2014-2015 Men's Tennis News
16 Seward Student-Athletes Honored in Record NJCAA Academic Award Class
June 24, 2015
If classroom performance is any judge of it, there are going to be a record number of former NJCAA student-athletes making their mark on the working world in two years as the NJCAA announced on Wednesday that a record 2,026 athletes, including 16 Seward County Saints and Lady Saints from six different teams have earned NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards, formerly known as the NJCAA’s Academic All-American award.
Mariga Nets Saints First Ever NJCAA All-American Award
May 18, 2015
Following the deepest run at the NJCAA National Tournament in program history, Seward County Freshman Tare Mariga has been named the first NJCAA All-American in Saints Tennis program history.
Saints Wrap Best Season in School History with 8th Place Finish at Nationals
May 16, 2015
The Seward County Saints Men’s Tennis team wrapped up its best season in school history on Saturday, winning a pair of consolation bracket championships, and collecting a national runner-up medal to finish the NJCAA National Tournament with 23 points to finish 8th, their best finish in program history.
Saints Up to 9th, Mariga Set to Play for National Title at #5
May 15, 2015
The Seward County Saints continued their assent up the leaderboard at the 2015 NJCAA National Tournament on Thursday, moving into 9th place overall as Ronzai Saurombe won the #1 singles consolation bracket and fellow countryman Tare Mariga took care of business in his #5 singles semifinal to advance to Friday’s National Championship tilt.
Mariga/Arslanian Into the Semis, Saints Remain in 10th
May 14, 2015
With constant rain hammering down on the Dallas Metroplex, the Seward County Saints were able to get just three matches in on day three of the 2015 NJCAA National Tournament in the Lone Star State on Wednesday. Seward will send Tare Mariga and Paul Arslanian through the semifinals on Thursday, posting a 2-1 record to remain in 10th place overall at the end of the day.
Saurombe Named Region III Sophomore of the Year
May 13, 2015
Following a 22 win regular season, Seward County sophomore Ronzai Saurombe has been named the ITA Region III Sophomore of the Year.
Seward Rises to 10th at NJCAA Nationals
May 13, 2015
Day two at the NJCAA National Tournament in Plano, Texas was much more enjoyable than day one for the Seward County Saints Men’s Tennis team as the guys in green rose from 17th place into the top 10 in the team standings.
Saints Struggle on First Day of National Tournament
May 12, 2015
It was not the opening day that the Seward County Saints Men’s Tennis team had dreamed about all year long Monday in Plano, Texas at the 2015 NJCAA National Tournament. On day one of the week long tournament the Saints managed just four points, seeing their top three players all eliminated from the championship bracket, as they sat in 17th place at days end.
Big Signing Day For Seward Tennis
April 30, 2015
Three Seward County Tennis players signed on the dotted line Thursday afternoon in the All-American Room at SCCC marking one of the biggest signing days for the Seward tennis program. Ronzai Saurombe signed to play at Gonzaga next season while doubles partners Paula Lopez and Paula Coyos will play together once again at West Florida.
Saints Tennis Wins First Ever Region VI Championship
April 26, 2015
For the first time in program history, the Seward County Saints Tennis team are the Region VI Champions. Seward more less dominated the tournament, winning championships at seven of nine spots and finishing runners-up in the other two brackets to cruise to the team title.
Saints Set School Record For Wins in a Season
April 10, 2015
It has been a record breaking year for the 3rd ranked Seward County Saints in 2015 and Thursday at home on the Campus Tennis Courts, they set another all-time mark, picking up their 9th win of the season in a 9-0 drubbing of visiting Hesston, marking the most wins in a single season in school history.
Seward Falls Back to Earth With Pair of Top 10 Losses
April 06, 2015
It looked like the 3rd ranked Seward County Saints were back on the right track after a pair of big wins over top 15 ranked opponents on Friday at the Seminole State Dual Match Classic, but after Saturday’s action, it was back to the drawing board for the guys in green as Seward fell 9-0 to the team one spot ahead of them in the rankings, Tyler, and dropped a 5-4 decision to #7 Seminole to fall to 8-3 on the year.
Saints Dominate #6 Collin/#14 Jacksonville in OKC
April 04, 2015
Maybe their first loss of the 2015 season is just what the #3 Seward County Saints needed to refocus themselves as after a loss to Jayhawk rival Cowley six days ago, Seward responded in a big way, blanking #14 Jacksonville 9-0 before drilling #6 Collin County 8-1 to wrap up a nearly perfect day one of the Seminole State Dual Match Classic in Oklahoma City Friday.
Saints Fall Short in Clash of Titans
March 29, 2015
The 3rd ranked Seward County Saints and the 4th ranked Cowley Tigers hooked up Saturday morning in Arkansas City, Kansas in an epic match between two NJCAA National Championship contenders. The match lived up to its billing as the Saints and Tigers battled it out in nine solid matches in what could end up being a preview of the Region VI Championships with Cowley eventually coming out on top 6-3.
#3 Saints Dispatch Barton in Jayhawk Showdown
March 24, 2015
Playing their first match against a junior college opponent all season, the #3 Seward County Saints didn’t miss a beat Tuesday afternoon in Great Bend, easily handing #22 Barton 8-1 to improve to a perfect 6-0 on the year.
Saints Jump to Highest Ranking in School History at #3
March 23, 2015
The Seward County Men’s Tennis team climbed three spots in the latest ITA National Rankings on Monday to claim their highest ranking in program history at #3.