeps Borden 5-0

After dropping three close matches at the Columbus North Invitational the team got back on the winning way defeating Borden at Borden 5-0 and the JV's won 3-1.

Pete won in a convincing fashion 6-0, 6-2 at first singles.

Brenden won second singles 6-1, 6-3; he played one of his better matches in recent weeks, with much better ball control.

Nolan started slow in his match but dominated in the second set to win 6-4, 6-1 at 3^rd singles.

Daniel and Nick started quickly winning the first set 6-0, but had several unforced errors in the second set after taking a big lead; the second set was won in a tie breaker with a score of 7-2 for the win at first doubles.

Joe and Andrew played second doubles and started slow with numerous bad hits, before they got their hitting together as well as their play, they won 6-4, 6-0.

JV Matches:

Thomas Boly played first JV singles and won 8-1; Louis Garcia played second singles for the JV and won 8-1 also.

In doubles Derek Benebig and Weston Spaulding won 1^st doubles 8-0; the lone lost for the Pioneers was at second doubles which lost 8-5 played by Brock Hayden and Justin Hughes.

 

Pioneers defeat Charlestown 4 - 1

Providence Boys played with a slightly modified line-up and won all the singles matches and the 2^nd doubles position. The Pioneers also swept the three JVs matches losing only one game.

Pete and Brenden both won their matches without losing a single game at 1^st and 2^nd singles, Daniel played third singles and won 6-3, 6-2. Weston Spaulding won his first varsity teaming with Derek Benebig in the 2^nd doubles position. They won 6-4, 6-3 in a match with lots of long rallies.

Reed Fansley and Thomas Boly teamed together to win the JV doubles match 6-1. Garrett Braun and Justin Hughes played singles and each won without losing a game.

Pete Andres won 6-0, 6-0

Brenden Popson won 6-0, 6-0

Daniel Becht won 6-3, 6-2

Andrew Jerdonek and Joe Solis lost 6-1, 6-4

Weston Spaulding and Derek Benebig won 6-4, 6-3

JV

Garrett Braun won 8-0

Justin Hughes won 6-0

Reed Fansley and Thomas Boly won 6-1

Providence defeats Martinsville and Batesville at Columbus North Invitational

In a day filled with lots of rain and matches starting at about 3 PM (six hours late) for the first round, ended up being a very successful day for boy's tennis team. The first round of the tournament had Providence playing Martinsville, matches got started around noon (scheduled to start at 9 AM), but by the time three or four games had been played the players were called from the courts because of moisture. Columbus North coaches and team got the courts dry again and play resumed around 3 PM.

Providence defeated Martinsville 4 – 1, 1^st singles, 3^rd singles, 1^st and 2^nd doubles won for the Pioneers, all in straight sets. All the players did a good job in the win. Both doubles team had some of their best sets of the season.

Providence then defeated Batesville by the same 4-1 score winning the same positions. The number one doubles teams were very dominate in this match winning 6-1, 6-0. The most interesting match was at 2^nd doubles and was the only match that went three sets (using a super tie breaker for the third set). 2^nd doubles dropped way behind early in the first set, but rallied to take the set to a tie breaker losing it 6-8. In the second set they again dropped way behind (5-2) only to rally again to take it to a tie breaker, which they won 7-0. For the third set a super tie breaker to ten by two was played. They fell behind early but rallied to win the super tie breaker and the match 10 – 6. It was a great effort by Andrew and Joe.

Because of darkness the third match for the day between the Pioneers and host Bulldogs was suspended and it will hopefully be rescheduled. Both teams stood at 2-0 and the winner will determine the overall invitational winner.

Providence Sweeps Scottsburg

The Pioneers varsity sweep Scottsburg 5-0 and the JV lost only one match. Brenden Popson (number 2 singles) and the number 1 doubles team lead the way dropping only a combined three games in the two matches. Pete Andres had a good match while fighting the effects of a cold at first singles. Nolan Carrico played a solid match playing back at the number three singles after a run in doubles. The number two doubles team had the only three set match.

The JV team lost only at third singles and lost no more than four games in any of the other pro-set matches.

