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Tennis: Three Wildcats advance to regional tournament

Posted at 3:07 pm May 14, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Pictured are Oak Ridge Wildcat brothers Ethan and Andrew Brady, who will play the number one-seeded Bearden doubles team of Grayson Marlow and James Eaves in a regional semifinal on Monday afternoon, May 14, 2018, at Tyson Park in Knoxville. (Submitted photo)

Pictured are Oak Ridge Wildcat brothers Ethan and Andrew Brady, who will play the number one-seeded Bearden doubles team of Grayson Marlow and James Eaves in a regional semifinal on Monday afternoon, May 14, 2018, at Tyson Park in Knoxville. (Submitted photo)

 

Three Oak Ridge Wildcats have advanced from the district tennis tournament to the regional tournament.

The three tennis players will compete in regional semifinals at 4:30 p.m. today (Monday, May 14) at Tyson Park in Knoxville. They face the number one seeds from West and Bearden high schools, Oak Ridge Coach David Bowman said.

Two of the three players are Wildcat brothers Ethan and Andrew Brady. They will play the number one-seeded Bearden doubles team of Grayson Marlow and James Eaves. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports Tagged With: Alex Austin, Bearden, David Bowman, district tennis tournament, Ethan and Andrew Brady, Grayson Marlow, James Eaves, Oak Ridge Wildcats, regional semifinals, regional tournament, tennis, Tyson Park, West

Tennis: District match results

Posted at 12:45 pm April 19, 2018
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The Oak Ridge High School Wildcats tennis team is pictured above in 2018. (Photo courtesy Traci Magee)

The Oak Ridge High School Wildcats tennis team is pictured above in 2018. (Photo courtesy Traci Magee)

 

Here are results of district matches for the Oak Ridge Wildcats tennis team this spring. The results are in reverse chronological order.

The Wildcats will play Campbell County at home at Oak Ridge High School from 4-7 p.m. today (Thursday, April 19). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Anderson County, Central High School, Gibbs High School, Lady Wildcats, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Wildcats, tennis, tennis team, Traci Magee

Tennis: Oak Ridge played Maryville Thursday, has home matches this week

Posted at 12:54 pm April 15, 2018
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Pictured left to right are Oak Ridge Wildcats Levi Parrish and Miko Jakowski meeting Maryville’s Blake Miles and Nathan Vaughn during team introductions for doubles matches on Thursday, April 12, 2018. (Photo courtesy David Bowman)

Pictured left to right are Oak Ridge Wildcats Levi Parish and Miko Jakowski meeting Maryville’s Blake Miles and Nathan Vaughn during team introductions for doubles matches on Thursday, April 12, 2018. (Photo courtesy David Bowman)

 

The Oak Ridge Wildcats tennis team played Maryville last Thursday.

At number one singles, Archer Marlow won against Maryville’s Matthew Gideon 8-5, and Wildcat Andrew Brady defeated number three Devon Jones 9-7.

Archer partnered with Stuart Dorman at number two Oak Ridge High School doubles to win 8-1 against Maryville’s Devon Jones and Nick Van Son.

For the Lady Wildcats, number one singles Jasleen Narula was narrowly defeated by Maryville‘s Rebecca Birdwell 9-8 (3).

A big win at number four doubles was had by Stephanie Romanoski and her partner Morgan Loggins 6-2 against Lady Rebels Faith Kirby and Brooklyn Kahn. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Andrew Brady, Archer Marlow, Blake Miles, Brooklyn Kahn, David Bowman, Devon Jones, Faith Kirby, Jasleen Narula, Jina Jiang, Joanne Bowman, Lady Rebels, Lady Wildcats, Levi Parish, Matthew Gideon, Miko Jakowski, Morgan Loggins, Nathan Vaughn, Nick Van Son, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Rebecca Birdwell, Rose Farahi, Stephanie Romanoski, Stuart Dorman, tennis

Sixty players at Oak Ridge-Grace Christian tennis match

Posted at 1:26 pm March 4, 2018
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Oak Ridge High School tennis team introductions (Photo submitted by David Bowman)

Oak Ridge High School tennis team introductions (Photo submitted by David Bowman)

 

There were 60 players and more than 30 parents at Oak Ridge’s home tennis match against Grace Christian Academy on Monday, February 26. That’s the largest number of people at the site for any match the Wildcats and Lady Wildcats tennis teams have had during the past three years.

The Oak Ridge tennis team has 13 Wildcats and 25 Lady Wildcats. Grace Christian also had a large contingent available to play during the scrimmage, 16 girls and six boys, Oak Ridge Coach David Bowman said.

“As a result during the four-hour event, a total of 39 singles and 15 doubles matches were played by both teams,” Bowman said. “It was a perfect storm of competition on the courts for the novice and beginner players. They gained valuable experience while learning tennis rules and etiquette.”

