The Jefferson College Co-Ed Tennis Club played in the USTA Collegiate Club Fall Invitational on Oct. 13-14, 2007 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The club played five different teams during the tournament. JCHS placed 13th out of the 15 participating colleges and was selected by the coaches at the tournament as the Sportmanship Award winner. Above, JCHS President Dr. Carol Seavor presents the club with the Award.
The following students participated in the tournament: Jennifer McPherson, Becky Golden, Teal Clark, Anthony Stout and Don Harlow. The club is coached by Dave Eckes.
The Jefferson College Co-Ed Tennis Club won the Jefferson College Invitational Tennis Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 29th at Crystal Springs Courts.
The club placed first out of six colleges to win the championship for the second consecutive year in a row. JCHS had 22 points; Central Virginia Community College had 18 points; Randolph College had 17 points; Central Jefferson had 12 points; Southern Virginia University had 9 points; and Lynchburg College had 2 points.
The following players placed for Jefferson:
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1st place- #1 Women's Singles- Jennifer McPherson
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1st place- #2 Women's Singles- Becky Golden
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2nd place- #2 Women's Singles- Teal Clark
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3rd place-- #3 Women's Singles- Shannon Wheeler
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1st place - Womens's Doubles- Jennifer McPherson & Becky Golden
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1st place- #2 Mens's Singles- Anthony Stout
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1st place- #3 Men's Singles- Don Harlow
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1st place- Men's Doubles- Dennis Duncan
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3rd place- Mixed Doubles- Shannon Wheeler & Don Harlow
The club played extremely well during the all day tournament. The coach for the club is Dave Eckes, professor in the math and sciences department at JCHS.
Members of the Tennis Club pictured above are:
Back row (left to right) is Shannon Wheeler, Becky Golden, Teal Clark.
Front row (left to right) is Don Harlow, Jennifer McPherson, Anthony Stout.
The JCHS Tennis Club defeated Central Virginia Community College on Sept. 7. This was the first match of the season. Winning matches for JCHS were:
Singles
Doubles
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Jennifer and Alexis won 6-2
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Becky and Shannon Wheeler won 7-6 (tie-breaker)
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Teal and Erica Johnson has a 5-5 tie
Students interested in playing tennis should contact Dave Eckes, via GroupWise or Internet e-mail or at 985-9611. | 
