IIAC Performer of the Week

Women's Tennis — Amy Sebastian, Coe College, Mundelein, Ill.
Sebastian, a senior, advanced to the quarterfinals of in the singles draw at the ITA Midwest Region Championships hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College. She posted straight-set wins over Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Colleen McCullough (6-1, 6-2), Carthage's Max Mella (6-4, 6-4), and Carroll's Megan Krzewinski (6-0, 6-0) before falling to third-seeded Michaela Schulz of Gustavus Adolphus (6-2, 7-6 [4]).

Kohawks Nab 5th Straight IIAC Title!

Kohawks win fifth-straight Iowa Conference Championship

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - For the fifth-straight year, and eighth time in school history, the Coe College women's tennis team has been crowned Iowa Conference Champions. Coe won the outright title with a 9-0 win over Wartburg.
The Kohawks jumped out to a 3-0 lead after doubles play. At number one doubles, Haley Resnick (Bettendorf, Iowa/Assumption) and Laura Birky (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) beat Liz Rucker and Marissa Buresh 8-2. Birky and Resnick improved to 7-3 on the year with the win together. At number two doubles, Diannah Watson (Frisco, Texas/Lone Star) and Tamara Washington (Corona, Calif./Norco) beat Katherine Ross and Kayla Reusche 8-4. The win improved Watson and Washington to 4-0 in Iowa Conference play together. Coe's final doubles win came from Kaitlin Fosler (Lincoln, Neb./Pius X) and Sarah Lasecki (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy), as they beat Alex Petersen and Alexa Schmitz 8-3. 
At number one singles, Resnick beat Ross 6-4, 7-5. Resnick picked up her eighth win in the last 10 matches. Amy Sebastian (Mundelein, Ill./Vernon Hills) remained undefeated in Iowa Conference play with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Rucker at number two singles. It was Sebastian's ninth win in the last 10 matches. At number three singles, Birky earned a 6-3, 6-1 win over Buresh.
Lasecki earned a 6-0, 6-0 win over Reusche at number four singles. At number five singles, Watson improved to 6-0 in Iowa Conference play with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Petersen. Washington earned the final singles victory, as she beat Carly Sis 6-1, 6-1 at number six singles.
The Kohawks (7-1, 7-0 IIAC) return to action on Friday, Oct. 9, as they host the Iowa Conference Singles and Doubles Championships.

Coe clinches share of IIAC title!

DECORAH, Iowa - For the fifth-straight year, the Coe College women's tennis team has earned a share of the Iowa Conference Title. Coe beat Luther 6-3 Sunday to earn a share.
Luther jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles play. Coe's lone doubles win came at number two, as Tamara Washington (Corona, Calif./Norco) and Diannah Watson (Frisco, Texas/Lone Star) beat Olivia Heitz and Lauren Welch 8-3. The Kohawks climbed back to take a 4-3 lead with three singles wins. At number two, Amy Sebastian (Mundelein, Ill./Vernon Hills) beat Jenna Myers 6-3, 6-1, while Laura Birky (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) beat Welch 6-3, 6-3 at number three singles. At number five, Watson beat Heitz 6-3, 6-3.
With the 4-3 lead, Coe needed a win from Haley Resnick (Bettendorf, Iowa/Assumption) at number one or Washington at number six singles. The Kohawks picked up a win at both to secure their 35th-straight win over an Iowa Conference opponent in the regular season. Resnick beat Maggie Helms 6-2, 6-3 to clinch the win, while Washington beat Britta Pressler 3-6, 6-0, 10-5 at number six singles.
The Kohawks return to action on Friday, as they participate in the ITA Midwest Regional in Saint Peter, Minn. Coe will wrap up the dual season Sept. 29, as they host Wartburg at 3 p.m.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Coe College women's tennis team picked up its fifth-straight win on Saturday, as the Kohawks blanked Simpson and Central in Iowa Conference play.
The Kohawks opened doubles play with an 8-2 win at number one, as Haley Resnick (Bettendorf, Iowa/Assumption) and Laura Birky (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) beat Kelli Ehrhardt and Kellie Greiner. Resnick also picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ehrhardt at number one singles, while Birky won by default over Greiner after they split sets. 
At number two doubles, Diannah Watson (Frisco, Texas/Lone Star) and Tamara Washington (Corona, Calif./Norco) beat Michelle Hartmann and Cassidy Bierbrodt 8-2. Watson also earned a win in singles, as she beat Megan Bradley 6-2, 6-1 at number five. 
The final doubles win against Simpson came at number three, as Kaitlin Fosler (Lincoln, Neb./Pius X) and Sarah Lasecki (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy) beat Bradley and Liz Nimmo 8-1. Lasecki also picked up a 6-0, 6-1 win over Bierbrodt at number four singles, while Fosler earned a 6-1, 6-1 win over Nimmo at number six singles. Coe's final victory came from Amy Sebastian (Mundelein, Ill./Vernon Hills), as she beat Hartmann 6-1, 6-2 at number two singles. 
Coe opened doubles play with another win from Resnick and Birky, as they beat Angie Allgood and Megan Davis 8-4. Resnick earned another win at number one singles, beating Allgood 6-0, 6-4. Birky picked up a 6-2, 6-3 win over Karianna Grindberg at number three singles. 
At number two doubles, Watson and Washington beat Anna Bowser and Grindberg 8-2. Watson earned a 3-6, 6-0, 10-7 win over Bowser at number five singles, while Washington picked up a 6-4, 6-2 win over Paige Vannausdle at number six singles. 
Coe's final doubles win came from Sebastian and Lasecki, as they beat Amanda Kuhn and EmmaGrace Walter 8-4 at number three doubles. Sebastian also earned a 6-1, 6-2 win over Davis at number two singles, while Lasecki picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win over Maley at number four singles.

Men's Fall Schedule

IIAC Individual Tournament

Sep. 25-26 | 9:00 AM ^

TBA

Waterloo, Iowa

ITA Central Regional

Oct. 2-4 | 9:00 AM ^

TBA

St. Peter, Minn.

The Kohawk Men are underway with the four week Fall portion of their schedule. Focus has been on integrating the new first-years, and enhancing our doubles skills.

New First-Years

Nate Ackert,  Sioux Falls SD

Ethan Dirksen, Chicago, IL

Stephen Green, Chicago, IL

Logan Ikerd, Keokuk, IA

Keenen Lee, Chicago, IL

Evgeny Pakhomenko, Moscow, Russia

Josh Pudlo, Village of Lakewood, IL

Women's Fall Schedule

Sep. 2 | 8:00 PM

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

L 9-0

Sep. 6 | 2:00 PM

Cornell College

Mount Vernon, Iowa

W 6-3

Sep. 9 | 1:30 PM IIAC

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa

W 8-1

Sep. 9 | 4:30 PM IIAC

Loras

Dubuque, Iowa

W 9-0

Sep. 19 | 10:00 AM IIAC

Simpson College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Sep. 19 | 2:00 PM IIAC

Central College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Sep. 20 | 2:00 PM IIAC

Luther College

Decorah, Iowa

ITA Central Regional

Sep. 25-27 | 9:00 AM ^

TBA

St. Peter, Minn.

ITA Central Regional

Sep. 29 | 3:00 PM IIAC

Wartburg College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Iowa Conference Individual Championships

Oct. 9-10 | 9:00 AM ^

TBA

Cedar Rapids, Iowa