“This is a great honor for our players and our program,” said Hall of Fame tennis coach Paul Johnson. “I feel like their hard work and dedication in the classroom carried over to the courts and helped play a big role in all the success we had this season.”
The Itawamba Community College women's tennis program finished No. 17 in the 2012 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Tennis Championships last week in Tyler, Texas.
The Itawamba Community College women's tennis team entered the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Women's Tennis Championships ranked No. 22 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), but after a strong start to the tournament the Lady Indians find themselves No. 14 amongst the nation's best in Texas.
The No. 22 Lady Indians opened Day One of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Tennis Championships winning four out of their first five singles matches on Sunday.
The Itawamba Community College Indians completed their run to a third-straight Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Tennis Championship while the Lady Indians won their second-straight state title at Rob Leake City Park on Saturday.
Amy Evans defeated Arielle Fisher 6-0. 6-0 in the No. 1 singles match to help spark the No.24 Lady Indians to a season-opening 7-2 win over No. 23 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Lady Bulldogs.