Tag: Joey MacGibbon

  • NCAA Tournament Run Ends, Men’s Tennis Falls 5-3 To Trinity

    NCAA Tournament Run Ends, Men’s Tennis Falls 5-3 To Trinity

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team saw its season come to an end in the third round of the NCAA Tournament with a 5-3 loss to Trinity University (Texas) on Sunday afternoon at the Brown Outdoor Tennis Complex. Although the Gusties faced a 2-1 deficit after doubles and later trailed 4-1…

  • Joey MacGibbon Earns MIAC Men’s Tennis Weekly Honor For Second Time This Season

    Joey MacGibbon Earns MIAC Men’s Tennis Weekly Honor For Second Time This Season

    Release Courtesy of Matt Higgins – MIAC Assistant Executive Director St. Paul – The Gustavus men’s tennis team added its fourth-straight MIAC Playoff title to its 26th-straight regular-season championship last week, after defeating Saint John’s 9-0 and St. Olaf 8-1 in the conference tournament. Gustie senior Joey MacGibbon (Apple Valley, Minn.) played a big role…

  • Joey MacGibbon Named MIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete Of The Week

    Joey MacGibbon Named MIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete Of The Week

    Release courtesy of Matt Higgins – MIAC Assistant Executive Director It was another big weekend for the Gustavus men’s tennis team with a pair of wins against regionally-ranked opponents, and another upperclassman stepping up to lead the way for the Gusties. Senior Joey MacGibbon (Apple Valley, Minn.) had an outstanding weekend, going a combined 4-0…

  • Seven Men’s Tennis Players Earn 2012 All-MIAC Honors, Valentini Named Coach Of The Year

    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…

  • Joey MacGibbon Named MIAC Tennis Athlete Of The Week

    Gustavus sophomore Joey MacGibbon has been named MIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete-of-the-Week for his contributions to Gustavus’ MIAC Playoff title this past weekend. The Gusties defeated St. Thomas in the semifinals 5-1 and Carleton in the championship match 5-0, and MacGibbon claimed two victories at No. 3 doubles and one at No. 5 singles.

  • Men’s Tennis Claims MIAC Playoff Title

    Men’s Tennis Claims MIAC Playoff Title

    The Gustavus men’s tennis team earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Championship by winning the 2012 MIAC Playoff Title with impressive wins over St. Thomas, 5-1 in the semifinals, and Carleton, 5-0 in the championship match on Saturday night in St. Peter, Minn. The Gusties defended last year’s playoff title, improving to 20-7, and…

  • Men’s Tennis Edges No. 20 Whittier College 5-4

    The No. 24 Gustavus men’s tennis team kicked off its training trip to California with a 5-4 victory over No. 20 Whittier College on Tuesday afternoon in Whittier, California.  Despite dropping two points in the doubles competition, the Gusties battled back with four wins in singles to earn their ninth-straight victory.  Gustavus improves to 14-4…

  • Men’s Tennis Drops Heartbreaker To Kalamazoo 5-4

    The Gustavus men’s tennis team, which was rated #6 in the most recent ITA Central Region poll, lost to Kalamazoo College, which was rated #9 in the region by the score of 5-4 in Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon.