April 14, 2011
Girling, Chen, Eremeev and Kirstein earn all-OVC honors
Four members of the Tennessee Tech men’s tennis team have received all-OVC nods, with Josh Girling being named all-OVC first-team and Alex Chen, Vasily Eremeev and Justin Kirstein being named second-team
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Behind a third place finish in the Ohio Valley Conference regular season, four members of the Tennessee Tech men’s tennis team have received all-OVC nods, with Josh Girling being named to the all-OVC first team and Alex Chen, Vasily Eremeev and Justin Kirstein being named second-team.
The teams were voted on by the head coaches from the
OVC.
Girling led the Golden Eagles in singles wins with a 16-11
record, including a 5-5 mark in No. 2 singles matches. He also
added nine doubles victories to his season totals, four of which
came in OVC play.
Chen shouldered the majority of the No. 1 slot during the
season, as he built an 8-5 record, with all eight victories coming
in the No. 1 singles matches. He also finished with a 4-2 singles
record in OVC play and totaled six doubles victories, five of which
came teamed with Kirstein.
In his first season at Tech, Eremeev tallied a 9-6 singles
record, including a team-high six singles victories, with the bulk
of his work coming in the No. 4 singles matches. He also added five
doubles victories to his season total, of which four came in OVC
play.
Kirstein finished the season second on the team in singles
victories with 12, with five of his wins coming in No. 3 singles
matches. He led the team in doubles victories with 10, which
included a 4-3 mark in conference duals.
As the No. 3 seed in the OVC Tournament, the Golden Eagles
will take on Murray State in Paducah, Ky., Friday, at 2 p.m.
All-Conference First Team
Alex Das, EKU
Hugo Klientovsky, EKU
Josh Girling, TTU
Jasmin Ademovic, APSU
Henrique Norbiato, APSU
Sean Bailey, APSU
All-Conference Second Team
Brian Kenyon, JSU
Alex Chen, TTU
Justin Kirstein, TTU
Phil Janz, EKU
Vasily Eremeev, TTU
Nik Schroeder, EKU
Axel Sundberg, JSU
Player of
the Year
Alex Das, EKU
Freshman of
the Year
Jasmin Ademovic, APSU
Coach of the
Year
Rob Oertel, EKU