Highlighting the day for Oak Ridge were singles wins by starters Archer Marlow, Haley Smallwood, and Elizabeth Lowman, Bowman said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Archer Marlow, David Bowman, Elizabeth Lowman, Grace Christian Academy, Haley Smallwood, Joanne Bowman, Lady Wildcats, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, tennis, tennis teams, Tracy Rodgers, Wildcats

Olympics-style event for tennis students at ORHS on Saturday; register today

Posted at 9:02 am October 26, 2017
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By David Bowman

First time visitors to the Oak Ridge High School tennis courts are discovering a unique public facility that accommodates three distinct racquet sports. Blue lines were added to Courts #1-6 as part of an Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board project. The blue lines combine with the white lines to divide the six regulation courts into 24 smaller courts. These smaller courts meet United States Tennis Association specifications for conducting sanctioned Ages 10 & Under tennis tournaments. Smaller tennis nets were provided at the tournaments, the players ages 10 and under used special low compression balls and smaller racquets. Combined with the smaller court size, age-appropriate equipment has been proven to help young children experience success at a faster rate.

The City of Oak Ridge painted red lines onto Courts #11-14 this past summer. These new boundaries define the court surface needed for the sport of pickleball. As a teaching professional, I’ve found pickleball is great cross training for teaching tennis technique to my students. In Oak Ridge, more than 170 players participate in a pickleball program sponsored by the Oak Ridge Senior Center.

During the past few years, I’ve conducted an “Olympics” style event for my tennis students. Its purpose was to test players’ tennis skills in fun ways to win prizes. The event this year is open to the public, with pickleball and youth tennis instruction added to the medal competition. It will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, October 28 at the Oak Ridge High School facility. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: David Bowman, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board, tennis, tennis courts

Tennis: Four Wildcats to compete in district tournament finals today

Posted at 1:17 pm May 9, 2017
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Pictured above from left are Jimin Lee, Archer Marlow, and Andrew and Ethan Brady. (Photo courtesy ORHS Tennis)

Pictured above from left are Jimin Lee, Archer Marlow, and Andrew and Ethan Brady. (Photo courtesy ORHS Tennis)

Four Oak Ridge Wildcats will compete in the finals of the district tennis tournament starting at 4 p.m. in Knoxville today (Tuesday, May 9).

The finals are at Tyson Park in Knoxville, near the University of Tennessee campus and the intersection of Cumberland Avenue and Alcoa Highway.

The semifinals were Monday. Pictured in the photo at left with scores from Monday’s matches are, from left to right, Jimin Lee 6-4, 7-6(5) verus Kaleigh Basilio (Halls); Archer Marlow 7-5, 6-2 versus Harrison Campbell (Halls); and Andrew and Ethan Brady 6-1, 7-6(4) versus Hollingsworth/Plyler (Halls).

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Andrew and Ethan Brady, Archer Marlow, district tennis tournament, Jimin Lee, Oak Ridge Wildcats, ORHS tennis, tennis, Tyson Park

Tennis: Wildcats play in district semifinals today

Posted at 11:05 am May 8, 2017
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Oak Ridge High School team members playing in the district tournament tennis semifinals at Tyson Park in Knoxville on Monday, May 8, 2017, are Archer Marlow (singles), Ethan and Andrew Brady (doubles), Audrey Chrisman and Jasleen Narula (doubles), and Jimin Lee (singles). (Photos courtesy ORHS Tennis)

Oak Ridge High School team members playing in the district tournament tennis semifinals at Tyson Park in Knoxville on Monday, May 8, 2017, are Archer Marlow (singles), Ethan and Andrew Brady (doubles), Audrey Chrisman and Jasleen Narula (doubles), and Jimin Lee (singles). (Photos courtesy ORHS Tennis)

 

Oak Ridge Wildcats will play in the district tournament tennis semifinals in Knoxville today (Monday, May 8).

The semifinals start at 4 p.m. at Tyson Park in Knoxville. That’s near the University of Tennessee and near the intersection of Cumberland Avenue and Alcoa Highway.

Oak Ridge High School team members playing today are Archer Marlow (singles), Ethan and Andrew Brady (doubles), Audrey Chrisman and Jasleen Narula (doubles), and Jimin Lee (singles).

You can follow ORHS Tennis on Facebook or on Twitter for more information.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Archer Marlow, Audrey Chrisman, district tournament tennis semifinals, Ethan and Andrew Brady, Jasleen Narula, Jimin Lee, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Wildcats, tennis, Tyson Park

Wildcats in district tournaments today in baseball, softball, tennis

Posted at 9:40 am May 8, 2017
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The Oak Ridge Wildcats are playing in district tournaments today (Monday, May 8) in baseball, softball, and tennis.

Semifinals of the district tennis tournament begin at 4 p.m. today at Tyson Park in Knoxville. Oak Ridge High School team members playing today are Archer Marlow (singles), Ethan and Andrew Brady (doubles), Audrey Chrisman and Jasleen Narula (doubles), and Jimin Lee (singles).

