BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - No. 10 Union College secured a perfect Appalachian Athletic Conference season Thursday thanks to a 9-0 home victory over Milligan (Tenn.) College. The win also improved the Bulldogs' record to 14-0 marking the best start in the modern era.
The 2006 Bulldogs started the season 13-0 before finishing the season at 19-3. Union wrapped up the AAC season with a 6-0 mark. Over the last four seasons Union has built a 23-1 conference record with three straight AAC regular season championships. The Bulldogs have not lost to a conference foe since the 2006 AAC Tournament championship match.
Milligan went to 2-7 overall and 1-4 in conference play.
Juan Lorenzo (Barcelona, Spain) improved to 13-0 this season thanks to his No. 4 singles' victory over Matt Clark. Renardy Guelfi (Curitiba, Brazil) secured the match when he won in No. 2 singles 6-0 and 6-0.
The three doubles victories boosted Union's record to 36-3 this season. The Bulldogs only lost one set in the three contests Thursday.
Union wraps up the 2009 season Tuesday when University of the Cumberlands visits for a 3 p.m. match. The Bulldogs opened this season with an 8-1 victory at the Cumberlands Feb. 25.
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Singles |
Results |
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Anthony Hill (UC) def. Ricky Jones (MC) |
6-2, 6-0 |
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Renardy Guelfi (UC) def. Ben Way (MC) |
6-0, 6-0 |
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Rafael Millon (UC) def. Wesley Rice (MC) |
6-1, 6-2 |
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Juan Lorenzo (UC) def. Matt Clark (MC) |
6-0, 6-1 |
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Alvaro Vargas (UC) def. Bryan Upshaw (MC) |
6-1, 6-1 |
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Roscoe Moonieyan (UC) def. Jonathan Tuttle (MC) |
8-0 |
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Doubles |
Results |
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Millon/Guelfi (UC) def. Jones/Rice (MC) |
8-0 |
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Hill/Vargas (UC) def. Way/Clark (MC) |
8-0 |
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Lorenzo/Moonieyan (UC) def. Upshaw/Tuttle (MC) |
8-1 |
- [Women's Cross Country] - Eden Ellison - Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- [Football] - Quintin Borders - MSC East Offensive Player of the Year
- [Football] - Demetrius Davis, Quinton Borders & William Roundtree - All-MSC East First Team
- [Football] - Brad Fulton & Josh Littleton - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum - AAC Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Patricia Nardy - AAC Defensive Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum - AAC Offensive Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Ashley Hall - Golden Boot Award Winner
- [Women's Soccer] - Jason Lanham - AAC Coach of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Ashley Hall, Stephanie Cagle, Patricia Nardy, Nikki Jeck & Kristina Kirk - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum, Ashley Hall, Patricia Nardy, Renata Peixoto, Jessica Brandner & Jessica Florence - All-AAC First Team
- [Men's Soccer] - Danny Bartlett, Nathan Koebcke, Roscoe Moonieyan, Kevin Niehaus, Austin Sebald & Max Sisson - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Men's Soccer] - Jonathan Sutton, Jonathan Shaw & Aaron Miller - All-AAC First Team
- [Women's Soccer] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
- [Volleyball] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
- [Volleyball] - Whitney Elam - AAC Coach of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Monica Moreland - AAC Setter of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Amanda Silva - AAC Libero of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Chelsea Kirschman - AAC All-Freshman Team
- [Volleyball] - Autumn Combs, Christina Prindle, Maddie Peterson, Sarah Alderson - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Volleyball] - Monica Moreland, Autumn Combs, Brooke Vinovich, Amanda Silva - All-AAC First Team
- [Volleyball] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champions
- [Women's Soccer] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champions
- [Cycling] - Bulldogs place second at NCCA National Championship Meet
- [Cycling] - Rachel Millsop - Placed Third in the 2009 NCCA Division II Women's Omnium
- [Cycling] - Zach Winn - 2009 NCCA Division II Men's Omnium National Champion
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