1^st singles Junior Pete Andres won 6-1, 6-3

2^nd singles Junior Brenden Popson won 6-1, 6-1

3^rd singles Freshman Nolan Carrico won 6-2, 6-2

1^st doubles Senior Nick Finn and Junior Daniel Becht won 6-0, 6-1

2^nd doubles Juniors Andrew Jerdonek and Joe Solis won 6-1, 4-6, 6-1

JV

1^st singles Sophomore Derek Benebig won 8-2

2^nd singles Sophomore Weston Spaulding won 8-1

3^rd singles Sophomore Louis Garcia lost 2-8

1^st doubles Sophomores Reed Fansler and Thomas Boly won 8-4

2^nd doubles Freshmen Garrett Braun and Brock Hayden won 8-1

Providence Defeated it’s Cross Town Rival Clarksville

Providence defeat Clarksville 4 – 1 with Derek Benebig winning his varsity match of his career. The Pioneers shifted their line-up due to the absence of the Clarksville number 1 singles player. This allowed the Pioneers to rest several players before a weekend tournament and match with New Albany tomorrow.

Brenden Popson played first singles and lost 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).

Nolan Carrico played second singles and struggled in the first set winning 6-4, but played a much better second set winning 6-0. Nolan got a slow start and it took him several games to get into his groove, but played well after that.

Derek Benebig played third singles and had a very good match; he struggled a little to finish the match. He was leading 5 - 2 in the second set before dropping two games in a row. He won the match 6-2, 6-4.

Nick Finn and Andrew Jerdonek played first doubles; they played a good first set, but lost some focus in the second set. They won their match 6-2, 6-4.

There was no second doubles played due to Clarksville not having enough players, so Providence won that match.

Pioneers Finish Second in New Albany Invitational

After two days of tennis the Pioneers finished second in the New Albany Invitational behind the host team. While individually the Pioneers did not record any first place finishes as the Bulldogs sweep the tournament they did have two seconds, a third and fourth.

Pete Andres lost in the finals but had a very strong performance in all three of his matches posting wins over Lanesville and Eastern.

Number one doubles of Nick Finn and Andrew Jerdonek won their first two matches beating teams from Clarksville and Scottsburg before falling in the finals to a team from New Albany.

Brendan Popson finished third at second singles winning his first and last match but losing his second match to the number two singles player from New Albany. He defeated players from Charlestown and Lanesville.

Freshman Nolan Carrico had some of the longest matches of the tournament, he lost his first match of the tournament but won the last two to finish 4^th. He defeated players from Scottsburg and Clarksville. It was a good effort for the freshman in his first varsity tournament.

Number two doubles of Daniel Becht and Joe Solis won their first match defeating team a team from Eastern, but lost their next two matches.

Overall we had a good effort from all the players.

The Junior Varsity will play the varsity of South Central on Monday and there will be matches against Clarksville and New Albany on Thursday and Friday this week and the Mt. Vernon Invitational on Saturday.

Providence Boys Tennis 2010

The boy's tennis season will begin on Thursday with a scrimmage with Bedford North Lawrence. The scrimmage gives the boys a chance to hit against another school and gives the coaches the chance to look at how well players perform against another school. In the scrimmage you will see timed play in three sessions. The first two sessions will be varsity players and the third will be JV. The scrimmage will be played at BNL with the courts located behind the school.

Currently there are 15 boys on the team. The team has been in challenge matches for most of the practice to this point. The team has 4 managers. This site will contain discussions about matches and tournaments as well as pictures of the players.

Courtney and Hanna Individual Doubles Sectional Champs

Yesterday when Floyd Central defeated Jeffersonville 5 – 0 it also meant that Courtney Murphy and Hanna Gish were the individual sectional doubles champs. The number 1 doubles team defeated Jeffersonville in the team sectional, but since the team lost, they moved into the individual tournament. No other doubles team was undefeated except those playing in the Floyd Central Regional. When on Tuesday Floyd Central beat Silver Creek that eliminated that doubles team and when Jeff's number 1 doubles team beat New Albany that eliminated another team. With Floyd Central winning the regional, their doubles team remains in the team tournament and is undefeated.

Next up will be playing on June 5^th at Carmel High School near Indianapolis in what is known as an individual doubles regional. There is the potential for two matches that day with the first beginning at 10 AM. If they win the second match will be at Park Tutor High School in Indianapolis at 2 PM. Potential opponents will come from winners at Vincennes Lincoln, Seymour, and Jasper regionals. The winner of these two regional matches will then advance to the state individual doubles finals to be held June 11^th and 12^th.

This will be Hanna's first appearance in the individual doubles regional, Courtney played at this level last year with Emily DiNoto. Hanna and Courtney are currently 13 and 8.

