Tennis – Spotlight High

The Jamestown Lady Eagles’ tennis team claimed the program’s first girls VHSL Class 4A Tennis Championship Titles since 2013 on Thursday afternoon by defeating Loudoun Valley 5-3 in the VHSL Championship at the Huntington Tennis Center. The Lady Eagles secured the state championship team title. The dynamic duo of Julia Clark and Lauren Elliott proved there is more power in an alliance of two that work as one on the court. Coach Johnson had a conversation with the team on their big win.

Dwayne Johnson — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 03:28:10 +0000

Road To The VHSL States Tennis Championship.

Dwayne Johnson — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 00:00:37 +0000

Jamestown Eagles sealed the deal to play in the VHSL tennis state championship series with the support of a roaring crowd full of encouragement cheering on every match. It came down to the final court with Jaysen Kang and Johnathan Pratt in the boys doubles. (Jamestown 5 – Hanover 4). Top-seeded Jamestown Lady Eagles picked up a 5-3 victory against Hanover High School in the state semi-finals as well. Both girls and boys Jamestown tennis teams continue the quest of the VHSL tennis title in dramatic fashion. The Eagles responded like they have all year. They’ve worked so hard to continue building on the amazing tennis culture at Jamestown High. All finals at Huntington Park, Newport News June 10-12.

Jamestown High girls and boys tennis teams shined at the VHSL Class 4A Tournament by bringing home two regional championship team titles.

Dwayne Johnson — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 00:30:27 +0000

Jamestown has a lot to be proud of this season. The Jamestown girls and boys tennis teams made Jamestown Eagles Nation proud today. Over the last two days they have beaten three of the top teams in the 4A region. Both teams overcame many challenges to peak at the right time. Lower and upper classmen lead the team to make it a total team effort in one of the most dramatic victories at the Region 4A Tennis Tournament at the Huntington Tennis Center in Newport News, VA. After rain delays and several venue changes on Friday and Saturday, the Jamestown Eagles faced a great athletic team, Grafton High. It was a nail biter through the boys doubles round and Grafton High had the lead throughout the match as Jamestown tied for a tiebreaker match play. Once the boys doubles play started, Jamestown High (Squire/Sheriff) began pulling away from a very tough Grafton team to go on and win 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.

Jamestown High freshman, Julia Clark, won her first VHSL tournament singles and qualified for the VHSL state tournament which will take place on Monday, June 7 at Jamestown High School tennis courts. The stand-out athlete put in the work all season to get to the tournament before shining like a gold medal athlete in the girls’ singles title match. It didn’t take long for Julia to showcase her clear talent, eventually winning in straight sets against a great sophomore player, L. Lewis of Warhill High. Julia won the first set by a score of 6-3 and followed with a 6-3 win in the second set, earning the gold medal and the title of Class 4A Tennis Girls Singles Regionals Champion. You can find the Bracket at https://www.vhsl.org/brackets/tennis/

How Tennis Coaches Have Used Technology Edge As An Advantage.

Dwayne Johnson — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 12:30:06 +0000

Tennis Pro Dave Howell’s passion for teaching shines on. Virginia tennis professional Dave Howell launched UTR in 2008 as a private company to promote the rating system he developed and tested successfully in Hampton Roads Area of Virginia. Coaches are always looking for ways to get an advantage over their rival conference opponents. As technology becomes a bigger part of strategy, coaches that use it effectively and are early adopters tend to exhibit a high recruiting class for a successful team. The “Universal Tennis Rating” system is now being recognized by many college coaches as the best metric available for recruiting talent. Coaches benefits the use of the UTR system for recruiting the best fit player for their college program.

Jamestown H.S. Boy’s Head Tennis Coach Bob Artis to Retire after 2017-18 Season

Dwayne Johnson — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 12:45:55 +0000

Jamestown High School boys head tennis coach, Bob Artis announced on Friday, June 1st that he has decided to retire. Artis has been a part of the Jamestown boys’ tennis program for 19 seasons. Coach Artis has been an outstanding leader and representative for the boys’ tennis program during his tenure and has consistently produced squads that were competitive both on the court and in the classroom.

Coach Artis is finishing his career with over 200 straight wins in the district and conference record throughout 19 seasons with the Eagles. “I leave the Eagles with the fondest of memories and as difficult as it is to walk away, I am thrilled for what’s ahead,” Artis said. “The hardest part is saying goodbye to the team; I cherish all the relationships I have formed and am so proud of what these young men have accomplished in school and adulthood.” Coach Johnson spoke with Coach Artis about retirement at the last tennis competition held at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center on the College William & Mary campus.

Jamestown Ladies Eagles Captured The Team Class 4A Team Tennis Quarterfinals To Advance To The Semifinals State Championship.

Dwayne Johnson — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 02:00:52 +0000

Jamestown Lady Eagles played great tennis in the single matches and did not need the doubles to advance to the team semifinals VHSL State Championships. K. Rowland, E. Sharp, C. Schmidt, J. Stathopoulos and A. Quarles all notched straight-set singles wins to help the Eagles advance to the semifinals. Jamestown Lady Eagles will play Handover or Smithfield in the semifinals.

The Jamestown Boys were defeated by Hanover H.S. Coach Artis who were extremely proud of their effort “I’m so proud of the effort today, proud of the effort all season, said Coach Artis who remained positive after the defeat by choosing to praise his depleted team after each game. “The boys showed me that they were really ready to fight”. “The tennis matches were very intense for the boys and I am really happy and proud of them and how they dealt with it.” Albon Yowell will be representing Jamestown Boys in the single championships and Albon Yowell and Jordan DeBerry will play together in the doubles championships.

