[tennisfan]

The Lady Flames travel to Virginia Tech this weekend! Play begins tomorrow (Friday) morning at 9:00 a.m. I found this article on the Hokie website. Looks like the ladies will face some amazing competition. I will be cheering them on!!!
Have a good weekend everyone!

Tech ready for Hokie Fall Invitational
Tournament includes players from 15 teams
September 30, 2010


BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The Virginia Tech women’s tennis team will host the 17th Annual Hokie Fall Invitational this weekend featuring 100 players from 15 teams. The event, Oct. 1-3, will be held at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center on the Virginia Tech campus. Both the indoor and outdoor courts will be utilized during the tournament with play to begin at 9 a.m. each day. Admission is free.

The event features players from Davidson, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, James Madison, Liberty, Louisville, Marshall, Maryland-Baltimore County, Radford, Richmond, Penn State, UNC Wilmington, William & Mary, Winthrop and host Virginia Tech. The tournament includes players from 26 countries.

Friday’s action will begin with one round of doubles followed by two rounds of singles. Saturday’s action opens with two rounds of doubles and one round of singles. Finals in all flights will be held on Sunday.

Complete draws and results are available at http://www.hokiesports.com/wtennis/tourney.

[ATrain]

I'll be there tomorrow
It'll be good to see Coach and see the girls playing again this weekend.

[tennisfan]

The link works great... results are posted for the first round!
Liberty's #1 doubles won 8-6,
#2 doubles lost 7-9, and
#3 doubles lost (to Penn State) 2-8.
Now they move onto singles!
Go Liberty!!!

p.s. ATrain, have fun!!!!

[Sly Fox]

Was Cam still playing #1 doubles with Jordan this weekend?

[tennisfan]

Hi Sly Fox!!
Yes, she is playing with Jordan at #!! They beat James Madison this morning and will meet up with Virginia Tech tomorrow. I think Virginia Tech is seeded first in the tournament. I hope they can play tough! I will keep you posted.
Hope you have a happy day!

[From the class of 09]

They beat James Madison

Well at least one of our teams did

[Sly Fox]

According to some of the JMU folks, we can't compete with them in anything but football & womens hoops.

Congrats on the victory!

[tennisfan]

update:
Jordan Jenkins.. semi's of the back draw
Cameron Richard... currently on court 4-4 against Virginia Tech
Hannah Fick.. semi's of the main draw
Carol Lobel... semi's of the back draw
# 5 default
Rebekah Jenkins.. currently on court, against James Madison, no updates
Annisha Domenech.. currently on court against Penn State, no update
Jesse Boda.. semi's of the main draw...

I will keep everyone posted!! Go Flames

[ATrain]

According to some of the JMU folks, we can't compete with them in anything but football & womens hoops.

Congrats on the victory!

Not true...we beat them in women's tennis all 3 years I was officially involved with the tennis programs. My senior year, 4-3 W, first year of grad school, 6-1 W, 2nd year of grad school 5-2. And we would've won last year if it hadn't been for all the injuries and stuff that plagued the team. And men's tennis has been VERY competitive against them.

I am looking forward to Jordan's match against Helen Cunningham of Richmond tomorrow. That should be a good one.

[tennisfan]

Cam just lost to Virginia Tech 7-5,7-5!!! What a great fight! I wish I could have been a fly on the fence to see that one!!! Go Flames!!

[ATrain]

Well sorry to hear that she lost, but way to put up a GREAT fight. I think I can speak for everyone on this board when I say we're really proud of Cam and the way she's represented LU on and off the court.

[tennisfan]

Hi ATrain!!
Thank you So much for the huge compliment, I will pass it along to Cam! She loves her Liberty Family! Thanks again!

[tennisfan]

Hi All,
Quick update...
Jordan Jenkins won against Helen Cunningham (University of Richmond) (back draw)
Cameron Richard won against University of Louisville (back draw)
Hannah Fick won her singles beating University of Richmond, she now plays in the finals against Virginia Tech. If she wins, she will win her flight!!! GO HANNAH!! (main draw)
Carol Lobel, sadness... out of singles! She'll get em next time!
#5 default
Rebekah Jenkins currently on court against University of Louisville in the semi-finals! (main draw)
Annisha Domenech currently on court against Virginia Tech in the semi-finals (main draw)
Jessie Boda currently on court against William and Mary in the semi-finals (main draw)

Liberty has the potential to win 4 flights in singles!

In doubles
Cam and Jordan lost this morning to #34 ranked Virginia Tech 2-8! They won their next match in the back draw against East Tennessee State 8-4! The girls will play again tomorrow against Davidson College.
#2 doubles, #3 doubles and #4 out... sadness!

All in all, I think Liberty has made a good showing!
Great competition in this tournament! GO Lady Flames!

Good luck to the football team tonight! How exciting with the new stadium and all!

[tennisfan]

Super Quick update:

Rebekah Jenkins beat University of Louisville in the semi-finals... 3-6, 7-6, 7-5!! GREAT MATCH!!

Annisha Domenech beat Virginia Tech in the semi-finals 6-4, 6-3!

There is a catch, they are both in the same flight so... this puts both Rebekah and Annisha in the finals AGAINST each other. There is a good chance these girls will not play. Generally the rule is teams do not put their players against one another.

Liberty has done well!!

[tennisfan]

ATrain Hi!! Did you have fun today! I hope so!! Thanks for cheering the ladies on!!!
The Virginia Tech link has been Wonderful! I have been able to closely follow the tournament. I wish all tournaments provided a link! Can't wait to hear about your day!!

[tennisfan]

Well... Doubles are now complete for this tournament.
Jordan Jenkins and Cameron Richard defeated Davidson College 8-4 to take 5th place (out of 15 teams) at the Hokie Fall Invitational.
Singles are now in progress... I let you know how we do!!
Go Lady Flames!!!

[tennisfan]

I realize I have dominated this topic... sorry about that!

Final Standings for this Fall Invitational...15 teams competing over 100 players!!!

Jordan Jenkins won this morning against Marshall University...finished 9th overall at the #1 position
Cameron Richard lost this morning against UNC Wilmington... finished 6th overall at the #2 position
Hannah Fick lost this morning to V Tech... finished 2nd overall at the #3 position!!! HUGE
Rebekah and Annisha both tied for 2nd overall at the #6/#7 position (both made it to the finals but did not play it out)
Jessie Boda... her results are not yet posted.

Great tournament for the Ladies!!!

[Sly Fox]

Sounds like quite a weekend in Blacksburg

[ATrain]

It was a GREAT team effort by the Lady Flames this weekend. I had a lot of fun watching the girls, and enjoyed watching them play again today. Coach Johnson continues to recruit Christ-centered ladies who are talented on the court and continue to represent LU well. Tennisfan, you have every reason to be proud of Cam, she did great this weekend and is only going to get better.

Rebekah Jenkins showed a LOT of heart this weekend. She was down a set and 5-0 in the second against Louisville before coming back to win. That was an AMAZING effort, something that is VERY, VERY difficult to do, and she did while still recovering from a twitsted ankle and a taped-up wrist.

Jordan Jenkins is still as tough as always. She should have a lot of fun her senior season.

Wish I could see both teams next weekend at Elon, Tennisfan, you'll have to keep us updated.