The baseball game starts at 5:30 p.m. today at Karns. Oak Ridge will play Clinton in a District 3-AAA baseball tournament elimination game. The season ends for the loser. The winner will play the loser of a Karns-Halls game on Tuesday. Oak Ridge lost to Halls 8-0 in its first-round district tournament game at Karns on Sunday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Anderson County, Archer Marlow, Audrey Chrisman, baseball, Clinton, district tournament, Ethan and Andrew Brady, Halls, Jasleen Narula, Jimin Lee, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Powell, softball, tennis

ORHS Tennis Booster Club hosts ‘Tennis Olympics’ on Saturday, Aug. 27

Posted at 11:35 pm August 20, 2016
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ORHS boys tennis practice

Oak Ridge High School tennis coach David Bowman gives instructions to a few ORHS tennis players. (Submitted photo)

 

The Oak Ridge High School Tennis Booster Club has invited Oak Ridge Schools students ages 12 to 17 to join high school tennis players on Saturday, August 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Oak Ridge Country Club for a morning of fun and games.

It will be an informal and fun time for skilled players or anyone new to the game of tennis, a press release said. The events will level the playing field for those who want to test their hand-eye coordination, as individuals or with a partner. You do not have to bring a tennis racquet. There is no charge to participate.

Events will include: Water Balloon Towel Toss, The Frog Toss, There’s a Hole in My Racquet!, Longest Drive, and Closest to the Pin contests. Want to know how fast your serve is? ORHS Tennis Coach David Bowman will be on hand with his radar gun, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: David Bowman, Oak Ridge Country Club, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge High School Tennis Booster Club, Oak Ridge Schools, ORHS, ORHS tennis, tennis, tennis players

After ‘stellar spring,’ Wildcat tennis team honored at banquet

Posted at 3:02 pm June 2, 2016
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2016-ORHS-Boys-Tennis-Team

2016 ORHS Boys Tennis Team (From left: Eric Thorton, Jeremy Simmons, Wilder Dodson, Peter Magill, Joshua Bridges, Viet Quach, Christian Thompson, Trystan Bordeau, Jaipal Narula, Archer Marlow, Stuart Dorman, Ethan Brady, and Arthur Nelson. Not pictured: Oumar Diallo and Curtis Rookard)

 

Oak Ridge High School’s 2015-2016 tennis team was honored at its post-season banquet for players and their families on Wednesday, May 18, at the Comfort Inn in Oak Ridge.

“Both of Oak Ridge High School’s tennis teams had a stellar spring,” said ORHS tennis coach David Bowman.

The Wildcats finished second in District 3 with a regular-season record of 7-1. The Lady Wildcats finished third in the district with a 6-2 record for the regular season.

The doubles team of senior Jaipal Narula and junior Viet Quach led the way for the Wildcats in the post-season, capping off 2016 with a TSSAA berth in the Region 2 semifinals, where they played the eventual 2016 state champion doubles team. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Alexis Hammond, All-District First Team, All-District Second team, Archer Marlow, Arthur Nelson, Audrey Bufton, Bonnie Moon, boys tennis, Christian Thompson, Curtis Rookard, David Bowman, Eric Thorton, Ethan Brady, Gabriella Romanoski, girls tennis, Haley Smallwood, Jaipal Narula, Jasleen Narula, Jeremy Simmons, Jimin Lee, Joanne Bowman, Joshua Bridges, Lady Wildcats, Mary Kemp, Merritt Philpot, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, Oumar Diallo, Paulina Urbanowicz, Peter Magill, Region 2 semifinals, Stephanie Romanoski, Stuart Dorman, tennis, tennis team, Trystan Bordeau, Viet Quach, Wildcats, Wilder Dodson

Four former Wildcats to be inducted into OR Sports Hall of Fame on Friday

Posted at 10:18 pm September 17, 2015
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Four outstanding former Wildcat athletes will be inducted into the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame at halftime at this Friday’s game with Lenoir City at Blankenship Field.

The four have been picked by the board of the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame. They are:

  • Lowell Wilson—1953, track, football;
  • Dennis Strickler—1968, tennis;
  • Dave Moore—1972, football; and
  • Regina Kirk—1984, basketball.

This 2015 class covers four different sports in four different decades.

A reception with refreshments will be held at the Soup Kitchen following the game, organizers said.

“Please attend the game and come greet these new members and welcome them as new inductees to the ORSHoF,” a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: basketball, Blankenship Field, Dave Moore, Dennis Strickler, football, Lowell Wilson, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame, Regina Kirk, tennis, track, Wildcat

Oak Ridge native, SVU tennis player earns All-District, All-Academic honors

Posted at 10:38 am May 23, 2013
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Brian Blocher

Brian Blocher

Brian Blocher, a sophomore on Southern Virginia University’s men’s tennis team, was recently named to the Capital One Academic All-District First Team and was a Non-USCAA Sports National All-Academic award winner.

Blocher is originally from Oak Ridge, and he played at Webb School.

An SVU press release said the Capitol One all-district teams are divided into eight districts and are separated by NCAA Divisions I, II, III, and College Division—including NAIA, two-year, and independent institutions. To be recognized, a student athlete must have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average and serve as a key contributor to the team. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: 2013 Non-USCAA Sports National All-Academic, Brian Blocher, Capital One Academic All-District First Team, District One, men's tennis, Non-USCAA Sports National All-Academic Award, Oak Ridge, Scott Y. Doxey, Southern Virginia University, tennis, Tony Caputo, United States Collegiate Athletic Association, Webb School. SVU

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