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May 17, 2018 | Women's Tennis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Big South Conference officials announced Thursday afternoon that the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs women's tennis team is the recipient of the 2017-18 Team Sportsmanship Award for women's tennis.
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The award is voted on by student-athletes during the conference tournament and is bestowed upon the team that exhibited a high standard of sportsmanship on the court over the course of the season.
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This is the 13th season that the Big South Conference has presented the Team Sportsmanship Award and the fourth time that head coach Jim Corn's squad has been a recipient. The Runnin' Bulldogs were honored last season, and Corn's teams also received the award in 2009 and 2010.
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The Radford Highlanders lead the Big South Conference with four women's tennis Team Sportsmanship Awards, while Gardner-Webb and Liberty are second. The three teams are the only women's tennis squads to have received the honor on multiple occasions.
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Below is a complete list of winners since the award began in 2006:
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Yr.      Team                                           Coach
2006 Â Coastal Carolina...........................Jody Davis
2007 Â Radford.........................................Bruce Harrison
2008 Â Radford.........................................Bruce Harrison
2009 Â Gardner-Webb..............................Jim Corn
2010 Â Gardner-Webb..............................Jim Corn
2011 Â Radford.........................................Bruce Harrison
2012 Â Radford.........................................Bruce Harrison
2013 Â Liberty...........................................Jeff Maren
2014 Â Radford.........................................Martin Sayer
          UNC Asheville..............................Lise Gregory
2015 Â Campbell.......................................David Johnson
2016 Â Liberty...........................................Jeff Maren
2017 Â Gardner-Webb..............................Jim Corn
2018 Â Gardner-Webb..............................Jim Corn
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The award is voted on by student-athletes during the conference tournament and is bestowed upon the team that exhibited a high standard of sportsmanship on the court over the course of the season.
Â
This is the 13th season that the Big South Conference has presented the Team Sportsmanship Award and the fourth time that head coach Jim Corn's squad has been a recipient. The Runnin' Bulldogs were honored last season, and Corn's teams also received the award in 2009 and 2010.
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The Radford Highlanders lead the Big South Conference with four women's tennis Team Sportsmanship Awards, while Gardner-Webb and Liberty are second. The three teams are the only women's tennis squads to have received the honor on multiple occasions.
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Below is a complete list of winners since the award began in 2006:
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Yr.      Team                                           Coach
2006 Â Coastal Carolina...........................Jody Davis
2007 Â Radford.........................................Bruce Harrison
2008 Â Radford.........................................Bruce Harrison
2009 Â Gardner-Webb..............................Jim Corn
2010 Â Gardner-Webb..............................Jim Corn
2011 Â Radford.........................................Bruce Harrison
2012 Â Radford.........................................Bruce Harrison
2013 Â Liberty...........................................Jeff Maren
2014 Â Radford.........................................Martin Sayer
          UNC Asheville..............................Lise Gregory
2015 Â Campbell.......................................David Johnson
2016 Â Liberty...........................................Jeff Maren
2017 Â Gardner-Webb..............................Jim Corn
2018 Â Gardner-Webb..............................Jim Corn
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