Once and future teammates headed from RHS to NMMI
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Two more Chaves County high school graduates have signed to play for the Broncos, bringing the number of new local athletes at NMMI to almost a dozen. Tuesday, Samantha Dunn and Bailey Martinez, the No. 1 and 2 Coyotes tennis players last season, signed their letters of intent to play for [...]
Bronco men’s tennis finishes 12th at nationals
Staff Report PLANO,Texas — The New Mexico Military Institute men’s tennis team stepped up play at the NJCAA National Championships, earning 17.5 team points for a 12th place finish in the 26 team tournament. Singles Play: Daneric Hazelman picked up two points with a first round win in Flight 1 singles play before being defeated by [...]
Broncos start strong in tennis nationals
Staff Report PLANO, Texas — The best 26 men’s teams in junior college tennis hit the courts Monday to begin the quest for a national title in the 2010 NJCAA Division 1 Men’s Tennis National Championships, with the New Mexico Military Institute picking up six wins in nine first-round matches. The 12 team points earned [...]
Martinez/Fa surprise top seeds at tennis nationals
Courtesy NMMI Sports Press TUCSON, Ariz — Karla Martinez and Akanesi Fa defeated second-seeded Nadia Lee and Manuela Gomez from Lee College, last year’s No. 1 doubles national champions, to advance to the semi-final round of play in No.1 doubles at the 2010 NJCAA Women’s Tennis National Championships Tuesday. “It’s a big win for us,” said [...]
Gass signs to become Bronco netter
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Goddard’s Ryan Gass may be one of the least experienced players on the Rocket tennis team, but his hard work helping the team earn a spot at the state tournament has earned him something more: a chance to play college tennis. Gass only started playing a year ago, so didn’t think [...]
Bronco netters headed to nationals after ‘superior effort’
Courtesy coach Gene Hardman PLANO, Texas — The Broncos tennis team headed to Plano, Texas, Thursday-Saturday to play in the Region 5 championships. They ended up playing the No. 1, No. 4 and No. 10 teams in the country, losing all three matches but playing great tennis. NMMI’s closest match was against No. 10 Temple [...]
Lady Bronco tennis falls in regional opener
Staff Report DALLAS, Texas — The Lady Bronco women’s tennis team opened the Region V tennis tournament Thursday with an 8-2 loss to Oklahoma’s Seminole State College. Because they’re they only have five players, NMMI gave up two matches to forfeits, but won the No. 1 and 2 singles and No. 1 doubles match. In [...]
Bronco netters headed to regionals
For the CCSR The 2010 Bronco men’s tennis team heads to Plano, Texas this weekend to play in the NJCAA Region V championships. The NMMI netters have finished 10th in the nation the last two years and go into regionals with a No.13 ranking in the latest ITA poll for NJCAA Division I men’s tennis. The [...]
Women’s tennis home from Colorado
Staff Report The Bronco women’s tennis team just completed a five-meet Colorado road trip, honing their skills against four NCAA Division 2 and one NCAA Division 3 schools, in preparation for the NJCAA Region V Championships at the end of this month. The shorthanded Broncos only traveled with four players, meaning they had to default [...]
Bronco netters have solid weekend in Silver City
For the CCSR Silver City — Playing one match Friday and three Saturday because of weather, the 16th ranked NMMI Broncos posted wins over Pima Community College (8-1), Sul Ross University (5-0) and No. 8-ranked Glendale Community College (6-3). Their only loss came against No. 40 D-2 Western New Mexico University (6-2). The Bronco’s final [...]