PAC TEAMS HONORED BY ITA FOR ACADEMICS (8/24/10)
Three PAC tennis programs - Grove City, Waynesburg and Westminster - have been named All-Academic Teams for both men and women by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) for posting team grade-point averages of 3.2 or higher during the 2009-10 academic year. In addition, 29 PAC men's & women's tennis players (15 women, 14 men) were tabbed as ITA Scholar-Athletes for recording a GPA of 3.5 or better during the past academic year.

CANNING NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (5/17/10)
Men's tennis standout Jeff Canning of Waynesburg University has been named PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete of the Month for May 2010.

GROVE CITY EARNS 20TH STRAIGHT PAC TITLE (4/24/10)
Perennial PAC power Grove City College earned its 20th consecutive conference men's tennis team title Saturday at the conclusion of the two-day 2010 PAC Men's Tennis Championship at the Pennbriar Athletic Club in Erie, Pa. The Wolverines of 2010 PAC Coach of the Year Joe Walters captured seven of the nine flights to finish with 50 team points, comfortably ahead of second place Waynesburg (28). Conference player of the year recognition went to Washington & Jefferson senior Christopher Faulk, who recorded a straight set victory at first singles. Complete flight brackets for the tournament are now online.

GCC ROLLING TOWARD 20TH STRAIGHT PAC TITLE (4/23/10)
Perennial PAC power Grove City College is in command after day one of the two-day 2010 PAC Men's Tennis Championship at the Pennbriar Athletic Club in Erie, Pa. The Wolverines of head coach Joe Walters did not lose a set en route to advancing to the finals in all nine flights on Friday, finishing the day with 36 points, comfortably ahead of second place Waynesburg (24). Grove City can now clinch its 20th consecutive PAC men's tennis team title Saturday. Saturday play begins at 8:30 a.m. with the consolation and championship doubles finals, followed by consolation singles and championship singles. Complete flight brackets are now online and will be updated in real time Saturday (hit F5 to refresh page).

2010 PAC CHAMPIONSHIP OPENS FRIDAY (4/22/10)
The Pennbriar Athletic Club in Erie, Pa., will be the site of the 2010 PAC Men's Tennis Championship this Friday and Saturday (April 23-24) beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day. Grove City College is the overwhelming favorite, as the Wolverines have won 19 consecutive conference titles and swept through a 5-0 conference record without losing a match this season. Waynesburg (4-1 vs. PAC) and Westminster (3-2) should provide the top competition for GCC. Complete flight brackets are now online and will be updated in real time throughout the tournament (hit F5 to refresh page).

DUNFORD REPLACES GANNON AS THIEL COACH (4/13/10)
Thiel has announced the hiring of Tim Dunford as the new head coach of the recently revived Tomcat men's & women's tennis teams. He replaced Andrew Gannon, who was hired to lead the programs two months ago but was recently forced to resign due to health concerns. Dunford comes to Thiel after serving as head tennis professional at Dominion Valley Country Club in Haymarket, Va. since February of 2009.  Concurrently, he also worked as an assistant tennis pro at Burke Racquet & Swim Club in Burke, Va. Prior to his most recent stint as a pro, Dunford spent two years as an assistant men's and women's tennis coach at Mount Olive College, where the men's team rose as high as 30th in the 2007-08 national rankings.

GANNON HIRED TO LEAD NEW THIEL PROGRAMS (2/18/10)
Thiel College has hired Andrew Gannon to lead the recently revived Tomcat varsity men's and women's tennis programs. Gannon comes to Thiel from his alma mater, Austin (Tex.) College, where he served as head tennis coach for six years. Thiel recently re-instated both sports, which had been dropped by the school back in 2006.

THIEL ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF MEN'S TENNIS (12/18/09)
Thiel College will add four new athletics programs to its offerings for the 2010-11 school term. Thiel’s new sports will include men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s lacrosse. All four programs will compete at the NCAA Division III level and bring the Tomcats’ total number of athletic teams to 24.