Category: Men’s Tennis

  • MIAC Announces Winter And Spring Academic All-Conference Teams

    MIAC Announces Winter And Spring Academic All-Conference Teams

    St. Paul – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honored the league’s top performers in athletics and in the classroom with the announcement of the 2012-13 MIAC Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference teams.  More than 450 winter and spring student-athletes earned the honorable distinction, while the total number of 2012-13 honorees ranks as the most in…

  • Donkena, Smith-Dennis Fall In Quarterfinals Of NCAA Doubles Championship

    Kalamazoo, Mich. – The Gustavus men’s tennis doubles team of Amrik Donkena (Sr., Rochester, Minn.) and Mya Smith-Dennis (Jr., Savage, Minn.) concluded its 2013 campaign on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Championship.  The pair fell at the hands of Nicholas Ballou and Raymond Worley of California Lutheran University by…

  • Donkena, Smith-Dennis Advance To Quarterfinals In 2013 NCAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Championship

    Kalamazoo, Mich. – The Gustavus men’s tennis duo of Amrik Donkena (Sr., Rochester, Minn.) and Mya Smith-Dennis (Jr., Savage, Minn.) advanced to the quarterfinal round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Championship after a convincing 6-2, 6-3 win over Tanner Brown and Erik Lim of Johns Hopkins University.  The tandem will play again Friday,…

  • Men’s Tennis Falls To Trinity 5-2 In Third Round Of NCAA Tournament

    Men’s Tennis Falls To Trinity 5-2 In Third Round Of NCAA Tournament

    Whitewater, Wis. – Despite jumping out to a 2-1 lead after doubles, the Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team could not keep a surging Trinity University team at bay in singles.  The Tigers earned four unanswered points in singles to give them a 5-2 victory over the Gusties in the third round of the NCAA Men’s…

  • Men’s Tennis Defeats UW-Whitewater 5-3, Advances To Third Round Of NCAA Tournament

    Men’s Tennis Defeats UW-Whitewater 5-3, Advances To Third Round Of NCAA Tournament

    Elkhorn, Wis. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament with a 5-3 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Saturday afternoon at the Four Lakes Athletic Club.  The Warhawks took two of three points in doubles, yet Gustavus rebounded with the fourth points needed to earn a…

  • Men’s Tennis Opens NCAA Tournament Play Against UW-Whitewater On Saturday

    Men’s Tennis Opens NCAA Tournament Play Against UW-Whitewater On Saturday

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team is set to face the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament on Saturday, May 11 at 12:00 p.m.  Gustavus, who received the No. 2 seed in the Whitewater, Wis. regional, earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament by way…

  • Six Men’s Tennis Players Garner All-Conference Honors

    Six Men’s Tennis Players Garner All-Conference Honors

    St. Peter, Minn. – A total of six Gustavus men’s tennis players have been honored in the 2013 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tennis Awards released Wednesday by the MIAC.  Earning a place on the All-Conference Singles Team was Marcel Gyswyt (Jr., Golden Valley, Minn.), Grant Leisner (Jr., Andover, Minn.), Joey MacGibbon (Jr., Apple Valley, Minn.),…

  • Amrik Donkena And Mya Smith-Dennis Selected For NCAA Singles And Doubles Competition

    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 MIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete Of The Week

    Mya Smith-Dennis Named MIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete Of The Week

    Release Courtesy of Matt Higgins – Assistant to the Executive Director The Gustavus men’s tennis team continued its dominance in the MIAC over the weekend as the Gusties rolled to a pair of wins en route to their third-straight conference postseason title. Leading the way was junior Mya Smith-Dennis (Savage, Minn./Burnsville), who won all four…

  • 2013 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Tournament Field Announced

    Indianapolis – The NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Committee has selected the field of teams that will compete for the 2013 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship.  The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team is one of 44 participants in this year’s tournament, receiving the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s automatic berth after winning the MIAC Playoff…