HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Johnson State opened their 2012 season in South Carolina on Thursday falling 9-0 to Defiance College of Ohio. The Badgers look to be a contender in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) East Division in 2012. The coaches in the NAC East voted Johnson to a second-place tie with Castleton State College and behind Colby-Sawyer College in the pre-season poll.
Defiance 9, Johnson 0
SINGLES:
1. Trevor Ault (D) def. Ryan Joy (J) 6-2, 6-0
2. Austin Gray (D) def. Chance Swafford (J) 6-4, 6-1
3. Cord Speelman (D) def. Alen Turan (J) 6-0, 6-1
4. Ryan Nelson (D) def. Kyle Young (J) 6-2, 6-0
5. Craig Bills (D) def. Peter Leblanc (J) 6-0, 6-0
6. Justin Walker (D) def. Ben Algar (J) 6-2, 7-5
DOUBLES:
1. Ault/Nelson (D) def. Joy/Swafford (J) 8-1
2. Speelman/Bills (D) def. Turan/Young (J) 9-7
3. Walker/Gray (D) def. James Dempsey/Bryan Hickey (J) 8-1
RECORDS:
Johnson - 0-1, 0-0 NAC
Defiance - 2-6 HCAC