A Review of the 2003 Season
NCC's Kohei Ohisa & Jakeem Moore Named ALL-State at PCAA Tournament
NCC Ends The Season With A 4-2 Record
Finish 3rd In The Conference
2003 Schedule & Results
Sat., March- 29 CCof Phildelphia 1 p.m.
NCC 5- CCP 1
In a rain shortened match NCC opened the 2003 season with a win over the Community College of Philadelphia.
Singles - Kohei Ohisa (N) def. Elijah Wilson 7-5, 2-0; Jakeem Moore (N) def. James Dudnyk 6-0, 6-0; Graham Haldeman (N) def. Todd Ruffin 6-0, 6-1; Jeremy Lyter (N) won by default, Janet Charter (P) def. Heather Wirth 6-4; Kim Buck (N) won by default
Sun., April 13- Penn College 2 p.m. Home
Penn College 5 - NCC - 4
NCC' s 26 match win streak, which dated back to April 1999, finally came to an end with a hard fought loss to Penn College this afternoon. The Spartans who were a heavy underdog to a very good Penn College team nearly pulled off what would have been the "upset of the season" with tough, gritty play. NCC looked very good at the 1 & 2 positions but the match of the day was at the #4 position where Northampton's Jeremy Lyter pulled off a hugh victory over Aaron Capp who was Penn College's # 2 player a year ago. While losing is never the goal, if there is such a thing as a "moral victory" the Spartans earned one today.
Singles - Kohei Ohisa (N) def. Nick Aulick 6-3, 6-2; Jakeen Moore (N) def. Adam CleLand 6-3, 6-2; Mike Ceresini (PC) def. Graham Haldeman 6-0, 6-1; Jeremy Lyter (N) def. Aaron Capp 6-4, 7-6 (7-3); Theresa Burrill (PC) def. Heather Wirth 6-1, 6-1; Kristy Boyd (PC) def. Kim Buck 6-1, 6-0
Doubles - Ohisa & Moore (N) def. Aulick & Capp 1-6, 6-4, 6-0; Ceresini & Matt Treaster (PC) def. Haldeman & Lyter 6-3, 3-6, 7-5; Burrill & Boyd (PC) def. Wirth & Buck 6-1, 62
Tues., April 15- Delaware CCC 3:30 p.m. Home
NCC 5 - Delaware 4
NCC survived a scare from a game Delaware team on a very warm afternoon. The Spartans put themselves in harms way by forfeiting two points to Delaware due to an ill player. Northampton's Heather Wirth and Kim Buck came through by winning three poins. Jakeem Moore again had an excellent afternoon by dominating at the # 2 position. Moore and Kohei Ohisa closed out the afternoon with a strong doubles match to secure the win.
Singles - Ian Brendle (D) def. Kohei Ohisa 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 ; Jakeem Moore (N) def. Joe Innavarato 6-0, 6-0 ; Jordan Edleman (D) def. Jeremy Lyter 6-4, 6-2 ; Tom Albanese (D) won by forfeit ; Heather Wirth (N) def. Stephanie Holden 6-1, 6-0 ; Kim Buck (N) def. Vivian Wahyou def. 6-0, 6-0
Doubles - Ohisa & Moore (N) def. Brendle & Edleman 6-3, 6-1 ; Innavarato & Albanese (D) won by forfeit ; Wirth & Buck (N) def. Holden & Danielle Farer 6-0, 6-0
Wed., April 23- Keystone College 3:30 p.m. Away
NCC 9 - Keystone College 0
NCC dominated Keystone College on a cold and snowy afternoon in the Poconos. After a slow start the Spartans took control of the match and went on to secure their third victory.
Singles - Kohei Ohisa (N) def. Jason Ferster 6-3, 6-2 ; Jakeem Moore (N) def. Han-Wool Ji 6-0, 6-1 ; Graham Haldeman (N) def. Hisaharu Oshima 6-4, 6-3 ; Jeremy Lyter (N) won by forfeit ; Heather Wirth (N) def. Shlizuka Takagi 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 ; Kim Buck (N) def. Judith Georges 6-4, 6-3
Doubles - Ohisa & Moore (N) def. Ferster & Ji 6-1, 6-3 ; Haldeman & Lyter (N) won by forfeit ; Wirth & Buck (N) def. Georges & Erin Haggerty 6-0, 6-0
Wed., April 30- Harrisburg CC 3 p.m. Home
Harrisburg 5 - NCC 4
NCC lost another 5-4, hard fought, close match, against undefeated Harrisburg Community College. Jakeem Moore remains undefeated at the #2 position (5-0) and continues to play strong tennis. Jeremy Lyter had another impressive straight set victory at the #4 spot. Kohei Ohisa lost in three sets in a well played match against a very strong opponent at the #1 position. The Spartans travel tomorrow to Bucks County Community College to bring their duel meet season to a close.
Singles - Eric Niesen (H) def. Kohei Ohisa 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 ; Jakeem Moore (N) def. Apurva Bidja 6-2, 6-0 ; Dave Meyers (H) def. Graham Haldeman 6-0, 6-0 ; Jeremy Lyter (N) def. Luke Jacobs 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 ; Danijela Demirovic (H) def. Heather Wirth 6-1, 6-3 ; Valerie Shively (N) won by forfeit
Doubles - Niesen & Bidja (H) def. Ohisa & Moore 6-1, 6-0 ; Meyers & Jacobs (H) won by forfeit ; Wirth & Shively (N) won by forfeit
Thurs, May 1-Bucks CCC 3:30 p.m. Away
NCC 7 - Bucks 2
NCC completed it's duel meet season with a victory over Bucks County Community College. The Spartans were in control from the start of the match, stayed focused and closed strong. Jakeem Moore completed his career at Northampton with an unblemised record of 13-0.
Singles - Kohei Ohisa (N) def. Damian Klitou 6-4, 6-4 ; Jakeem Moore (N) def. Dan Barron 6-0, 6-2 ; Greg Esterly (B) def. Graham Haldeman 7-5, 6-2 ; Francis Somma (B) def. Jeremy Lyter 6-4, 6-4 ; Heather Wirth (N) def. Anna Smith 6-4, 6-3 ; Valerie Shively (N) def. Concetta Mazur 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)
Doubles - Ohisa & Moore (N) def. Klitou & Esterly 6-1 , 7-6 (7-5) ; Haldeman & Lyter (N) def. Somma & Matt Morriosn 6-4, 6-4 ; Wirth & Shively (N) def. Smith & Mazur 6-4, 6-3
Sat., May 3- EPCC/PCAA Tournament
The Spartan's completed the 2003 season at the West Side Tennis Club in Williamsport, Pa..
Kohei Ohisa and Jakeem Moore made it to the Men's Doubles finals where they lost a tough three set (6-0, 4-6, 7-6) match to Harrisburg Community College's Apu Bidja and Dave Meyers. Both Ohisa and Moore were given All-State honors for their efforts. Heather Wirth, while playing some of her best tennis of the season, lost a two hour, three set match (6-4, 4-6, 7-6) to Kristie Boyd of Penn College in the quarter finals. Kim Buck was defeated by Thank Ho of Philadelphia (8-6) in a hard fought 1st. round match. Jeremy Lyter and Graham Haldeman also played some of there best tennis of the year in losing efforts to the tournaments top seeds in the opening round