Category: Tennis

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Quinten Plummer
Staff Writer
qlplummer@valdosta.edu
Fresh off of a Gulf South Conference (GSC) tournament title victory, the Blazer men’s team—ranked fourth nationally–looks to build on the success they shared with the Lady Blazers in the GSC tournament as they head into the NCAA Division II tournament. The Blazers will begin regional play in the tournament on Thursday, May [...]

Josh Colwell
Staff Writer
jocolwell@valdosta.edu
Initially, John Hansen agreed to be the head tennis coach at VSU for one year.
Thirty six years later, he is a national champion and a soon to be Hall of Fame inductee.
Coach Hansen began his career at VSU as a member of the tennis team. He was offered the job [...]

If being named 2008 Gulf South Conference Champions is not enough for you, well then you would be the VSU tennis team. What both teams, men’s and women’s, have done this year alone is remarkable: GSC Champions, seven GSC All-Conference team nominees, and a back to back Coach of the Year awards. The funny thing about all this is that no one seems to notice. VSU tennis is arguably the best athletic team on campus, and that includes the men and the women.

Loren Bryant
Staff Writer
Lbryant@valdosta.edu
Thurs., March 6, Auburn-Montgomery defeated the Blazers 9-0 and the Lady Blazers 8-1. Blazers continue with the GSC East Round Robin games beating West Alabama 5-0 on Friday, March 7 along with a cancellation against North Alabama.