2010 Schedule & Results
2010 Schedule & Results
Spartan's Save Their Best To Last!
(Back row) Barry Fedon, Bryan Silk, Brandon Wright, Eric Knauss.
(Front row) Adrienne Nenow, Ashley Bennett, Coach Jack Master
NCC Tennis Team Captures
The Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference Championship.
Reading Pa. - The NCC Lady Spartans led the way for their teammates to win the PCAA State Championship held at the Hillcrest Racquet Club . While all players played a part in securing the championship it was NCC's Ardienne Nenow and Ashley Bennett who were a dominate force, winning both the women singles and doubles championships . Both players entered the tournament undefeated in both singles and doubles play . Nenow made it to the finals by defeating Jessi Englebert of Delaware County Community College 6-3, 6-1, while Bennett defeated Fabiana Goldszal, also of DCCC, in a grueling three set match , 7-5, 1-6, 6-0. Nenow then defeated Bennett in straight sets 6-0, 6-2 in a match that was tougher than the scores might indicate. They then teamed to win the PCAA Doubles Championship by defeating Goldszal and Englebert 6-0, 6-2.
On the men's side NCC's Bryan Silk and Eric Knauss played well and made it to the semi-finals in doubles before losing to DCCC Ian Monson and Nick Frigrola, 5-7, 7-6, 6-3.
Nenow and Bennett were named EPCC All Conference and PCAA All-State.
Wednesday, March 24 @ CC of Philadelphia - 3pm
Spartans Open Season By Sweeping
The Community College of Philadelphia 7-0
The NCC Tennis Team opened their 2010 campaign, on a windy afternoon at the Arthur Ash Tennis Center, with strong performances at all positions against a spirited Philadelphia team. The Spartans opened play by sweeping the doubles to win the point and then continued to take all the singles matches in straight sets. The NCC women won by forfeit.
Singles - Brandon Wright (N) def. Raul Zayas 6-2, 6-1; Barry Fedon (N) def. Ben Viss 7-6 (7-5), 6-4; Bryan Silk (N) def. Anthony Fillipone 6-1; 6-0; Eric Knauss (N) def. Carlos Rodriguez 6-2, 6-4; Ashley Bennett (N) won by forfeit; Adrienne Nenow (N) won by forfeit
Doubles - Wright & Fedon (N) def. Rodriguez & Viss 8-5; Silk & Knauss (N) def. Zayas & Asamo Wilsaon 8-1; Bennett & Nenow (N) won by forfeit
Wednesday, March 31 - Bucks CCC - Home 3pm
Spartans Suffer Their First Setback of The Season.
Bucks CCC 4 - NCC 3
The NCC Tennis team suffer a hard fought lost to Bucks County Community College on a pleasant, sunny afternoon at the Spartan Tennis Center. The match started well for the Spartan's with them winning the doubles point. The Lady Spartan's ( Ashley Bennett & Adrienne Nenow ) played solid doubles and won comfortably 8-3. On the men's side the Spartan #1 team ( Brandon Wright & Adam Lipare ) lost 8-1 while the #2 team ( Bryan Silk & Eric Knause ) looked strong in winning 8-3 to secure the point.
The Spartans seemed to be in good shape entering the singles competition and only needed to cover three of the six singles to win the match. The Lady Spartan's once again played excellent tennis against very good opponents, winning their two points. On the men's side the Spartan's were not as fortunate. The men lost at #'s 2-3-4 in straight sets. The outcome of the match was played on the #1 court with the #1 players. It was an excellent, well played match with two of the top players in the league going head to head. NCC's Brandon Wright played inspired tennis against Bucks CCC's Ryan Turner with both seeming to gain the upper hand only to see the momenteum switch to the other player. Wright won the first set (7-5) with Turner winning the second (6-3). The third set was the longest of the afternoon with it going to a twelve point tie-breaker. Turner won the tie-breaker 9-7 and the third set 7-6, securing the 4-3 win for BCCC.
