Men's NCAA

Like the Women, the Coe Men's Tennis Team journeyed to St Louis, for the opening rounds of the NCAA Team tournament. Paired against Earlham College for the second consecutive year, Coe staged a rally after trailing 2-1 after the doubles portion. Building on momentum established by Zack Decker and Sean Stokstad's #3 doubles win, Coe added quick wins from Mike Janssen and Alex Bernt to move ahead of the Quakers 3-2. Riley Galbraith avenged last year's defeat and moved Coe to 4-2, needing one point to clinch. All of the remaining matches went to three sets, and Sean Stokstad was able to stave off leg cramps and pick up the final point for Coe at the #4 spot.

Saturday's matchup was a severe challenge as Coe drew the #2 ranked Washington Bears. WashU quickly proved why they are ranked that high, sweeping the doubles despite a challenge from the Coe #3 pair. The 0-3 deficit proved too much to overcome as WashU add victories at #5 and #6 to wrap up the win before Noah and Riley could finish their competitive matches.

With the conclusion of Team play for the year, Coe says good-bye to seven seniors who contributed greatly to the Kohawk growth over the past four years. This group was able to halt the five year IIAC drought and tack on three consecutive titles of their own. We wish nothing but success for Tyler Wilson, Alex Leovic, Daken Starkenburg, Alex Klaas, Jeff Damisch, Sean Stokstad, and Mike Janssen.

One important task remains undone. Noah Sprinkel has been selected as one of 32 singles players who will vie for the honor of being the top player in NCAA D3 in 2014. Play will commence on Thursday, May 22 on the campus of the Claremont Colleges in California. Draws and schedule of play will be released on Wednesday, May 21st. Please follow Noah's road to the championship on NCAA.com