Pink Match

Providence High School Girls Tennis Team will be hosting a 'Pink Match' on Friday, May 14^th in support of Breast Cancer Research.

We would like to invite you to attend the match against Greenwood (KY) High School at 5:30 at Community Park in New Albany.

Donations for Breast Cancer Research will be accepted at the match. The team will be wearing pink t-shirts, have pink grips on their rackets and will play with pink tennis balls.

We hope you will be able to join us for this match.

Providence defeats Seymour 3 - 2

Jacqueline Hollkamp played another impressive match at 2^nd singles defeating her opponent quickly at 6-0, 6-0.

Both doubles teams continued their impressive play each having a 6-0 set. One doubles started strong winning 6-0, before having a close second set which they won 6-4, including the final three games.

Second doubles played a relatively close match in the first set and then played outstanding doubles in the second set to win 6-3, 6-0.

The two longest match of the day was at 1^st and 3 rd singles. Kara Garcia played the longest match losing 6-4, 6-4. Kara played an excellent match and gave her all just not quit able to win either set. She fell behind in the first set before making it close and the second set was close the entire match.

Substitute player Maggie Bremmer lost at number 1 singles 7-5, 6-1. I was very impressed the way Maggie kept the ball in play against a much more experienced opponent, she gave all energy on every point.

I was very pleased with the play of all the ladies on the varsity; they all really gave a strong performance.

 

1^st singles Hannah Whitlow (S) defeated Maggie Bremmer (P) 7-5, 6-1

2^nd singles Jacqueline Hollkamp (P) defeated Sarah Pottschmidt (S) 6-0, 6-0

3^rd singles Sylvia Ashley (S) defeated Kara Garcia (P) 6-4, 6-4

1^st doubles Hanna Gish/Courtney Murphy (P) defeated Jessica Schroer/Jordan Pickett (S) 6-0, 6-4

2^nd doubles Hillary Ernstberger/Kelsey Haas (P) defeated Kaitlin Pickett/Ashley Ball (S) 6-3, 6-0

Pioneers win 4 – 1 over Corydon

Providence defeated Corydon at Corydon; the Pioneers won 2^nd and 3^rd singles and both doubles and was leading at 1^st singles before retiring Stephanie Smith.

Freshman Jacqueline Hollkamp led the Pioneer victory with a 6-0, 6-0 score. She was the first finished and had great control today.

The Senior doubles team of Hanna Gish and Courtney Murphy won handily at 6-1, 6-1.They played some aggressive doubles and had a good net game today.

2^nd doubles was the third victory for the Pioneers, struggling with control and a slow start they won the first set 7-5, but coming out in the second set with much better control, power and game plan they won at 6-1.

The final point for Providence was won by Kara Garcia at 3^rd singles 6-2, 6-3. This was Kara's second varsity singles win in her career. Her first victory came late last week against Charlestown. She has been making some really good progress for the team.

I was very proud of the way the team responded and other than 2^nd doubles getting a slow start in the first set, everyone played very well.

 

Heather Uhl (C) defeated Stephanie Smith (P) Retired 2-3

Jacqueline Hollkamp (P) defeated Heidi Zimmerman (C) 6-0, 6-0

Kara Garcia (P) defeated Leah WIeckowski (C) 6-2, 6-3

Hanna Gish/Courtney Murphy (P) defeated Taylor Kellem/Olivia Reilly (C) 6-1, 6-1

Hillary Ernstberger/Kelsey Haas (P) defeated Felicia Adamic/Megan Benton (C) 7-5, 6-1

Pioneers Sweep Charlestown 5 - 0

The Pioneers finished a successful week defeating the visiting Pirates 5 – 0. The Pioneers were a little tired from having play three match this week prior to the match today and arrived home late last night from playing Jasper.

Kara Garcia recorded her first varsity singles win in the match losing the first set 6-4 and stormed back to win the second 6-0, she jumped ahead in the third 5-1 only to lose three games before winning the set 6-4. The team rushed the court after the match and she even got a piggyback ride.

Stephanie Smith played a solid match winning 6-1, 6-1.

Freshman Jacqueline Hollkamp had a tough first set winning 7-5 but dominated in the second 6-0.

The number one doubles of Hanna Gish and Courtney Murphy won 6-2, 6-2 and second doubles of Hillary Ernstberger and Kelsey Haas won 6-0, 6-1.

Next match is at Sacred Heart Academy on Monday.