Singles - Ryan Turner (B) def. Brandon Wright 5-7,6-3,7-6 (9-7); Juan Montalvo (B) def. Adam Lipare 7-5, 6-3; Evan Morris (B) def. Barry Fedon 6-2, 6-4; James Haywood (B) def. Bryan Silk 6-4, 6-2; Ashley Bennett (N) def. Gulnoza Razikova 6-3, 6-3; Adrienne Nenow (N) def. Dalia Simona-Bucu 6-0, 6-1
Doubles - Turner & Montalvo (B) def. Wright & Lipare 8-1; Silk & Eric Knauss (N) def. Morris & Haywood 8-3; Bennett & Nenow (N) def. Razikova & Simona-Bucu 8-3
Saturday, April 3 - Delaware CCC - Home 1pm
Spartans Defeat Delaware CCC 6-1
On a picture perfect day to play tennis the NCC tennis team got back in the win column by nearly sweeping vitising Delaware CCC. The Spartans once again swept the doubles to win the opening point of the match. They continued their winning ways by winning seven of the eight singles matches. The match of the day took place on court # 4, in front of many spectators, between Northampton's Ashely Bennett and Jessi Englebert of Delaware. Bennett, who has not lost in a duel (in singles or doubles) meet while playing at NCC, was down 5-1 before mounting a spectacular comeback. Bennett took the next six games to close the set 7-5. The second set was once again tightly contested with Bennett winning 6-4.
Northampton's Adrienne Nenow continues to dominate at the #2 position and remains undefeated. Amy Frey and Cassie Cuadro played their first matches as Spartans and both won in singles and doubles. Frey's match was entertaining. She lost the first set 6-1 and found herself behind 5-2 in the second set before coming back to win 7-5. She and her opponent battled the third with Frey winning 7-6 (8-6).
On the men's side the Spartans played well taking three of the four singles matches. In the four winning matches the men only lost four games while winning thirty six.
Singles - Chris Rechner (D) def. Brandon Wright 6-3, 6-3 ; Adam Lipare (N) def. Nick Frigrola 6-1, 6-1 ; Barry Fedon (N) def. Chris Curry 6-1, 6-0 ; Eric Knauss (N) def. Oliver Feaster 6-1, 6-0 ; Ashley Bennett (N) def. Jessi Englebert 7-5, 6-4 ; Adrienne Nenow (N) def. Caitlyn Gross 6-0, 6-0 ; Amy Frey (N) def. Fabiana Goldszal 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) ; Cassie Cuadro (N) def. Mercedes Johnson 6-2, 6-2
Doubles - Wright & Lipare (N) def. Rechner & Frigrola 8-1 ; Bryan Silk & Knauss (N) def. Curry & Feaster 8-0 ; Bennett & Nenow (N) def. Johnson & Goldszal 8-0 ; Frey & Cuadro (N) def. Englebert & Gross 8-3
Wednesday, April 7 @ Delaware CCC - 3:45 pm
NCC Defeats Delaware CC 5-2
Move Their Record To 3-1
On a unusually hot April afternoon the NCC tennis team was suprised to run into a much more formidable Deleware team than they faced a few days earlier. Delaware had differnet men players at the #2 through #4 positions and the level of competition was much more competitive. On the women's side the Spartans once again were a dominate force with Ashley Bennett and Adrienne Nenow winning both their singles and doubles matches. They remain undefeated in both singles and doubles. The men stepped up to the new challenge by winning the doubles point and splitting the singles matches in tightly contested, well played matches. NCC's #1 player, Brandon Wright, reversed his loss from last Saturday to Delaware's Chris Rechner by winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Bryan Silk, playing at the #3 position, closed out the scoring for the Spartans by winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-4.
Singles - Brandon Wright (N) def. Chris Rechner 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 ; Robin Rehmat (D) def. Barry Fedon 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9-7) ; Bryan Silk (N) def. Ian Monson 6-2, 6-4 ; Greg Rabuttino (D) def. Eric Knauss 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) ; Ashley Bennett (N) def. Jessi Englebert 6-3, 6-2 ; Adrienne Nenow (N) def. Fabiana Goldszak 6-2, 6-0
Doubles - Wright & Fedon (N) def. Rechner & Nick Frigrola 8-1 ; Silk & Knauss (N) def. Chris Curry & Oliver Feaster 8-0 ; Bennett & Nenow (N) def. Mercedes Johnson & Caitlyn Gross 8-1 ; Amy Frey & Cassie Cuadro (N) def. Englebert & Goldszak 8-5
Saturday, April 10 @ Harrisburg CC - 1pm
Spartans Suffer Setback at Harrisburg
The NCC traveled to Harrisburg, ran into a talented HACC tennis team and suffered their worst loss of the season 5-2. The Spartans knew going into the match they would have to play well to have an opportunity to win. They were hopeful of winning the doubles point so they would only have to win one of the men's singles matches but lost the opportunity when Bryan Silk and Eric Knauss suffered their first defeat of the season (in doubles) by losing in a tie-breaker 8-7 (7-5). Harrisburg then swept the men's singles with the most competitive match being at the #4 position where Bryan Silk played well in a losing effort 6-4, 7-6 (8-6). The Spartan Ladies remained undefeated with Ashley Bennett winning in straight sets and Adrienne Nenow winning by forfeit.
