Entries tagged with ‘Mya smith-dennis’
Amrik Donkena And Mya Smith-Dennis Selected For NCAA Singles And Doubles Competition
Indianapolis - The NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Committee has selected the individuals who will compete in the singles and doubles competition of the 2013 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championships. Among the list of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams are Gustavus Adolphus tennis players Amrik Donkena (Sr., Rochester, Minn.) and Mya Smith-Dennis [...]
Mya Smith-Dennis Named April Male Student-Athlete Of The Month
St. Peter, Minn. – In a month during which the Gustavus men’s tennis team capped its regular season against a mix of highly competitive regional and out-state competition, the Gusties went 7-4 overall and 3-0 in the MIAC on the way to their unprecedented 25th MIAC Regular Season Championship. Leading the Gusties throughout April was [...]
Mya Smith-Dennis Named MIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete Of The Week
St. Peter, Minn. - Gustavus Adolphus junior Mya Smith-Dennis (Savage, Minn.) has been named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Men’s Tennis Athlete-of-the-Week for his performances over the weekend. Picking up two wins at No. 1 singles and two more playing at No. 2 doubles, Smith-Dennis helped the Gusties go 2-0 with a pair of [...]
Men’s Tennis Falls To Incarnate Word 8-1, Trinity 7-2 To Open Season
Mya Smith-Dennis serves on Wednesday against Trinity. Photo courtesy of Justin Parker - Trinity Sports Information Director San Antonio, Texas - The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team began its 2013 campaign with a pair of losses to the University of Incarnate Word and Trinity University on Wednesday. The Gusties fell in their morning season-opener to [...]
Smith-Dennis Concludes Fall Season At 2012 USTA/ITA National Small College Championships
Mya Smith-Dennis Mobile, Ala. - Gustavus Adophus junior Mya Smith-Dennis (Savage, Minn.) concluded the fall tennis season at the 2012 USTA/ITA National Small College Championships held this weekend at the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center. Smith-Dennis, who was crowned the singles champion of the Midwest Regional after defeating Fabricio Moncada of Saint John’s 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, suffered [...]
Men’s Tennis Looks To Finish Strong At USTA/ITA Midwest Regional
St. Peter, Minn. - Following two days of competition at the 2012 USTA/ITA Midwest Regional Championships, the Gustavus men’s tennis team is poised for a sweep of both the singles and doubles tournaments after a solid day two showing. In the singles tournament, the first semifinal match will feature Amrik Donkena taking on Saint John’s [...]
Donkena, Smith-Dennis Take Second At NCAA Doubles Championships
Gustavus men’s tennis players Amrik Donkena (Jr., Rochester, Minn.) and Mya Smith-Dennis (So., Savage, Minn.) finished second at the NCAA Doubles Championships on Saturday afternoon in Cary, N.C. The Gusties, who were seeded No. 1 in the tournament, lost to Luis Rattenhuber and Austin Chafetz of Amherst 6-4, 5-7, 3-6 in the championship match.
Donkena And Smith-Dennis Reach Semifinals Of NCAA Doubles Championships
The top-seeded doubles team of Gustavus’ Amrik Donkena and Mya Smith-Dennis reached the semifinal round of the NCAA Doubles Championships on Friday in Cary, N.C. The Gusties defeated Matt Bettles and Rob Crampton of Bates in a second set tiebreak 6-1, 7-6 (8-6).
Donkena, Smith-Dennis Advance In NCAA Doubles Championships, Fall In Singles
Gustavus men’s tennis players Amrik Donkena and Mya Smith-Dennis both lost their singles match-ups in the first round of the NCAA Championships on Thursday morning in Cary, N.C., but bounced back as teammates with a close victory in the doubles draw. The top-seeded duo advances to the second round, which starts at 2:00 p.m. EST on Friday.
Seven Men’s Tennis Players Earn 2012 All-MIAC Honors, Valentini Named Coach Of The Year
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its 2012 Men’s Tennis Awards on Tuesday and three Gustavus players garnered All-Conference in both singles and doubles. Junior Amrik Donkena (Rochester, Minn.) and sophomores Juan Luis Chu (Lima, Peru) and Mya Smith-Dennis (Savage, Minn.) were selected by a vote of the league’s coaches as representatives on the 2012 All-MIAC singles and doubles teams.