ABAC Tennis

The women’s tennis program at Abraham Baldwin is a perennial top 10 finisher at the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament. In 2009, the Fillies finished 6th at the NJCAA National tournament in Tucson, Arizona and won the Region XVII title. The Golden Fillies have won the Region XVII Championship sixteen consecutive years and were National Runners-Up in 1999. In 1999, 2000, 2007 and 2008 the Fillies have had the number one singles player in the country.

If you would like more information about the women’s tennis team, contact Coach Alan Kramer at
229/391-4928 or akramer@abac.edu

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Lalewicz Named Player of The Year

ABAC women’s tennis player Monika Lalewicz has been named the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 2009 Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.

Lalewicz, a sophomore business major from Mississaugh, Canada, won the national title at #1 singles in 2008 and finished second in this year’s national tournament at #1 singles. On April 25, Lalewicz was named the MVP of the NJCAA Region XVII tournament at the Red Hill Tennis Center when ABAC won its 16th consecutive championship.

“Attending ABAC has been an eventful two years,” Lalewicz said. “The best thing about ABAC has been the people. Tifton is the friendliest place I have ever been, and the hospitality has been phenomenal.”

Lalewicz has already accepted a scholarship to play tennis at Penn State University.

 

Related News: Monica Lalewicz ABAC Achiever

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White Named Coach of the Year

ABAC Assistant Coach Dale White has been named the 2009 Assistant Coach of the Year in the NJCAA. White is in his first year as the assistant coach with the tennis team. He received his undergraduate degree from Armstrong Atlantic and his graduate degree from Georgia Southern. Besides his tennis duties, the England native also teaches several classes at the college.

 

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ABAC Fillies gather to take a photo with John Berry
at WTIF Radio Station in Tifton, GA  (Feb. 2009)

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Ms. ABAC Winner Sponsored By Men's Tennis Team

TIFTON - Keegan Westberry, a freshman from Brunswick, won the title in the 40th annual Ms. ABAC competition on Tuesday night at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Sponsored by the men's tennis team, Westberry is a Brunswick High School graduate who is an early childhood education major. She is the daughter of Shannon and Mike Westberry from Brunswick.
Other finalists were Melissa McGill, a sophomore fashion merchandising major from Tifton, first runner-up. Continue reading...

 

 

Miss ABAC, Keegan Westbury &
Runner-up, Melissa McGill
SPONSORED BY:  Men's & Women's Tennis