2008 Woodie Awards
Triple Threat: Returning Eastern tennis players
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Sports
Eastern sophomore Jeff Rutherford led the Eastern men's tennis team to a third-place, regular-season finish in the Ohio Valley Conference. Rutherford went 13-9 and 7-2 in OVC play playing mostly at No. 1 singles. The Richmond, Ky., native has gone 28-14 in the past two seasons.
Here are three other top returning players for the Eastern men's and women's tennis teams:
1. Jordan Nestrud - The junior from Morton earned Second-Team All-OVC honors after he went 17-4 and 8-1 in conference play.
2. Robert Stedman - The freshman from Louisville, Ky., was the lone freshman in the league to earn conference honors. Stedman earned Second-Team All-OVC honors after he went 6-4 in OVC play at No. 3 singles. He finished 13-8 overall.
3. Hayley Homburg - The 2007 OVC Freshman of the Year struggled with injuries this past season. Homburg moved to No. 3 singles and went 9-9 and 3-5 in OVC play.
But junior Natalie Martin and Homburg teamed up at No. 1 doubles to 10-5 and went 3-3 in conference play.
-Kevin Murphy
Here are three other top returning players for the Eastern men's and women's tennis teams:
1. Jordan Nestrud - The junior from Morton earned Second-Team All-OVC honors after he went 17-4 and 8-1 in conference play.
2. Robert Stedman - The freshman from Louisville, Ky., was the lone freshman in the league to earn conference honors. Stedman earned Second-Team All-OVC honors after he went 6-4 in OVC play at No. 3 singles. He finished 13-8 overall.
3. Hayley Homburg - The 2007 OVC Freshman of the Year struggled with injuries this past season. Homburg moved to No. 3 singles and went 9-9 and 3-5 in OVC play.
But junior Natalie Martin and Homburg teamed up at No. 1 doubles to 10-5 and went 3-3 in conference play.
-Kevin Murphy
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