Men's tennis finishes third at PAC Championships

Yellow Jackets earn three second-team All-PAC selections

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Shot of Adam Woodruff for Apr. 18 release

ERIE, Pa. (Apr. 18) – The Waynesburg University men’s tennis team finished in third place at the 2009 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) men’s tennis championships, which were held at the Pennbriar Athletic Club in Erie, Pa.

The Yellow Jackets were led by three second-place finishers, two of which came in singles action. All three were named second-team All-PAC.

Sophomore Emile Khoury finished runner-up at fourth singles, while senior Dustin Cozad placed second at number-six singles.

Cozad teamed with junior Adam Woodruff to finish second at third doubles.

The Jackets scored 23 team points, placing them just behind Washington & Jefferson, which put up a second-place total of 27 points. Grove City cruised to its 19^th-straight PAC team title after piling up 54 points.

For a complete look at the individual results and team standings, click here.

Though this year's PAC championships are in the books, the 2009 campaign isn't over for the Jackets. They return to the courts on Apr. 24, when they head to Maryland to take on Frostburg State.

Sport:

2.28.12 | 12:30 p.m.

Men's Tennis at Saint Vincent

3.17.12 | 12 p.m.

Men's Tennis at Westminster

3.27.12 | 3 p.m.

Men's Tennis at Frostburg State

3.30.12 | 4 p.m.

Men's Tennis vs Grove City

3.31.12 | 5 p.m.

Men's Tennis at Pitt-Greensburg

4.4.12 | 4 p.m.

Men's Tennis at Thiel

4.10.12 | 3:30 p.m.

Men's Tennis at Bethany

Athletes of the Week

Dan Bruni

Wrestling

Bruni went 3-0 during Waynesburg’s home quad-match against Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State Beaver and Penn State Fayette. The sophomore won two matches by major decision and scored a fall in just 31 seconds over Greater Allegheny’s Soham Salvi.

Jessi Drayer

Women's Basketball

Drayer poured in a team-high 21.0 points per game for the 1-1 Yellow Jackets this past week. She was the team’s leading scorer in both games, going for a game-high 23 points against Westminster, before pouring in a contest-best 19 points in a win over Geneva. The Waterford, Ohio native averaged 21 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game this week.

What are you most looking forward to in 2012 when it comes to Waynesburg sports?

Seeing how far the women's basketball team can go in the PAC tournament and beyond.
The wrestling team going for a third-straight PAC team title.
The Jacket softball team playing to get back into the PAC playoffs.
Waynesburg track taking another shot at an elusive PAC team title.
Just being outside when the weather turns warm.

Did You Know...

Don Herrman

Former Waynesburg football great Don Herrman played for the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints from 1969 to 1977.

Champions in the classroom

During the 2009-10 school year, no school in the conference boasted more honorees on the PAC Academic Honor Roll than Waynesburg.

Headlee's All-American resume

Head wrestling coach Ron Headlee was a three-time NAIA All-American at Messiah College and the school's first NCAA All-American.

TV Football

Waynesburg played in the first televised football game. The Yellow Jackets faced Fordham on Sept. 20, 1939 in Randalls Island, N.Y.

Jackets own Nittany Lions

The Waynesburg football team is 2-0 all-time against Penn State. The last time they met was in 1932, when the Jackets won 7-6.

Going nowhere fast

Waynesburg held Westminster to minus-105 yards rushing in a game in 1967.

Unbreakable record

In 2009, Scott Cree ran an interception back 100 yards for a touchdown, a record that can't be broken.

The Three Musketeers

Dominick Hunter, Ivan Hawkins and Paul D'Imperio, who rank 1-2-3 in career receptions , all played together from 2002 to 2004.

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