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Campus Review
May 14, 2012
Campus Review
May 14, 2012
Editor:
John Shiffert
Writers:
Erin Fender
Ciji Fox
Lauren Graves
Layout:
Lauren Graves
Photography: Erin Fender
Ciji Fox
Graphic Design: Lauren Graves
Nationally-ranked JUCO Duo Signs with Tennis
by Lee Wright, Sports Information
Clayton State Athletes Participate
In 2012 Commencement Ceremonies
Following a frustrating 2012 season,
Clayton State Laker women’s tennis head
coach Le’Trone Mason is already gearing
up for the 2013 campaign. On Thursday,
Mason announced the signings of junior
college standouts Sadietou Mayou and
Zinnia Leamana to the Laker program for
the 2012/13 season.
Mayou joins the Clayton State program
from neighboring Georgia Perimeter
College, while Leamana comes to the
Lakers from Collin College in Plano, Tex.
This duo will bring some key experience
to Clayton State as the Lakers aim for a
turnaround next season after finishing 7-
13 overall and 6-6 in the Peach Belt
Conference this season.
“I couldn't be more excited with the addi-
tion of Sadie and Zinnia,” says Mason,
who will be entering his third season at
the Clayton State helm. “These are two
great players that are coming from two
highly ranked junior college programs.
Their experience will extremely helpful in
hopefully putting Clayton State back into
the Final Four.”
Mayou is a strong-hitting left-hander from
Lome, Togo. This season, she is currently
ranked 18th in the nation in singles and
27th in the nation in doubles with Jaguar
teammate Asia Boyd at the ITA junior col-
lege level. Mayou has paced Georgia
Perimeter to a 5-5 mark so far this season,
and the 10th-ranked Jaguars have earned a
berth in next week’s NJCAA National
Championships in Tyler, Tex.
She was also an NJCAA All-Region
selection this season in doubles.
At the ITA level, Mayou has advanced to
the Regional championship each of the
last two seasons, losing both times to
Georgia Perimeter teammate Salma
Dahbi. In addition, she won the 2010 ITA
Regional in doubles with teammate
Marie-Claire Slade.
Leamana, who is from the Soloman
Islands in the south Pacific, has been a
standout for the last two seasons for head
coach Martin Berryman’s JUCO power at
Collin. She is currently ranked 30th in the
nation in singles and 20th in the nation in
doubles with teammate Kristina
Kinarkina at the ITA junior college level.
Like Georgia Perimeter, Collin is also
advancing to next week’s NJCAA
National Championships in Tyler. The
Express is ranked fourth in the nation in
NJCAA.
Prior to joining the Collin program last
season, Leamana trained at the
International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Regional Training Center in Lautoka, Fiji
for five years.
Mason hopes to sign at least two more
players for the upcoming season. The
Lakers return five players from this sea-
son.
Clayton State University held its annual
spring commencement ceremonies on
Saturday, May 5, and the Clayton State
athletic department had good representa-
tion for the event.
Overall, 17 current and former Laker stu-
dent-athletes were awarded with bachelor
degrees. Below is the complete list of
graduates who were student-athletes at
Clayton State.
Bachelor of Arts:
Verinique Cooper (Women's Soccer)
- Middle School Education
Jennifer Dreasler (Women's Soccer)
- Media and Communication Studies
Armon Jones (Men's Basketball)
- Liberal Studies
Shelby Russell (Men's Track and
Field) - Media and Communication
Studies
Vincent Smith (Men's Basketball)
- Liberal Studies
Bachelor of Science:
Omotayo Adeshigbin (Women's
Soccer) - Mathematics
Kourtney Aylor (Women's Cross
Country/Track and Field) - Biology
Cherie Sayon (Women's Soccer)
- Health Care Management
Edlin Veras (Men's Track and Field)
- Criminal Justice
James Waldon (Men's Basketball)
- Psychology and Human Services
Katie White (Women's Tennis)
- Health and Fitness Management
Sports
Athlete Grads, cont’d., p. 14