Men's Tennis Adds Seven

Nathan Schley

WILMORE, Ky. – Asbury University men’s tennis coach Jarred Miller announced the signing of seven to his 2011 class.  The Eagles signed two players who were ranked in the top six of their respective states during their senior years.

“Overall the kids in this class are a perfect fit for Asbury athletically, academically and spiritually,” head coach Jarred Miller said.  “They add even more depth to an extremely deep team while giving us more power at the top of our lineup.  They open up a lot of opportunities for us to continue to become more competitive in our conference and hopefully on the national scene as well.”

Scott Layton

Nathan Schley (Chattanooga, Tenn./The Baylor School) is a three-star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net.  He was ranked as high as sixth in the state of Tennessee during his senior year and is in the top 300 in the country.  He helped lead The Baylor School to second place in the Tennessee state tournament.  Schley was a state qualifier in doubles in 2011.  As a freshman Schley won districts in singles and was a region runner-up.  The following season he repeated as district champion and was a semi-finalist in both the region and state tournaments.

Scott Layton (Wilmore, Ky./West Jessamine) was an All-State selection in 2011.  He was also a member of the All-Region Team as a senior and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state singles tournament as a junior and senior.  He would also participate in the state tournament as a sophomore.  He was ranked as high as fifth in the state of Kentucky and in the top 130 in the south region on the country.

Kevin Mansur

Layton’s high school teammate Kevin Mansur will also be attending Asbury in the fall.  At West Jessamine Mansur was an All-Region selection as a senior.  He qualified for the state tournament in three straight years, and was an All-Conference selection for three years.  He won three region titles and four conference championships.

Miller has added two more local product in Daniel Harris from Lexington Christian Academy and Stephen Woods from Versailles, Ky.  Harris was a region quarterfinalist in both his junior and senior years while compiling a record of 55-26.  Woods attended Arrow Christian School where he was the team captain while playing out of the number one position.  Miller’s final two commitments for 2011 are Zack Gregory (Goodlettsville, Tenn./Davidson Academy) and Tim Eastridge (Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns Bennett).