Tag: Gustavus men’s tennis

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Mya Smith-Dennis Named April Male Student-Athlete Of The Month

    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…

  • Men’s Tennis Defeats Carleton 8-1 To Claim 2013 MIAC Playoff Title

    Men’s Tennis Defeats Carleton 8-1 To Claim 2013 MIAC Playoff Title

    St. Peter, Minn. – When it was determined that the 2013 MIAC Men’s Tennis Playoff Championship was going to be contested outdoors, it is fairly safe to say that the players from Gustavus and Carleton would likely never play in a colder collegiate match for the remainder of their careers.  Keep in mind that it’s…

  • Men’s Tennis Defeats Saint John’s 5-0, Advances To MIAC Playoff Championship

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team took care of business in the MIAC Playoff Semifinals against Saint John’s University on Saturday morning at the Swanson Tennis Center.  The Gusties cruised to a 5-0 victory to earn a trip to the MIAC Playoff Championship set to take place later in the day…

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

    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 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 7-2 To Conclude California Tour

    Men’s Tennis Falls To Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 7-2 To Conclude California Tour

    Claremont, Calif. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team concluded its training trip to southern California with a 7-2 loss to Pomona-Pitzer Colleges on Friday afternoon at the Pauley Tennis Complex.  The Gusties will now return to Minnesota with an overall record of 14-8. Pomona-Pitzer swept the doubles competition before picking up four points in…

  • Men’s Tennis Defeats Cal Tech 8-1, Falls To Redlands 6-3

    Men’s Tennis Defeats Cal Tech 8-1, Falls To Redlands 6-3

    The Gustavus men’s tennis team was once again busy on its tour of southern California Wednesday afternoon.  The Gusties took part in two matches with one group heading to Pasadena to face the California Institute of Technology and another squad trekking to Redlands to take on the University of Redlands.  Gustavus cruised to an 8-1…

  • Men’s Tennis Sweeps Concordia And Bethel On Saturday

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team picked up a pair of conference victories on different sides of the state of Minnesota on Saturday.  In the morning, Gustavus defeated Concordia 9-0 in Moorhead, then later in the afternoon, the Gusties topped Bethel 9-0 in Fridley. “We had a number of guys step…