Thursday, November 12, 2015

The Coe College men's tennis team is ranked both regionally and nationally by the ITA.
SKILLMAN, N.J. - The Coe College men's tennis team is ranked both regionally and nationally by the ITA. A pair of Kohawks are also ranked in the regional poll, with one landing in the national poll as well.
As a team, the Kohawks are ranked 36th in the nation and eighth in the central region. The Kohawks have a loaded schedule this spring, as they will face seven schools ranked in the ITA National Top 40 Poll. Coe will face a pair of schools ranked in the top 10 in Washington-St. Louis (third) and Chicago (sixth). The Kohawks also face Case Western Reserve (14th), Wisconsin-Whitewater (26th) and DePauw (33rd). On top of the five teams Coe faces that are nationally ranked, Coe will also face Carleton, Wisconsin-La Crosse, Carthage, Grinnell and Luther, all of which are ranked in the ITA Central Region Poll.
In the ITA National Singles Poll, sophomore Brady Anderson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Linn-Mar) is ranked 15th in the nation. Anderson finished the fall season 9-1 in singles and 5-2 in doubles. Anderson is also ranked third in the ITA Central Region Singles Poll. Senior Ryan Hickman (Hutchinson, Kan./Hutchinson) is ranked 23rd in the regional singles poll. Hickman was 3-1 in singles and 2-1 in doubles in the fall season.
The Kohawks open the spring schedule Jan. 30, as they host the sixth-ranked Chicago at the Clark Racquet Center. The match is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
Haley Resnick is ranked 22nd in the ITA Central Region Singles rankings, while the Kohawks are 13th as a team.
SKILLMAN, N.J. - The Coe College women's tennis team is ranked in the first ITA Central Region Women's Tennis poll of the year. Coe's Haley Resnick (Bettendorf, Iowa/Assumption) is also listed in the singles rankings.
Having already faced two members of the ITA Central Region Poll, the Kohawks are ranked 13th in the first poll of the year. Coe owns a 6-3 win over 20th-ranked Luther, while sixth-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater beat Coe 9-0. The Kohawks will also face seventh-ranked Hope, ninth-ranked Kalamazoo, 15th-ranked Augustana and 20th-ranked Lake Forest this spring. 
In the singles poll, Resnick is ranked 22nd after her Iowa Conference MVP campaign this fall. Resnick finished the fall portion of the schedule 12-3 in singles and 10-3 in doubles with Laura Birky (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier). Resnick won nine of her last 10 matches, including the last five.
The Kohawks (7-1) return to action on Feb. 20, as they travel to NCAA Division I Creighton. The match is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. in Omaha, Neb.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015



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Coe's Resnick, Wartburg's Beardsley, BVU's Henningsen Named IIAC Athletes of the Week

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that Coe College tennis player Haley Resnick (Bettendorf, Iowa / Davenport Assumption), Wartburg College golfer Rochelle Beardsley (Peosta, Iowa / Western Dubuque) and Buena Vista University football player Jalen Henningsen (Alta, Iowa / Alta-Aurelia) have been named IIAC Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sunday, October 11, 2015. The Conference also announced Performers of the Week in eight fall sports.

Women's Tennis — Haley Resnick, Coe College, Bettendorf, Iowa / Davenport Assumption
Resnick, a sophomore, successfully defended her Flight A singles title at the IIAC Women's Tennis Individual Tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over No. 2-seeded Arantxa Martinez of Dubuque in a rematch of last year's Flight A final won by Resnick in three sets. Resnick trailed 5-2 in the second set before rallying to win. The title was the fifth-straight in Flight A Singles by a Kohawk. She also teamed with Laura Birky to win the Flight A doubles crown. Entering the tournament as the No. 2 seeds, the tandem defeated top-seeded Maggie Helms and Hailey Johnson of Luther, 8-5, in the final. It was the eighth-straight year Coe has won the Iowa Conference Flight A Doubles championship. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)
Special mention — Claire Christian, Luther; Marissa Joers, Dubuque; Laura Birky, Coe; Madisen Crow, Luther 

Monday, October 12, 2015

Coe sweeps Iowa Conference Flight A Singles & Doubles

Haley Resnick earned titles in Flight A Singles and Doubles.


CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - For the fifth-straight year, the Coe College women's tennis team has swept the top spot in Flight A Singles and Doubles at the Iowa Conference Championships.
Coe opened the day with a semifinalist on each side of the bracket in Flight A Singles. On the top half, top-seeded Haley Resnick beat fourth-seeded Maggie Helms of Luther 6-2, 6-2. On the bottom half of the bracket, second-seeded Arantxa Martinez of Dubuque beat third-seeded Amy Sebastian 7-5, 6-0. Sebastian trailed 1-0 in the third-place match when she retired due to injury. In the championship match, Resnick beat Martinez 6-3, 7-6 (4) for her second-straight title. Resnick trailed 5-2 in the second set before rallying to win. The title was the fifth-straight in Flight A Singles by a Kohawk.
In doubles play, Resnick and Laura Birky were seeded second. In the semifinals, they beat Luther's Cychosz and Pressler 8-3. In the championship match, they were faced with Luther's top-seeded pair of Helms and Johnson. The Kohawk pair earned the win, defeating Luther's top duo 8-3. It was the eighth-straight year Coe has won the Iowa Conference Flight A Doubles championship.
The IIAC Championships wraps up the fall season for the Kohawk women. Coe will return to action on Feb. 20, as they travel to NCAA Division I Creighton. The match is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. in Omaha.

Monday, October 5, 2015

Brady Anderson earned runner-up honors in singles at the ITA Midwest Regional.

Anderson takes runner-up honors at ITA Midwest Regional


SAINT PETER, Minn. - Sophomore Brady Anderson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Linn-Mar) advanced to the championship match of the ITA Midwest Region Singles bracket Sunday morning.
Anderson had a tall task in the semifinals during his first match of the morning, as he faced top-seeded Jake Humphreys of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Humphreys won the ITA Midwest Regional last season. Humphreys won the first set 6-2, but it was all Anderson after that. Anderson jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second set before evening the match with a 6-3 win in the second set. Anderson rolled through the final set, beating Humphreys 6-1 to advance to the championship match.
In the championship match, Anderson faced second-seeded Mohanad Al Houni of host Gustavus. Al Houni won the first game, but Anderson evened it at 1-1. Al Houni then won three-straight games to take a 4-1 lead before winning the set 6-2. In the second set, Al Houni led 3-2 before winning the final three games for a 6-2 victory.
The ITA Midwest Regional wraps up the fall season for the Kohawks. Coe returns to action Jan. 30, as the Kohawks host the University of Chicago.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

IIAC Performer of the Week

Senior Amy Sebastian advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships.

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!

The Kohawk women's tennis team won their fifth-straight Iowa Conference Championship on Tuesday.






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.

Monday, September 21, 2015

Coe clinches share of IIAC title!



Diannah Watson earned a pair of wins against Luther on Sunday.
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.


Laura Birky earned four wins on Saturday for the Kohawks.

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.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

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



University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Sep. 2 | 8:00 PM
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
L 9-0





Cornell College
Sep. 6 | 2:00 PM
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, Iowa
W 6-3

University of Dubuque
Sep. 9 | 1:30 PM IIAC
University of Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa
W 8-1

Loras
Sep. 9 | 4:30 PM IIAC
Loras
Dubuque, Iowa
W 9-0

Simpson College
Sep. 19 | 10:00 AM IIAC
Simpson College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Central College
Sep. 19 | 2:00 PM IIAC
Central College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Luther College
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


Wartburg College
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


Wednesday, August 26, 2015

ITA Scholar Athlete Awards

Coe placed four women's tennis players on the ITA Scholar Athlete Team.
SKILLMAN, N.J. - Four Coe College women's tennis players were honored today by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) for their athletic and academic performances.
For the third-straight year, junior Amy Sebastian (Mundelein, Ill./Vernon Hills) has earned the honor. Sophomore Kaitlin Fosler (Lincoln, Neb./Pius X) earned it for the second-straight year, while junior Laura Birky (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) and freshman Haley Resnick (Bettendorf, Iowa/Assumption) earned the honor for the first time.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letterwinner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters (including freshman through senior year).
Coe was one of three Iowa Conference schools to have a selection. This is the fifth-straight year Coe has had at least three selections to the team. Coe went 21-7 in 2014-15, winning its fourth-straight Iowa Conference Championship. The Kohawks return all but one player for the 2015-16 season.

ITA Scholar Athlete Awards

Coe placed five women's tennis players on the ITA Scholar Athlete Team.
SKILLMAN, N.J. - Five Coe College men's tennis players were honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) for their athletic and academic performances.
Juniors Mark Kroll (Castle Rock, Colo./Castle View) and Zack Decker (Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake) earned the honor for the third-straight year. Sophomores Alex Bernt (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Columbus) and Chad Moklestad (Boone, Iowa/Boone), along with freshman Brady Anderson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Linn-Mar), earned the award for the first time. 
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letterwinner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters (including freshman through senior year).
Coe was one of four Iowa Conference schools to have a selection, while Coe and Central were the only two with more than four selections. It is the fifth-straight year Coe has had a selection, while it is the third-straight year that at least four Kohawks have been honored.
The Kohawks went 21-7 overall last year, while winning their fourth-straight Iowa Conference Championship and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Coe returns all but one player to this year's lineup.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

HDS at Coe

Yesterday, we hosted 40 kids from the Hiawatha Day School for a sports/tennis extravaganza!

Coach Klaas, Sarah Lasecki '17 and Anya (a Junior player that I work with) were instrumental in making this event a success!

We had two classroom sessions:
-  SuperFoods
-  Champions having an I CAN approach (there is no T in Champion), and an attitude of gratitude!
Coach Klaas working on throwing form.
Emmie with two of her former teachers.

Monday, June 29, 2015

ITA Summer Circuit (Kansas City)

Brady Anderson, Alex Bernt and Ryan Hickman took part in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association event held over the past weekend at the Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri.

Alex defeated Logan Charbonneau of New Albany, Indiana in a Superbreaker(62 67 10-3) before fallingagain in a Superbreaker (61 26 10-4) to the #6seed, Daniel Lineberry of Southern Illinois Edwardsville.

Ryan defeated Luke Salisbury of Rockhurst in the 64s(64 60), then knocked off the #2 seed Josh Silverstein of the University of Iowa(76 63). Ryan was defeated by Louie Stuerke of Case Western University(61 75) in the 16s.

Brady Anderson knocked out Drew Forsyth of Seminole State(75 61), John Nogalski of St Louis University (75 36 10-5), Louie Stuerke of Case Western University (64 63) before falling to #3 seeded Jake Jacoby of the University of Iowa in the semi-finals by a 62 63 score.

Ryan and Brady defeated Farid(Columbia, MO) and Zitsch(Nebraska) 98 before falling to top-seeded Silverstein and Patrick of the University of Iowa 8-2 in the quarterfinals

Friday, June 12, 2015

Final Regional/National Rankings

The Coe College Men's & Women's Tennis teams were recognized in the final rankings of the year for the NCAA D3. Each squad was ranked in the Team, Singles and doubles listings.

The Kohawk Women finished as the #13 team in the Central Region, while Haley Resnick was #23 in singles, and Laura Birky/Jordan Ferree were the !5th ranked pair. On the Men's side, the Kohawks were 8th in the Central Region, Noah Sprinkel 4th in singles, Brady Anderson/Riley Galbraith were 9th.

In addition the Men ended the year Nationally ranked at #36, Noah Sprinkel was 19th in singles. 

Both Teams will return seven of eight varsity letter winners for the upcoming 2015-16 season.

Complete rankings

Thursday, June 11, 2015

All-American

Senior Noah Sprinkel earned the 10th All-American honor in the history of Coe men's tennis.





CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Senior Noah Sprinkel (Minneapolis, Minn./South) has been named an ITA Singles All-American. It is the 10th time a Kohawk has been named an All-American in program history.
The honor concludes a sensational career for Sprinkel, as he was named the ITA Central Region Senior of the Year earlier this month. Sprinkel also earned his third-straight Iowa Conference MVP award this year, while earning all-conference honors in singles and doubles. 
Sprinkel became the fourth player in school history to play in three-straight NCAA National Singles Championships. Sprinkel dropped his first round match 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 to Alex Ruderman of Emory. He finished the year with a 31-12 record, including a 13-5 mark in singles play despite playing only in the spring.

In doubles, he started the season at the number one position partnered with junior Riley Galbraith (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy), posting a 7-3 record. Later in the spring, Sprinkel began playing with junior Ryan Hickman (Hutchinson, Kan./Hutchinson), splitting time between the number one and number two doubles positions. Sprinkel and Hickman combined to post an 11-4 mark. Sprinkel ranks fourth in school history in career doubles wins with 91, sixth in total wins with 170 and ninth in singles wins with 79.

Sprinkel was the sixth Coe player to be named Iowa Conference MVP, accounting for 12 total honors. He is the first to win three-straight Iowa Conference MVP honors since Coe's Nick Barnes, who won three straight honors between 2002 and 2004.

In all, six Kohawk men's tennis players have accounted for 10 All-American honors. Six of the 10 have come from singles players. Sprinkel is the first singles All-American for the Kohawks since Nick Barnes earned three-straight honors from 2002-04.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Sebastian Named to Academic All-America Team

Full story here:  http://www.coeathletics.com/article/2342.php

Junior Amy Sebastian became the 40th CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American in school history.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Individual Nationals - Live Scoring

Noah Sprinkel has been selected for the NCAA Singles Championship for the third-straight year.

Noah Sprinkel '15 will represent Coe for the 3rd straight year at the NCAA Individual Championships this Thursday - Saturday.  Live scoring here:
http://www.onusports.com/sports/wten/NCAAs/index

Amy Sebastian Named to CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District Team

Junior Amy Sebastian was named to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District Team for the second-straight year.

Coe College Athletics Story Here:  http://www.coeathletics.com/article/2333.php

Iowa Conference Story Here:  http://www.iowaconference.com/news/2015/5/18/MTEN_0518155842.aspx



Wednesday, May 13, 2015

IIAC Men's Tennis Awards

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Sprinkel named MVP and Rodgers Coach of the Year!

IIAC Story here:  http://www.iowaconference.com/news/2015/5/12/MTEN_0512150839.aspx

Coe Athletics feature story here:
 http://www.coeathletics.com/article/2323.php

2015 All-Iowa Conference Men's Tennis
Most Valuable Player — Noah Sprinkel, sr., Coe
Coach of the Year — Eric Rodgers, Coe
SinglesSchoolYearHometown/High School
Chris Habermann !Buena VistaSo.Sioux City, Iowa / North
West Adelman @ !CentralJr.Geneva, Ill. / Geneva
Josh ForstCentralSr.Woodridge, Ill. / Downers Grove South
Brady AndersonCoeFr.Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Linn-Mar
Alex Bernt !CoeSo.Cedar Falls, Iowa / Waterloo Columbus
Riley Galbraith @ !CoeJr.Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Kennedy
Ryan Hickman % !CoeJr.Hutchinson, Kan. / Hutchinson
Noah Sprinkel $ @ ! §CoeSr.Minneapolis, Minn. / South
Kyle Appel !LutherSo.Coralville, Iowa / Iowa City West
Sam CychoszLutherSr.Apple Valley, Minn. / Eastview
Trent SchneiderLutherFr.Coralville, Iowa / Iowa City West
Eric HilpertWartburgSr.Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater
DoublesSchoolYearHometown/High School
West Adelman & ^CentralJr.Geneva, Ill. / Geneva
Tim Kahl % £CentralSr.Grinnell, Iowa / Grinnell
Brady AndersonCoeFr.Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Linn-Mar
Riley Galbraith ^CoeJr.Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Kennedy
Ryan HickmanCoeJr.Hutchinson, Kan. / Hutchinson
Noah Sprinkel # & ^ §CoeSr.Minneapolis, Minn. / South
Kyle AppelLutherSo.Coralville, Iowa / Iowa City West
Sam CychoszLutherSr.Apple Valley, Minn. / Eastview
Anders JensenLutherFr.West Des Moines, Iowa / Valley
Trent SchneiderLutherFr.Coralville, Iowa / Iowa City West
Luke Benna £WartburgSo.Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny
Brandon Hornback £WartburgSo.Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Marion
Honorable MentionSchoolYearHometown/High School
Jimmy CunninghamCentralFr.Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Kennedy
Chad MoklestadCoeSo.Boone, Iowa / Boone
Zack DeckerCoeJr.Wyoming, Minn. / Forest Lake
Matthew SablayDubuqueFr.Rowland Heights, Calif. / Rowland
Peter RietgrafSimpsonJr.Huxley, Iowa / Ballard
Previous Honors
§ - 2013 & 2014 Iowa Conference MVP
! - 2014 All-Iowa Conference (singles)
^ - 2014 All-Iowa Conference (doubles)
£ - 2014 Honorable Mention All-Iowa Conference
@ - 2013 All-Iowa Conference (singles)
& - 2013 All-Iowa Conference (doubles)
% - 2013 Honorable Mention All-Iowa Conference
$ - 2012 All-Iowa Conference (singles)
# - 2012 All-Iowa Conference (doubles)

