Iowa Conference Men's Tennis Awards, All-Conference Team
Coe's Sprinkel Named MVP
Sprinkel was voted all-conference in both singles and doubles this season and captured Most Valuable Player honors for the first time in his career after posting a 48-13 overall record, including a 21-7 mark in singles play. In the fall, he took third at the Iowa Conference Individual Championships and advanced to the quarterfinals of the USTA/ITA Division III Midwest Region Championships. Sprinkel was ranked sixth in the May 2 ITA Central Region singles rankings and was selected for the field for the 2013 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championships at Kalamazoo, Mich., where he fell, 6-4, 7-5, to Amherst’s Andrew Yaraghi in the first round.
In doubles, he partnered with Curtis Newman to post a 27-6 mark, winning the title at the Iowa Conference Individual Championships and advancing to the quarterfinal round at the USTA/ITA Division III Midwest Region Championships. Sprinkel and Newman were ranked sixth in the May 2 ITA Central Region singles rankings and was selected as Central Region alternates for the 2013 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championships at Kalamazoo, Mich.
Sprinkel is the sixth Coe player to be named Iowa Conference MVP, accounting for 10 total honors, and the first since Greg Janssen in 2010.
McCadams received IIAC Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year honors for the first time after leading the Beavers to a 10-7 mark and a tie for third in the Iowa Conference standings. It is the first time since 1997 that Buena Vista has posted at least 10 wins. The Beavers also qualified for the Iowa Conference Team Tournament for the first time since it became a six-team affair in 2006, finishing fifth.
Rodgers received IIAC Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year honors for the fifth time overall and the second year in succession. He led Coe to a 32-2 record overall and a 7-0 mark in the league, winning the school’s eighth Iowa Conference men’s tennis title. Under his direction, the top-seeded Kohawks defeated fifth-seeded Wartburg and second-seeded Luther by identical 5-0 scores to win the Iowa Conference AQ Tournament. The Kohawks advanced to the NCAA Championships, earning a first-round bye. Coe dropped Earlham, 5-3, in the second round before bowing out to 10th-ranked Washington University in St. Louis, 5-0, in a third round match-up.
Rodgers is also a five-time IIAC Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year (2006-08, 2011-12).
The IIAC also announced the 2013 All-Iowa Conference Men’s Tennis Team. Thirteen individuals were selected to fill the 12 singles and six doubles positions with Sprinkel, Newman, Coe freshman Yasushi Inoue, Luther junior Ramesh Karki, and Central freshman West Adelman receiving honors for their play in both singles and doubles.
Karki was selected All-Iowa Conference in both singles and doubles for the third time, while Newman and Sprinkel were singles and doubles honorees for the second straight year. Luther senior Nick Mozena picked up his third straight all-conference honor in singles and Coe junior Sean Stokstad earned his second straight All-IIAC honor in singles.
Iowa Conference champion Coe led all schools with eight all-conference selections between five players. Luther received four honors spread among three players, Wartburg had two individuals receive singles honors alone and Central had one individual receive honors in both singles and doubles. Buena Vista and Loras each had one player receive all-league honors in singles alone.
The complete 2013 All-Iowa Conference Men’s Tennis Team follows this release.
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| 2013 All-Iowa Conference Men's Tennis Team | |||
| Most Valuable Player – Noah Sprinkel, Coe | |||
| Co-Coaches of the Year – Kevin McCadams, Buena Vista & Eric Rodgers, Coe | |||
| Singles | School | Year | Hometown / High School |
| Adam Gustad | Buena Vista | Jr. | Fargo, N.D. / Fargo South |
| West Adelman | Central | Fr. | Geneva, Ill. / Geneva |
| Riley Galbraith | Coe | Fr. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Kennedy |
| Yasushi Inoue | Coe | Fr. | Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan / Waseda |
| Curtis Newman $ | Coe | Sr. | Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny |
| Noah Sprinkel $ | Coe | So. | Minneapolis, Minn. / South |
| Sean Stokstad $ | Coe | Jr. | Ramstein, Germany / Ramstein |
| Jon Moore | Loras | So. | Dubuque, Iowa / Wahlert |
| Ramesh Karki ! $ | Luther | Jr. | Kathmandu, Nepal / Xavier International |
| Nick Mozena ! $ | Luther | Sr. | Dubuque, Iowa / Senior |
| Yusuf Chowdhry | Wartburg | Fr. | Independence, Iowa / Independence |
| Brian Rasmussen | Wartburg | Sr. | Fort Dodge, Iowa / Fort Dodge |
| Doubles | School | Year | Hometown / High School |
| West Adelman | Central | Fr. | Geneva, Ill. / Geneva |
| Yasushi Inoue | Coe | Fr. | Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan / Waseda |
| Curtis Newman # | Coe | Sr. | Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny |
| Noah Sprinkel # | Coe | So. | Minneapolis, Minn. / South |
| Quinn Foley | Luther | So. | Dellwood, Minn. / Mahtomedi |
| Ramesh Karki ^ # | Luther | Jr. | Kathmandu, Nepal / Xavier International |
| Honorable Mention | School | Year | Hometown / High School |
| Kyle Freischlag | Central | Jr. | Downers Grove, Ill. / Downers Grove South |
| Tim Kahl | Central | So. | Grinnell, Iowa / Grinnell |
| Ryan Hickman | Coe | Fr. | Hutchinson, Kan. / Hutchinson |
| Michael Janssen | Coe | Jr. | Oshkosh, Wis. / Lourdes |
| James Ayer | Luther | Jr. | Philadelphia, Pa. / Central |
| Matt Bellio | Luther | Jr. | Fond du Lac, Wis. / St. Mary’s Spring Academy |
| Torstein Jystad | Luther | So. | Kolbotan, Norway / Oppegaard Videregaaende Skole |
| Alex Hook | Simpson | Jr. | West Des Moines, Iowa / Valley |
| Eric Hilpert | Wartburg | So. | Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater |
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