Fighting Owls Women’s Tennis Brings Home NJCAA Region XX Championship, Courtney Brewer Named MVP

10/27/08 From HCC Sports Desk…

HAGERSTOWN, Md.­­­­—The Harford women’s tennis team, in its first year competing as an NJCAA Division I program, claimed the NJCAA Region XX Women’s Tennis championship title last weekend at Hagerstown Community College. After finishing in third place at last year’s region tournament, and the Division III champs, the Fighting Owls claimed the overall title this year by outdistancing host Hagerstown by just three points and claimed six of the nine overall titles.

Harford amassed a total of 14 points to the Hawks’ 11, while Cecil added two points to take third place and Montgomery College-Rockville rounded out the four-team tournament with zero points. With the D-I title, the Owls also earn an automatic bid to the NJCAA Division I National Championship from May 2-7, 2009 at the Randolph Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz., where they will look to improve on their 10th place finish in ...Continue Reading

Tags: Courtney Brewer, Fighting owls, George Budelis, Hagerstown Community College, harford community college, NJCAA Division I, Women's tennis

HCC Women’s Tennis Makes Bold Statement, Coming Away With The Spoils

From HCC’s Sports Desk…

BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford women’s tennis team dropped just one match as it felled Rockville, 8-1, for the second time this season on Monday afternoon at Harford CC.

After their first dual match loss of the season against St. Mary’s last Friday, the Fighting Owls (7-0, 5-0 MDJUCO) No. 1 doubles team of freshman Ashley Sherinsky (Fallston, Md./Fallston) and sophomore Katrina Tiedeman (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) made a bold statement with a love set, 8-0 win over Shadaia Otto and Jennifer Gregory.

The No. 2 team of freshmen Kelsey Strine (Abingdon, Md./Edgewood) and Agnes Burke (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace), teaming together for the first time, defeated Nadine Montforte and Aleunia Nakamura, 8-2, while in the No. 3 position sophomore Julie Strong (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) teamed with freshman Cierra Palmer (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace), who made her first start of the season, and downed Calvine ...Continue Reading

Tags: Agnes Burke, Ashley Sherinsky, Cierra Palmer, Courtney Brewer, Fighting owls, George Budelis, Harford women's tennis, Julie Strong, Kate Tiburzi, Katrina Tiedeman, Kelsey Strine, Rockville