Men’s and women’s tennis headed to SAA Championship

ATLANTA - After a season of ups and downs, the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels are heading to the Southern Athletic Association tennis championships.

The tournament will be held at Old Fort Park in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with the quarterfinals for both teams beginning on Friday, April 29, at 11 a.m. eastern time. The tournament will span the entire weekend, as the champion will be determined at the final match on Sunday, May 1.

Men's season
Although the Petrels ended the regular season with a loss to Sewanee this past Sunday, the men's team enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed after a strong regular-season campaign. Returning champions of the 2021 season, the Stormy Petrels have a 6-1 conference record, and 11-2 overall for this season. The men will be taking on No. 7 seed Berry College. If the Petrels defeat the Vikings, Oglethorpe will play the winner of the Millsaps and Centre match on Saturday, April 30.

The Petrels have seen several strong performances this season, as senior Zoe Raymond earned a 6-1 record in conference play, and 10-1 overall in singles. Raymond and doubles partner Cameron Burkes earned a 6-1 record in conference play, going 10-1 overall. Individually, Burkes has a conference record of 5-2, and 9-3 overall. Sophomore Daniel Cohen has an 11-2 overall record, and 5-2 in conference play for singles. Vincent Claussen and Kirkman Kiker have a 5-2 conference record, and 8-4 overall for doubles.

Women's season
The women's team also ended the season with a loss to Sewanee, and will enter the tournament as the No. 7 seed. The Petrels will face No. 2 seed Berry College on Friday, April 29, at 3 p.m. Oglethorpe has a 1-6 conference record, and 5-10 overall. If the Petrels defeat the Berry Vikings, Oglethorpe will face the winner of the Rhodes and Birmingham Southern match on Saturday, April 30.

Junior Sydney Dattilo led the team in singles this season with a 2-5 conference record, and 6-9 overall. Dattilo and doubles partner Lily Allyene went 1-3 in conference and 2-4 overall in doubles.

The SAA Champions for both men's and women's tennis will be determined in the final match on Sunday, May 1. The men's championship is set for 11 a.m. ET and the women's is set for 3 p.m. ET.

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Count 'em, 8?? straight wins for @GoPetrelsTennis men. Kirkland Kiker with the clinching point for the SAA-undefeated Petrels! ??

Katie Hunter and Muskaan Bhukhawala honored on senior day for the women! ?? pic.twitter.com/wgQC9A9ome
— Oglethorpe Athletics (@GoPetrels) April 24, 2022

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Players Mentioned

Cameron Burkes: Sophomore

Vincent Claussen: Sophomore

Daniel Cohen: Sophomore

Zoe Raymond: Senior

Lily Allyene: Freshman

Muskaan Bhukhawala: Senior

Sydney Dattilo: Junior

Katie Hunter: Senior

Kirkman Kiker: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cameron Burkes
: Sophomore

Vincent Claussen
: Sophomore

Daniel Cohen
: Sophomore

Zoe Raymond
: Senior

Lily Allyene
: Freshman

Muskaan Bhukhawala
: Senior

Sydney Dattilo
: Junior

Katie Hunter
: Senior

Kirkman Kiker
: Freshman