Huntingdon’s Baldwin and Clark earn Freshman of the Year honors
DECATUR, Ga. – Huntingdon freshmen tennis players Zac Baldwin and Taylor Clark were each named conference Freshman of the Year by the Great South Athletic Conference.
With the release of the GSAC All-Conference awards, both the Huntingdon men's and women's tennis teams are well represented. A total of 10 Huntingdon tennis players were recognized with awards.
Baldwin was named the men's Freshman of the Year and teamed with Sean Jackson to earn All-Conference at No. 1 doubles. Baldwin was also a Sportsmanship Award winner.
Baldwin finished the regular season with a 3-3 conference record at No. 1 singles. Baldwin and Jackson were 7-1 against GSAC doubles competition.
"He's definitely the best freshman in the conference," Huntingdon men's tennis coach Charlie Lane said. "He played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles and he's only gotten better as the season has gone on. He's got a couple of little things to work on, but he's going to be tough for opponents to handle the next few seasons."
The women's Freshman of the Year, Clark posted a 7-1 conference record at No. 1 singles. Her lone loss was against Agnes Scott junior, and three-time GSAC Player of the Year, Rachel Storz. Clark was also named All-Conference at No. 1 singles.
"I am blessed with the opportunity to even be able to receive this award," Clark said. "I am thankful to my school and my teammates for encouraging me to do my best and continue to fight. I could have never come this far without the support of my team and my family."
Joining Clark on the women's All-Conference team are teammates Katie Scott (No. 2 singles), Hannah Still (No. 3 singles), Christian Vick (No. 5 singles) and Arielle Barraca (No. 6 singles). Clark and Still were named to the All-Freshman team and Scott and Vick made the All-Academic team. Vick also received the Sportsmanship Award.
On the men's side, Tyler Creamer (No. 2 singles), Jackson (No. 3 singles) and Larry Pritchett (No. 5 singles) earned All-Conference. Lee Howell joined Baldwin on the All-Freshman team and Creamer and Pritchett were both named to the All-Academic team.
2012 Women's Tennis Year-End Honors
Player of the Year – Rachel Storz, Agnes Scott
Freshman of the Year – Taylor Clark, Huntingdon
Coach of the Year – Glen Hill, Agnes Scott
2012 Men's Tennis Year-End Honors
Player of the Year – John Hirte, Covenant
Freshman of the Year – Zac Baldwin, Huntingdon
Coach of the Year – Shane Wood, Piedmont
GSAC Women's Tennis Singles All-Conference Team
#1 Singles-Rachel Storz-Agnes Scott
#1 Singles-Caroline Brashier – LaGrange
#1 Singles-Taylor Clark- Huntingdon
#2 Singles-Katie Scott- Huntingdon
#2 Singles-Mariel Herrera- Agnes Scott
#2 Singles-Chelsea Prince- Piedmont
#3 Singles-Kelly Stephens- Maryville
#3 Singles-Hannah Still- Huntingdon
#4 Singles-Hannah Kraus- Agnes Scott
#4 Singles-Morgan Reed- Piedmont
#5 Singles-Christian Vick- Huntingdon
#5 Singles-Danielle Patton- Agnes Scott
#6 Singles-Arielle Barraca- Huntingdon
#6 Singles-Christine Flood- Maryville
GSAC Men's Tennis Singles All-Conference Team
#1 Singles-John Hirte- Covenant
#1 Singles-Moses Das- Piedmont
#2 Singles-Tyler Creamer- Huntingdon
#2 Singles-Joel Silverberg- Piedmont
#3 Singles-Sean Jackson- Huntingdon
#4 Singles-Nick Hallberg- Piedmont
#5 Singles-Larry Pritchett- Huntingdon
#6 Singles-Jay Evans- Piedmont
GSAC Women's Tennis Doubles All-Conference Team
#1 Doubles-Rachel Storz & Natalie Mayer, Agnes Scott
#2 Doubles-Katie Sailors & Morgan Reed, Piedmont
#3 Doubles-Mary Mac Alexander & Christine Flood, Maryville
GSAC Men's Tennis Doubles All-Conference Team
#1 Doubles-Zac Baldwin/Sean Jackson, Huntingdon
#2 Doubles-Nick Hallberg/Christopher Davidson, Piedmont
#3 Doubles-Jay Evans/Joel Silverberg, Piedmont
GSAC Women's Tennis All-Freshman Team
Gretchen Rowe, Covenant
Hannah Still, Huntingdon
Taylor Clark, Huntingdon
Mary Mac Alexander, Maryville
Kayla Lewis, Maryville
Morgan Reed, Piedmont
Chelsea Prince, Piedmont
GSAC Men's Tennis All-Freshman Team
Nick Hallberg, Piedmont
Lee Howell, Huntingdon
Zac Baldwin, Huntingdon
GSAC Women's Tennis All-Academic Team
Agnes Scott College
Rachel Storz
Hannah Kraus
Mariel Herrera
Covenant College
Madeline Hyatt
Kelsey Whitted
Huntingdon College
Christian Vick
Katie Scott
LaGrange College
Kelsey Ellison
Taylor Baldwin
Caroline Brashier
Maryville College
Christine Flood
Kelly Stephens
Rachel Hutson
Piedmont College
Ashley Fannon
Katie Sailors
Lauren Anderson
Salem College
Amy Allison
Carly Neisler
Angela Reavis
Spelman College
Kemi Oyewole
Adanne Ebo
Adamma Ebo
Wesleyan College
Gloria Oduyoye
Katherine McIntosh
Yuzhe Shen
GSAC Men's Tennis All-Academic Team
Covenant College
Garrison Dale
Sean Guerry
Johnny Herberich
Tom Yates
Clark Sealy
Andy Jones
John Hirte
Huntingdon College
Tyler Creamer
Larry Pritchett
LaGrange College
Dale Brown
Kaylen Short
Piedmont College
Moses Das
Patrick Steck
Joel Silverberg
Chris Davidson
GSAC Women's Individual Sportsmanship Award
Agnes Scott – Hannah Kraus
Covenant- Madeline Hyatt
Huntingdon – Christian Vick
LaGrange – Kelsey Ellison
Maryville – Maggie Dew
Piedmont – Ashley Fannon
Salem – Carly Neisler
Spelman – Kemi Oyewole
Wesleyan – Nozomi Hirai
GSAC Men's Individual Sportsmanship Award
Covenant- John Hirte
Huntingdon – Zac Baldwin
LaGrange – Blake Craft
Maryville – Tony Gill
Piedmont – Joel Silverberg