PETERSBURG, VA - The year was 1999, the first year of six
consecutive that the Johnson C. Smith men's tennis team won the CIAA
Championship.
In the year 2005, that remarkable streak would come to an
end.
The championship would come down to a match-up between Shaw
and Johnson C. Smith in all nine matches. The Bears won six of the
nine matches (six singles, three doubles) in winning its first ever
CIAA Tennis Championship at Byrd Park. The championship was the fourth
this year for the Shaw Athletics program.
Kabiru Ibrahim won the number one singles, defeating last year's CIAA
Champion Michael White 6-2, 6-4, to claim 2005 CIAA MVP honors.
Ricardo Munar and Daniel Sabogal won the number two and three singles for
the Bears. Romar Douglas and Frento Barton won the number four and
five singles for the Golden Bulls. Rookie of the Year Emanuel Ameh won
the number six singles for the Bears.
Shaw won two of three doubles matches from Johnson C.
Smith on Wednesday.
Team Scores
Shaw 69
Johnson C. Smith 66
Virginia State 51
North Carolina Central 37
Winston-Salem State 35
St. Augustine's 29
Virginia Union 25
St. Paul's 7
Singles Champions
1. Kabiru Ibrahim Shaw
2. Ricardo Munar, Shaw
3. Daniel Sabogal, Shaw
4. Romar Douglas, Johnson C. Smith
5. Frento Barton, Johnson C. Smith
6. Emanuel Ameh, Shaw
Singles Runner-Ups
1. Michael White, Johnson C. Smith
2. Justin Stuckey, Johnson C. Smith
3. Tim Hunter, Johnson C. Smith
4. Oluwaseh Bambigbade, Shaw
5. Olaywola Enitan, Shaw
6. Jonathan Nettles, Johnson C. Smith
Doubles Champions
1. Kabiru Ibrahim/Ricardo Munar, Shaw
2. Frento Burton/Justin Stcukey, Johnson C. Smith
3. Oluwasek Bamigbade/Daniel Sabogal, Shaw
Doubles Runner-ups
1. Michael White/Romar Douglas, Johnson C. Smith
2. Olaywola Enitan/Emanuel Ameh, Shaw
3. Tim Hunter/Jonathan Nettles, Johnson C. Smith
