Category: Tennis

VALDOSTA, Ga. – The VSU men’s tennis team storms in to the Gulf South Conference tournament this weekend, riding the momentum from an impressive victory over No. 1 ranked Armstrong Atlantic. The Blazers claimed all three points in doubles play, beginning with an 8-6 victory where Philip Pakebusch and Michael Kuech defeated top-ranked Rafael Array [...]

VALDOSTA, Ga. – No. 2 Valdosta State claimed five of the first six points as the Blazers defeated No. 1 Armstrong Atlantic 5-4 in men’s tennis action at the VSU Tennis Courts Saturday. The Blazers claimed all three points in doubles play, beginning with an 8-6 victory at No. 1 where eighth-ranked Philip Pakebusch and [...]

The Valdosta tennis teams will play host to the top-ranked men’s and women’s teams in the country on Saturday, April 10. The men will take on the Armstrong Atlantic men’s team which is undefeated and are the two-time defending champions while the Blazers are the No. 2 team nationally and boast a 12-1 record. The [...]

The Valdosta State tennis teams left for Montgomery, Ala. Wednesday for a full weekend of action at the Auburn-Montgomery Invitational where they will play a match per day running through Sunday. Neither squad knows who they are playing yet however as the tournament will determine who they meet in the first round. The Auburn-Montgomery Invitational [...]

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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.