Providence Defeats Salem 4 - 1

Providence won their second match in two days defeating Salem at Community Park. Senior Stephanie Smith led the way for the Pioneers winning at number 1 singles 6-2, 6-1. Freshman Jacqueline Hollkamp won 6-0, 6-1. Junior Kara Garcia put a great come back in the first set being down 4-1 to take the first set to a tiebreaker which she lost 7 - 3 and then she lost the second set 6-0. This was the best match that Garcia has played on the season; the match was closer than the score indicated because Kara was the last player off the court. In doubles first and second doubles both won. Hanna Gish and Courtney Murphy won 6-4, 7-5 and second doubles of Hillary Ernstberger and Kelsey Haas won 6-2, 6-3. The doubles continues to improve each time they go on to the court. First doubles struggled a little but had solid play and continue to serve very well. The Pioneers are 4 and 2 with Jasper on Wednesday and Charlestown on Thursday.

Stephanie Smith (P) defeated Olivia Hazelip (S) 6-2, 6-1

Jacqueline Hollkamp (P) defeated Allison Kinney (S) 6-0, 6-1

Wendy Fleenor (S) defeated Kara Garcia (P) 7-6 (7-3), 6-0

Hanna Gish/Courtney Murphy (P) defeated Tressie Barret/Danielle Williams (S) 6-4, 7-5

Hillary Ernstberger/Kelsey Haas (P) defeated Teddi Mahuron/Kassidy Smith (S) 6-2, 6-3

Providence defeats Clarksville 3-2

The Pioneers defeated their cross town rivals 3-2 on Monday. The team was lead by the efforts of their number 1 doubles team. The team of Hanna Gish and Courtney Murphy lost only one game winning the match 6-1, 6-0. This team is getting better every time they take the courts. Freshman Jacqueline Hollkamp played an outstanding match against a Clarksville freshman winning 6-3, 6-2. Jacqueline has been working really hard in practice and it showed today on the court. The final victory of the day was by the second doubles team of junior Hillary Ernstberger and freshman Kelsey Haas winning 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. They lead most of the first set, but fell behind near the end fought back to take the set to 6-6; then in the tiebreaker they fell behind again, but then played some outstanding to go from down 5-2 to winning the tiebreaker 7-5. In the second set they came out and continued their good play, but lost focus and the match got close before they finished the second set at 6-4. Stephanie Smith played at first singles losing to one of the area's best players 6-2, 6-1. Kara Garcia had a tough match losing 6-0, 6-0.

Deahna Welcher (C) defeated Stephanie Smith (P) 6-2, 6-1

Jacqueline Hollkamp (P) defeated Jackie Slaten (C) 6-3, 6-2

Jamie Wilkerson (C) defeated Kara Garcia (P) 6-0, 6-0

Hanna Gish/Courtney Murphy (P) defeated Tesia Jenkins/Jazzmine Rolon (C)6-1, 6-0

Kelsey Haas/Hillary Ernsetberger (p) defeat Jessica Riley/Domenica Hart (C)7-6 (7-5), 6-4

The Pioneers play Salem at 5 PM on their home courts tomorrow.

Pioneers Even Their Record in Dual Matches

Providence evened their dual match record at 2 and 2 by defeating North Harrison and earning their first home court victory of the season. The lady Pioneers were led by freshman Jacqueline Hollkamp and seniors Courtney Murphy and Hanna Gish. The final point was earned by the second doubles team of Kelsey Haas and Hillary Ernstberger. In the quickest match of the day number one doubles won 6-0, 6-1, the senior tandem played some of their best to date in the victory. Jacqueline playing at number one singles dispatched her appoint at 6-1, 6-1. Jacqueline used a diverse ground game to win the match. The second doubles team won the first set easily at 6-1, but struggled somewhat in the second set falling behind 4-2 before winning the last four games, with the final three in a dominating fashion. Kara Garcia and Maggie Bremmer also played in the varsity contest.

Allison Primvera won at JV singles and Sarah Fiderspiel and Kristin Simms won at JV doubles.

The JV team will play on Tuesday at South Central. The next varsity match is Saturday at 2 PM at Community Park.

Providence finishes second in New Albany Invitational

The Providence girl's tennis team finished second in the annual New Albany Invitation, losing to the host school. Three Providence players advanced to the finals of the tournament with Freshman Jacqueline Hollkamp winning the 2^nd singles tournament. Senior Captain Stephanie Smith lost to Clarksville number 1 singles player and Freshman Kelsey Haas lost a three set match to Clarksville 3^rd singles player. The number 1 doubles team finished third in the tournament losing in the semi-final round to the eventual number 1 doubles champions of New Albany in a very close match. The second doubles team finished 7^th in the tournament.