Singles - Lee Youcis (H) def. Brandon Wright 6-0, 6-0 ; Joshua Cartmill (H) def. Adam Lipare 6-3, 6-1 ; Alan Peterson (H) def. Barry Fedon 6-1, 6-1 ; Matthew Adams (H) def. Bryan Silk 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) ; (Ex.) Eric Knauss (N) def. Freddie Powell 6-1, 6-1 ; Ashley Bennett (N) def. Heatheer Swanson 6-0, 6-0 ; Adrienne Nenow (N) won by forfeit
Doubles - Youcis & Cartmill (H) def. Wright & Lipare 8-2 ; Peterson & Adams (H) def. Silk and Knauss 8-7 (7-5) ; Bennett & Nenow (N) won by forfeit
Monday, April 12 - CC of Philadelphia - Home 3pm
NCC Wins By Forfeit
Saturday, April 17 @ Bucks CCC - 1pm
Spartans Let One Get Away
Bucks CC 4 - NCC 3
Newtown Pa., - On a difficult day to play tennis, for a variety of reasons, the Spartans dropped a hard fought match to Bucks CCC.
The morning started on a sad note when less than an hour prior to their departure the team learned of a death in the family of Northampton's Ashley Bennett. The team certainly had Ashley in their thoughts and prayers.
The Team knew without Ashley their task was even more formidable than when playing at full strength. With NCC forced to forfeit women's doubles as well as a women's singles match they had a steep hill to climb against a very good Bucks team. The match, which was played in very windy, difficult conditions, started out with the Spartans taking the doubles point with inspired play from both men's teams. In singles, Adrienne Nenow stepped into the #1 women's position and continued her winning ways by trouncing her opponent 6-3, 6-0. On the men's side the match was decided at the # 3 position with NCC's Bryan Silk succumbing in three sets to Evan Morris, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Eric Knauss closed out the scoring for the Spartans by dominating Bucks Christian Haas 6-1, 6-2.
Singles - Ryan Turner (B) def. Brandon Wright 6-0, 6-2; Juan Montelvo (B) def. Barry Fedon 6-4, 6-2; Evan Morris (B) def. Bryan Silk 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 ; Eric Knauss (N) def. Christian Haas 6-1, 6-2; Adrienne Nenow (N) def. Gulnoza Razikova 6-3, 6-0 ; Dalia Simona-Bucu (B) won by forfeit
Doubles - Wright & Fedon (N) def. Turner & Montelvo 8-6; Silk & Knauss (N) def. Morris & Haas 8-3; Razikova & Simona-Bucu (B) won by forfeit
NCC Record - 4-3
Thursday, April 22 - Harrisburg CC - 3pm
Spartans Lose Close Match With Harrisburg 4-3
The NCC Tennis team suffer a tough lose in a well played tennis match, at the Spartan Tennis Center, with Harrisburg Area Community College.
With Harrisburg forfeiting to the Lady Spartans the men needed to cover one singles match and win the doubles point. The Spartans felt they had their best opportunity to win at the #2 doubles position. Unfortunately Bryan Silk and Eric Knauss, while playing well, came up short losing 8-5. In singles NCC then needed to cover two of the four singles matches but once again came up 1 point short. NCC's Eric Knauss continues to improve with every match and dominated his opponent at the #4 position with a 6-4, 6-0 win.
The Lady Spartans, Ashley Bennett and Adrienne Nenow remain undefeated in both singles and doubles.
Singles - Lee Youcis (H) def. Brandon Wright 6-3, 6-4; Joshua Cartmill (H) def. Barry Fedon 6-2, 6-3 ; Alan Peterson (H) def. Bryan Silk 7-5 (7-5), 6-2; Eric Knauss ( N) def. Matthew Adams 6-4, 6-0 ; Ashley Bennett (N) def. Heather Swanson 6-0, 6-0; Adrienne Nenow (N) won by forfeit
Doubles - Youcis & Cartmill (H) def. Wright & Fedon 8-2 ; Peterson & Adams (H) def. Silk & Knauss 8-5 ; Bennett & Nenow (N) won by forfeit
Saturday, April 24 - PCAA Championship - Hillcrest Racquet Club, Reading, Pa.
Spartans Win PCAA Championship