Category: Men’s Tennis
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Men’s Tennis Ranked No. 16 In Most Recent ITA Division III Men’s Poll
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Skillman, N.J. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team is ranked No. 16 in the most recent Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III Men’s National Rankings released Tuesday, March 3. In what is the first top 40 poll released by the ITA inside the 2015 calendar year, the Gusties dropped two places from their No.…
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Men’s Tennis Sweeps Bethel, Grinnell On Saturday
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St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team got back to .500 with a pair of regional victories over Bethel University and Grinnell College on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Swanson Tennis Center. Gustavus earned its first MIAC win of the season in its morning match with a 9-0 sweep of Bethel, and then…
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Andres Saenz Named MIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete Of The Week
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Bloomington, Minn. – Against a field that featured eight of the top 15 teams in NCAA Division III men’s tennis, the Gustavus suffered three hard-fought, grind-out losses to No. 3 Trinity University 6-3, No. 8 Case Western Reserve University 5-4, and No. 9 Carnegie Mellon University 5-4 at the 2015 ITA National Indoor Championship held…
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Unique Path Series—ALhouni Brothers: From Tripoli To Saint Peter
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Political unrest in their home country instigated Motasem and Mohaned ALhouni’s move to the United States, providing a safe and promising opportunity for the young men to continue their education and tennis careers. Saint Peter, Minn.—As a period of political protests and violence in Libya heightened in frequency and culminated in a revolution in 2011, so began…
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Men’s Tennis Suffers Pair Of Hard-Fought Losses To Close Out 2015 ITA Indoor Championship
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St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolpus men’s tennis team capped off the 2015 ITA National Indoor Championship with a pair of gut-wrenching losses to No. 8 Case Western Reserve University and No. 9 Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday at the Swanson Tennis Center. The Gusties fell 5-4 to Case Western Reserve in their consolation…
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Men’s Tennis Falls 6-3 To Trinity In Opening Round Of ITA Indoor Championship
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Release Courtesy of Nick Snow – ITA St. Peter, Minn. – Day one of the 2015 ITA Division III National Men’s Team Indoor Championship, hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College, saw the top four seeds struggle but move on to Saturday’s semifinal round. In the morning matches, second seed Washington-St. Louis and third seed Emory were…
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Gustavus Set To Host 2015 ITA National Indoor Championship
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TOURNAMENT PREVIEW Gustavus Adolphus College is set to host the 15th annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Division III Indoor Championship at the Swanson Tennis Center in St. Peter, Minnesota. Eight of the top 15 teams in NCAA Division III men’s tennis will square off to determine the 2015 ITA National Indoor Champion. Gustavus is…
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Men’s Tennis Kicks Of Home Schedule With Wins Over Augustana And UW-Eau Claire
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St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team picked up its first two wins on Minnesota soil Saturday morning with non-conference victories over Augustana College (S.D.) and UW-Eau Claire at the Swanson Tennis Center. The Gusties kicked off the day with a 6-3 win over the Auggies and then followed up with a…
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Tommy Valentini And Brad Entwistle On Tap For The Gustie Spotlight This Weekend
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St. Peter, Minn. – Gustavus Adolphus heads men’s tennis coach Tommy Valentini and senior Brad Entwistle (Sioux Falls, S.D.) highlight this weekend’s edition of the Gustie Spotlight on KNUJ AM 860. Valentini and Entwistle discuss the start of the 2015 tennis season and the upcoming ITA Indoor Championship being held at the Swanson Tennis Center…
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Men’s Tennis Concludes South Beach Trip With Losses To Northwood And Barry
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St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team capped its season-opening trip to southeast Florida with a pair of losses to NAIA Northwood University and Division II Barry University on Friday, Feb. 6. The Gusties fell 6-3 to the Seahawks at Gaines Park in West Palm Beach to begin the day and then…