There were many highlights in the tournament. Stephanie Smith played one of her best matches of the season in the semi-final round victory of 6-0, 6-0 over Christian Academy. Assistant Coach Scott Gurgol was most impressed with her play in her second match of the day. Jacqueline Hollkamp very simply played better in each round of the tournament and had an impressive victory in the finals over a very good New Albany player. Kelsey Haas played her first two matches in outstanding fashion to advance to the finals of the 3^rd singles draw; she won the first set at 7-5 but lost the second at 4-6 and dropped a ten point tie-breaker for the third set. Providence's number 1 doubles team of Hanna Gish and Courtney Murphy played a solid match against Clarksville in the first round, but fell in a close match to New Albany in the semi-finals 4-6, 6-7 (5-7), in there losing effort they still played solid tennis. In the number 2 doubles position JV singles player Pyria Patel played in her first varsity match in doubles with Hillary Ernstberger the duo lost the match to North Harrison. In the second and third match Kara Garcia played with Hillary and they lost the first back draw match to Henryville, before winning their third match 8-0 against Christian Academy.

Next up for the Pioneers is Jeffersonville on Monday at Jeff.

Providence Sweeps Christian Academy

On a cold, windy afternoon the lady Pioneers won their first match of the young season by defeating the Warriors on their home courts and losing only a total of 8 games. With the wind blowing at 20 mph and the temperature in the low 50s the Pioneers wearing their new long sleeve playing shirts took control early and never looked back to win their first match of the season against one loss. Senior Doubles team of Hanna Gish and Courtney Murphy won 6-0, 6-0 and played aggressively in the very windy conditions. Senior Stephanie Smith lost only one game in the first set to win 6-1, 6-0; Steph played an outstanding match against a nice hitter. The other two singles matches were won by Freshmen Jacqueline Hollkamp at 6-2, 6-0 and Kelsey Haas at 6-0, 6-1. The closest match of the day was recorded by the second doubles team composed of Juniors Kara Garcia and Hillary Ernstburger with a 6-1, 6-3 victory. A single JV match was played by Kristin Simms and Sarah Fiderspiel and they won 8-0.

This was a good win by the entire team, each player improved from the loss earlier in the week, but each player still can play much better. Hopefully we will have less wind on Saturday at the New Albany Invitational and the girls can concentrate more on tennis and less on the playing conditions.

Pioneers fall to Bedford North Lawrence in opening match

In a very windy later afternoon match, the Providence Girls dropped a very close match to Bedford North Lawrence Stars 4 - 1. While the score may not indicate the closeness of the match, each position was very competitive. The highlight of the day was the first match for freshman Jacqueline Hollkamp in which she won over her opponent 6-1, 6-4. This win proved to be the only win for the Pioneers in their first match of the season. Senior Stephanie Smith lost 7-5, 6-4. Senior doubles team of Hanna Gish and Courtney Murphy lost the first set in a tiebreaker, in which they got down early rallied back before losing the tiebreaker 7-5, the match score was 7-6, 6-1. The number two doubles team of Juniors Hillary Ernstburger and Kara Garcia lost the first and third sets but won the second set, the match score was 6-0, 4-6, 6-0. Freshman Kelsey Haas played the number three position and lost a third set tiebreaker which was played because of darkness. With the third set tied 3-3 the coaches agreed that a tiebreaker to finish the set and match was in order because of darkness, with fans hardly able to see the ball Kelsey lost a very close tiebreaker and the match, her score was 6-2, 5-7, 4-3.

The next match for Providence will be against rival Christian Academy on April 8^th at 4 PM at CAI.

2010 Girls Schedule is now posted

The 2010 Girls Tennis schedule is finally completed. The schedule contains a new tournament and some new opponents for this season. The Pioneers will play in the King of the Bluegrass tournament in Louisville, featuring teams from multiple states. The team will be in the A division of the tournament. Bedford North Lawrence and Jasper have also been added to the schedule. The schedule is located on the right side of the website and also can be found at: http://providence-girls-tennis-schedule.blogspot.com/2010/02/girls-2010-tennis-schedule.html The schedule is subject to change, but changes will be updated on this website.