Men's
Tennis Headlines
Men's Tennis falls to
#6 Kenyon in season opener
The men's tennis team lost 6-3 to #6 Kenyon
in the Hornets' season opener on Saturday, Feb. 6. Kalamazoo
entered the season ranked 21st in Division III and sixth in
the region. Kenyon entered the match with a record of 2-1
and ranked sixth in Division III and second in the region.
Kalamazoo trailed 2-1 after the doubles matches. Pat Boyd
and Cyrus Jadun won 8-4 at one doubles, but Kalamazoo lost
8-6 at two and three doubles. The Hornets earned the other
two points with wins at three and six singles. Jason Brown
won 6-4, 6-4 at three while Mark Denefeld won 7-5, 6-3 at
six. The men's tennis team returns to action on Sunday, Feb.
21 against UW-Whitewater. Results
2010 Men's Tennis Season
Preview
Head Men’s Tennis Coach Mark Riley
is thinking about a national championship—and he wants
his team to be thinking about one, too.
“Part of my goal is to get us back at the top nationally,” he said. “When I was here as a player we had three goals: win the GLCA, win the MIAA championship, and win a national championship. I’d like to get this group thinking about a national championship.”
For now, his goal is to be in the top eight, and he believes his team has the talent to compete there.
“This is the best team we’ve had since I’ve been here,” he said. “We know each other as people. They know what I expect.”
The team’s strength, according to Riley, lies in their experience. Having lost only one top player from last season, the Hornets have one lone freshman in their top eight, in contrast to last year’s three, and their third-year coach is convinced it will make a big difference.
“There’s a big difference between when you have sophomores in the lineup compared to freshmen. There’s no question now about what they can do at a national level,” said Riley, of sophomores Alex Dombos, Nate Eddy, and Mark Denenfeld. “I know what I’m going to get. I know how people are going to react.”
Besides the three sophomores, the team returns top singles players and doubles team Cyrus Jadun and Jason Brown. Both seniors were selected as All-MIAA First-Team selections last season, and Eddy and senior Pat Boyd return as All-MIAA Second-Team selections.
The Hornets also have three juniors on study abroad—Tom Cafmeyer, Clay Bartelt, and Ross Beattie—who Riley hopes will make a contribution later in the season.
Last season, the team finished 15-9 overall, 6-0 in the MIAA, and won their 71st consecutive MIAA championship. They ended their season in a loss to Carnegie Mellon in the first round of the NCAA III Regionals.
The men’s tennis team opens their 2010 season at home against Kenyon on Saturday, February 6 at 10 a.m., before taking a two-week break prior to hosting UW-Whitewater. MIAA competition begins at Albion on Saturday, April 3 at 2 p.m.
Kalamazoo College ranked 21st in Fall ITA Rankings
The Kalamazoo College men's tennis team is ranked 21st in the nation in NCAA Division III in the first ITA rankings of the 2009-10 season released on November 10, 2009. In addition to the national ranking, Kalamazoo is ranked sixth in the Central Region. The doubles team of Jason Boyd and Cyrus Jadun is ranked seventh in the region. The Hornets open at home against #6 Kenyon (#2 Central Region) on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.
Three Hornets named 2009 ITA Scholar-Athletes
Three members of the Kalamazoo College men's tennis team were named 2009 ITA Scholar-Athletes. Joe Unger, David Hsi, and Alex Dombos each received this recognition by maintaining a grade point average of at least 3.50 for the 2008-09 academic year.
Men's Tennis players compete at ITA Fall Regional
The men's tennis team is at the ITA Fall Regional Tournament in St. Louis Sept. 25-28. Cyrus Jadun and Pat Boyd, the fourth seed, lost 8-6 in the semifinals of doubles on Monday against the top-seeded team from Washington University. Nate Eddy (#17) won two matches in singles before falling 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to the #2 seed. Pat Boyd won four matches in the backdraw before falling 6-0, 6-2 in the consolation finals. Kalamazoo Results - Complete Tournament Results and Information
Men's Tennis finishes 2009 season ranked 22nd in nation
The men's tennis team finished the 2009 season ranked 22nd in Division III according to the poll released by the ITA on June 12. In addition to the national ranking, Kalamazoo was ranked sixth in the Central Region. Cyrus Jadun was ranked 11th in the region and the doubles team ofJadun and Jason Brown ranked 11th as well.
Men's Tennis falls 5-1
to Carnegie Mellon in NCAA III Tournament
The men's tennis team's season came to an
end with a 5-1 loss to Carnegie Mellon University in the second
round of the NCAA III Tournament on Saturday, May 9 at Kenyon.
Carnegie Mellon, ranked 14th in Division III, took a 2-1 lead
after wins at two and three doubles. Jason Brown and Cyrus
Jadun won 8-6 at one doubles for the #21-ranked Hornets. Carnegie
Mellon followed with a win at four singles before clinching
the match with three-set victories at one and two singles.
Jadun fell 7-5, 1-6, 6-1 at one singles. Brown lost 6-2, 5-7,
6-2 at two singles. After wrapping up the team's 71st consecutive
league championship last week, Kalamazoo finishes the season
with a 15-9 record. Results
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