Oct. 14, 2007

Final Stats

NORFOLK, Va. - The Navy tennis totaled one singles and two doubles titles at the Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational, which concluded Sunday on the Old Dominion campus in Norfolk, Va. The Mids combined for a 14-9 singles record and a 7-2 doubles record over the three days against teams from throughout the East Coast.

"Overall we had some mixed results," said Navy head coach John Officer. "We had some guys play very well, and some others who did not play to their potential. However, to win three titles at this event, more than we have ever won here before, is a very nice showing."

Ramsey Lemaich (So., Danville, Calif.) did not drop a set in winning a trio of matches and the 'B' flight singles title at the event for the Mids. Winning doubles titles for Navy were the teams of Nick Birger (Fr., Belleville, Ill.) and Jason Hill (Jr., Marietta, Ga.) in the 'C' flight, along with Owen Bullard (Fr., Concord, N.C.) and Joe Wiggins (Fr., Acworth, Ga.) in the 'D' flight. Birger and Hill tallied a 4-0 record in winning their bracket, while Bullard and Wiggins compiled a 3-0 record in their flight.

In addition to the main draw titles, Bullard and Birger won the consolation bracket of the 'C' and 'D' flights, respectively, in singles.

One of Navy's tougher losses on the weekend came in the semifinal round of the 'A-2' singles flight where Nate Nelms (Jr., St. Mary's, Ga.) dropped a 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (14-12) decision to Ridrogo Souza of Old Dominion. Nelms had a match point in the tiebreker but was unable to convert the opportunity for the win.

"That was a great match and a very good showing by Nate heading into this week's regional tournament," said Officer. "Old Dominion was ranked as high as 18th nationally last season."

Select Navy players will travel to Princeton, N.J., this week to compete in the ITA Northeast Region Championship.

Singles
A-1 -- Johnny Waters -- 0-2
A-2 -- Nate Nelms -- 1-1
B -- Ramsey Lemaich -- 3-0, main draw champion
B -- Jason Hill -- 0-2
C -- Alex James -- 1-1
C -- Owen Bullard -- 3-1, consolation bracket champion
D -- Joe Wiggins -- 2-1
D -- Nick Birger -- 4-1, consolation bracket champion

Doubles
A -- Nelms/Waters -- 0-1
B -- James/Lemaich -- 0-1
C -- Birger/Hill -- 4-0 -- champion
D -- Bullard/Wiggins -- 3-0 -- champion