2014-15 Women's Tennis News
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NCWC Alum Dustin Hale to Head Bishop Tennis Programs
August 13, 2015The N.C. Wesleyan Department of Athletics is pleased to announce that Bishop alum Dustin Hale has been named head coach of its men's and women's tennis programs. -
USA South Releases Academic All-Conference Team
July 12, 2015The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2014-2015 Academic All-Conference Team, with N.C. Wesleyan having a program-record 93 Battling Bishops garner recognition!
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ITA Releases All-America Tennis Teams and Final Rankings
June 15, 2015The Intercollegiate Tennis Association has announced its 2015 All-America teams for Division III, as well as the organization's final national and regional rankings for both men and women.
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Bishop Women's Tennis Season Ends in NCAA Second Round
May 09, 2015The N.C. Wesleyan women's tennis team saw its 2015 season come to an end on Saturday morning in the second round of the NCAA Tourney. The Bishops fell to Washington & Lee by a 5-0 score.
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NCWC Women Dominate in NCAA Tournament Debut
May 08, 2015The women's tennis team of N.C. Wesleyan made the program's NCAA Tournament debut on Friday morning at UMW, dominating Alvernia University in a 5-0 sweep.
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Bishop Tennis Prepares for NCAA Tournament Play
May 04, 2015After capturing their respective 2015 USA South Tournament Championships, the N.C. Wesleyan men's and women's tennis teams have waited two weeks to learn their opponents for the NCAA Division III Tourney.
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NCWC Athletics Hosts 50th Annual Awards Ceremony
April 24, 2015The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics celebrated the 2014-2015 season by hosting its 50th Annual Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 23rd, in Minges Auditorium of the Dunn Center.
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Bishops Claim First Tournament Title and NCAA Berth
April 19, 2015The 2015 USA South Women's Tennis Tournament concluded on Sunday, April 19, with top-seeded North Carolina Wesleyan claiming the program's first championship and NCAA berth.
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Lopez, Amores Top League Awards in Women's Tennis
April 16, 2015The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2015 All-Conference awards for women's tennis with a total of 30 student-athletes earning league recognition, including six Battling Bishops.
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Four Battling Bishops Earn Weekly League Awards
April 13, 2015The USA South Athletic Conference has released its weekly awards for April 13th with four Battling Bishop student-athletes earning honors in their respective sports of men's tennis, women's tennis and softball.
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NCWC Women Capture Regular Season Championship
April 12, 2015The women's tennis team of N.C. Wesleyan captured the second USA South regular season title in program history over the weekend with 9-0 sweeps of Huntingdon and LaGrange.
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Battling Bishops Sweep Pacers in Tennis Action
April 08, 2015The Battling Bishop men's and women's tennis teams of North Carolina Wesleyan picked up a pair of sweeps versus William Peace University on Wednesday afternoon at the Slick Family Foundation Tennis Center.
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Bishops Extend Streak Versus Meredith and Baldwin
April 04, 2015The Battling Bishop women's tennis team continued its win streak this weekend with USA South victories over Meredith and Mary Baldwin. Wesleyan's 7-2 win on Friday was the program's first-ever over the Angels.
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Pereira, Lopez Earn Trio of USA South Weekly Honors
March 30, 2015The USA South has released its weekly awards for March 30th with a pair of Battling Bishops earning honors in their respective sports. Freshman Fabio Pereira was named both Player and Rookie of the Week in men's tennis, while sophomore Natalia Lopez was named Player of the Week on the women's side.
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NCWC Tennis Earns Four USA South Weekly Awards
March 23, 2015The USA South Athletic Conference has released its weekly awards for March 23rd with four Battling Bishops earning honors in their respective sports. Wesleyan's men and women, in fact, swept all four awards in tennis.
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Bishop Tennis Sweeps Ferrum in League Action
March 21, 2015The men's and women's tennis teams of N.C. Wesleyan picked up a pair of sweeps versus Ferrum College on Saturday afternoon at the Slick Family Foundation Tennis Center. Head Coach Andres Amores shook up both line-ups to include several players seeing their first dual action of the season.
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NCWC Women Cruise to 9-0 Sweep of Methodist
March 18, 2015In Wednesday's much-anticipated USA South women's tennis tilt, the Battling Bishops of N.C. Wesleyan proved themselves to be a force within the league with a dominating 9-0 sweep of Methodist University at the Slick Family Foundation Tennis Center. Wesleyan did not give up a set to the five-time defending champion Monarchs, turning in six straight-set wins in singles play.
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Bishop Tennis Dominates Greensboro in League Play
March 15, 2015The men's and women's tennis teams of N.C. Wesleyan picked up a pair of wins at Greensboro College on Sunday, dominating the Pride in 9-0 sweeps. Wesleyan's women did not surrender a single point, while the men gave up just two on the day.
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Battling Bishops Wrap Up Weekend Athletics Action
March 08, 2015Four Battling Bishop squads were in action on Sunday afternoon, all of which involved USA South Conference competition.
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Bishop Women Open Spring Slate at UMW Invitational
February 14, 2015The women's tennis team of North Carolina Wesleyan kicked off its spring season on Saturday against a pair of highly-touted opponents at the University of Mary Washington Invitational. The Bishops opened with a 9-0 loss to Division I George Mason University, then dropped a 7-2 decision to the 22nd-ranked Eagles later in the day. Newcomers Valeria Berber and Sofia Gonzalez picked up NCWC's lone two points against nationally-ranked UMW with a pair of straight-set wins at the #4 and #5 seeds, respectively.
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Wesleyan Tennis Hosts USTA Bishops Challenge
February 02, 2015This past weekend, the North Carolina Wesleyan men's and women's tennis teams welcomed youth players from across the state to participate in the first-ever USTA Bishops Challenge. The event featured 40 kids in three different age brackets separated by gender (U12, U14, U18).
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USA South Releases 2015 Spring Preseason Polls
January 29, 2015The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2015 spring sport preseason polls for baseball, softball, tennis and golf. The N.C. Wesleyan men's tennis team led the way by being pick to win a seventh straight title.
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Patterson Named Head XC / Assistant Tennis Coach
October 13, 2014The N.C. Wesleyan Department of Athletics is pleased to announce the hiring of Troy Patterson as the Battling Bishops' head cross country and assistant tennis coach. Patterson comes to NCWC from Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Prado Paces Women's Tennis at MU Fall Invitational
October 05, 2014In women's tennis action, NCWC freshman Sofia Prado went 4-0 in singles play to win the Flight #4 Championship at this weekend's Methodist Fall Invitational. Playing just her second collegiate tournament, Prado did not give up a set en route to wins over players from William Peace, Hollins, Mt. Olive and Barton.
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Bishop Women Impressive at ITA Fall Regionals
September 21, 2014The women's tennis team of North Carolina Wesleyan opened its season over the weekend at the ITA Fall Regional Tournament hosted by Emory University. Competing with one junior, one sophomore and four freshmen, the youthful Bishops were impressive in their first tourney, tallying 12 wins in singles play and a series of quarterfinal appearances.
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Bishops Honor Local Heroes With 9/11 Passes
September 11, 2014September 11th is a time for remembering our fallen heroes from New York to Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C. It is also a time to recognize those local heroes that risk their lives daily to insure the safety of Rocky Mount and its surrounding community.
