Men’s tennis prepares for season
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Brad Hutchens
Staff Writer
The UNC Wilmington men’s ten
nis program has begun their fall sea
son, setting their goals to pay off in
the spring. Last year, the team fin
ished the spring season with a 61-
62 singles record, and a 25-34
doubles record, under the direction
of head coach Allen Farfour.
Farfour, now entering his fifth
season at UNCW, described some of
the goals for his teams fall season.
He said, “the coaches really are just
trying to look at doubles combina
tions, and also get an idea for posi
tioning for the spring.” Farfour also
discussed who he expected to lead
his team on the court, naming fifth
year senior Todd Weinstein. Said
Farfour, “[Weinstein] is our main
leader as of now, and is doing an ex
cellent job of that now.”
Weinstein, who led UNCW with
a singles record of 10-9 nine last
spring, has shown major improve
ment over his career as a Seahawk.
Farfour commented on Weinstein,
saying “Todd has worked [hard] this
year and every year he’s been here,
and now he’s plaving number one
for us.”
This year’s squad only has one
freshman on the roster; however,
Farfour still classifies his team as
young. He said, “it usually takes
until their junior yearlo get used to
college tennis and show that expe
rience.”
From the players’ perspective,
their goals for the upcoming season
revolve around improving. Senior,
Mauro DiFilippo said, “We want to
end up with a positive record. We
were fifth in the conference last
year, and we want to at least equal
that or do better.” The players hope
to use this preliminary fall season
to prepare to win in the spring. Said
Weinstein about his role during the
fall season, “1 try and show you need
a good work ethic in the fall, so you
can be on top of your game in the
spring, which is our main season.”
With the hard work that UNCW is
putting into their fall season, they
will be looking to make it pay off
when the spring rolls around.
Men’s soccer grabs its first win
of the season over Mt. Olive
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Erica Harbatkin
Staff Writer
After a five-game winless streak
to open up the season, the UNC
Wilmington men’s soccer team fi
nally recorded their first win with a
3-0 shutout over Mount Olive on
Wednesday, Sept. 27. Although the
Trojans came out in a defensive
mode, the Seahawks dominated a
larger part of the match, keeping the
ball in good position for scoring.
Following several missed oppor
tunities and close shots, UNCW’s
first goal of the match came at 38:31
on a shot by Tommy Miller. Miller,
a midfielder from Charlotte, scored
the goal from in front of the net on
a kick past Trojans senior goalie
Keith Cox. Freshman Adam
Stauffer, a Wilmington native, re
corded the assist to help notch the
point after a series of good passes
by the Seahawks. Mount Olive was
unable to get many scoring oppor
tunities, as the Seahawks led the
Trojans in shots 10-4 for the period.
Unlike the Trojans, UNCW had vari
ous openings, but were not able to
capitalize during the remainder of
the period.
The early second period played
out similar to the first, as the Tro
jans continued to give away scoring
chances, and the Seahawks contin
ued to miss opportunities.
Freshman Cliff Olu-Taylor
opened the scoring in the second
half at 67:57, with a high shot from
the top of the penalty area. The
point was Olu-Taylor’s first goal of
his college career. “We’re a quick
team,” he said, “so we were able to
get behind [Mount Olive’s] de
fense.”
“They made it very difficult for
us coming into the game, very de
fensively, and it took us awhile to
break them down.” said UNCW
head coach Keith Cammidge. Once
the Seahawks broke down the de
fense in the latter part of the second
period, they were able to convert.
Only 40 seconds after Olu-
Taylor’s goal, senior forward
Alfredo Moreno took advantage of
a short pass from junior defender
Nikola Milivojevic to add to the
lead, posting a score of 3-0. The
Trojans were not able to come back
from the deficit, and took only three
shots during the period, while
UNCW had 13 shots.
The Seahawks had the advantage
in every aspect of the match on pa
per, as they led Mount Olive in
shots, shots on goal, and corner
kicks.
The win marks UNCW’s first vic
tory of the season after a series of
close matches. “We needed a
win...we’ve needed something to
build on,” said Cammidge. “[The
match was] a win we can build on,
some confidence... as far as coming
off the field with a victory.”
The Seahawks hope to gain mo
mentum from the win, heading into
a series of tough matches. They will
face Richmond at home on Saturday,
before meeting with Campbell and
Averett on the road on Oct. 4 and 5,
respectively.
“Defensively, we are going to
need to do better against some of the
teams we’ve got coming in here,”
Cammidge commented. For now,
though, the Seahawks are content
with a victory.
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