Jamestown boy’s tennis teammates turn into competitors at the 2018 Class 4A Regionals Tennis Championship Tournament.

Dwayne Johnson — Thu, 24 May 2018 22:09:48 +0000

When Jamestown tennis coach (Bob Artis) found out his player would be playing against fellow teammates Lehman Montgomery and Albon Yowell in the finals of the 4A Regional Boys Single Championships, the thought going through his head was simple. ” Here we go Eagles.” The two athletes play together every day at practice, so naturally they have a bit of a competitive history. Jamestown have a rich tradition of strong tennis teams, and good tennis families in years pasted.

Albon Yowell method was successful, as Albon had clinched the single championship Thursday with an insurmountable lead entering game with score 6-2, 6-2. Albon Yowell has over 132 career tennis wins, a great milestone for himself and the Jamestown tennis program. In the girls’ singles tournament, Anna Murphy of Grafton H.S. defeated Stefonia Ilardi of Warhill H.S. 6-0, 6-0.

Jamestown lady’s Eagles (Sharp/Rowland) bring home first-place in the girls doubles honors. The Eagles’ doubles win came against a fairly local team, matching up against Warhill H.S. They defeated Ilardi and Cawthon in (6-0, 4-6, 7-5) fashion to earn their bid to the 4A VHSL State Tournament Championship.

Yowell teamed up with Deberry to go 6-1, 6-2 in doubles with victories over ranked opponents, Choi/Petit of Grafton H.S.

“It was just great to watch them play together,” Coach Artis said. “Just knowing them as individuals, it was fun to see them become the excellent doubles team that they were. The fact that they are leaders on the court makes it a little bit more fun.”

Spotlight High spoke with Jamestown student-athletes on their big win in the tournament play and talk about their successful 2018 tennis season.

2018 CLASS 4 TENNIS REGION TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOYS DOUBLES

2018 CLASS 4 TENNIS REGION TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOYS SINGLES

2018 CLASS 4 TENNIS REGION TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GIRLS DOUBLES

2018 CLASS 4 TENNIS REGION TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GIRLS SINGLES

Jamestown’s boys tennis caps perfect Bay Rivers District season with 4A regional championships crown.

Dwayne Johnson — Fri, 18 May 2018 22:10:52 +0000

Jamestown’s boys tennis team punctuated a Bay Rivers district perfect season on Friday, May 18th by defeating Grafton, 5-0, in the finals of the 4A regional championships at McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center located on the College William & Mary campus. The Eagles (16-2) sealed the victory with a victory by shutting Grafton out by winning 5 single games. Albon Yowell, Lehman Montgomery, Jordan Deberry, Daniel Kruger and Adam Allred won key matches in singles. “We had great leadership and this team achieved all of their goals and worked so hard,” Head Coach Bob Artis said. Bob Artis is an outstanding example for successful high school tennis coaches. Jamestown places a high value on the teamwork skills players learn for success in the classroom and on the courts.

TENNIS SCORE SHEET

Albon Yowell (winner) vs Fred Chin 6-3, 6-4

Lehman Montgomery (winner) vs Steven Petit 6-1, 6-2

Jordan Deberry (winner) vs Nathan Geug 6-1, 6-3

Daniel Kruger (winner) vs Casey Wright 6-0, 6-1

Justin Lee vs Byunghyun Yoon 6-2, 4-2 DNF

Adam Allred (winner) vs Sam Nelson 6-0, 6-2

Smithfield and Jamestown Tennis Teams Played Big With Team Match At William And Mary Tennis Center.

Dwayne Johnson — Thu, 17 May 2018 23:30:30 +0000

Two well-coached girls tennis teams, Smithfield (13-3) and Jamestown (16-1), matched up at the 4A Regional Championship Titles at McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center at the College of William & Mary Thursday May 17. Jamestown High School’s Eagles girls tennis team scored a 5-1 win over Smithfield Ladies Packers on Thursday to advance to Class 4A state tennis tournament. Smithfield played well as a program and improved throughout the regular season. This season, by far was the best season throughout the school’s history. The Lady Packers came to play and every match came down to the wire. Junior, Storm Ogle of Smithfield stated about her teammates, “I was very proud of them and it was great for the school to be runners-up regional champions and compete in the state tennis tournament.” Jamestown rallied to win, with Jamestown 4A Regionals title hopes resting solely on A. Quarles shoulders. She seized the moment like a true champion on Thursday, registering a big victory of her young career with a two-set (6-0; 6-3) win at No. 6 singles to give the Jamestown Lady ‘s tennis team a 5-1 triumph over Smithfield. Congratulations to all of the student-athletes and coaches on an outstanding showing.

With 2018 district titles in hand, Jamestown’s boys and girl’s teams kick off regionals with an eye toward championships.

Dwayne Johnson — Tue, 15 May 2018 03:25:05 +0000

As the first round of regional tournament opens Monday May 14, Jamestown High boys (14 – 2) and girls (14 – 1), it was a very good performance all around. The Jamestown High School Lady Eagles tennis team defeated Warhill High, 5-0, in the 4A regional quarter tournament on Monday. The boys followed suit as they defeated Denbigh High, 5-0 4A regional quarter tournament on Monday as well. For the Eagles, the win was another step toward a championship title. “We’ve been training really hard together,” Head coach Bob Artis said, “We’re excited to move forward in the tournament.” Region Semifinals will be played at Jamestown High for girls and boys.