Thursday, May 7, 2015


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Noah Sprinkel has been named the Senior Tennis Player of the Year for the Central Region of the NCAA D3. He will now be considered for the National Senior Player of the Year award which will be announced during the NCAA D3 Nationals on Wednesday, May 20th in Cincinnati, Ohio.

ITA Senior Player of the Year
Atlantic South Robert Kjellberg, North Carolina Wesleyan College
Central Noah Sprinkel, Coe College
Northeast Noah Bragg, Bowdoin College
West Warren Wood, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

Noah has amassed 78 Singles wins and 89 doubles wins during his career to date. He has been selected to participate in the NCAA D3 Individual Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015.



Wednesday, May 6, 2015



2015 NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS SELECTIONS


INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Committee has selected the

individuals who will compete in the singles and doubles competition of the 2015 NCAA Division III

Men’s Tennis Championships.

The individual championships shall consist of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams. The

selection of teams and individuals for the championships is based on win-lost record, strength of

schedule, and eligibility and availability of student-athletes.

The team championship will take place May 18-20, and the individual championships May

21-23, both at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, and will be hosted by Ohio Northern

University and the Warren County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

SINGLES QUALIFIERS (Alphabetical by school):

Andrew Yaraghi, Amherst

Moises Cardenas, Cal Lutheran

Abhishek Alla, Carnegie Mellon

Christian Heaney-Secord, Carnegie Mellon

Chris Krimbill, Case Western Reserve

Nicholas Chua, Chicago

Skyler Butts, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Warren Wood, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Noah Sprinkel, Coe

Carl Reid, Colby

Eric Halpern, Emory

Alex Ruderman, Emory

Mohanad Al-Houni, Gustavus Adolphus

Michael Buxbaum, Johns Hopkins

Wade Heerboth, Kenyon

Tyler Carey, Mary Washington

Ari Smolyar, Middlebury

Robert Kjellberg, North Carolina Wesleyan

CJ Antonio, Oglethorpe

Connor Hudson, Pomona-Pitzer

Patrick Lipscomb, Redlands

Kai Yuen Leung, Skidmore

Matt Heinrich, Stevens Institute of Technology

Daniel Budd, Texas-Tyler

Dan Carpenter, Trinity (Connecticut)

Adam Krull, Trinity (Texas)

John Carswell, Washington U. in St. Louis

Ross Putterman, Washington U. in St. Louis

Michael Liu, Wesleyan (Connecticut)

Colton Malesovas, Whitman

Jose Raventos, Williams

Jake Humphreys, Wisconsin-Whitewater

SINGLES ALTERNATES

Atlantic South: Rafe Mosetick, Emory

Central: Sam Grier, Kenyon

Northeast: Michael Solimano, Amherst

West: Jake Yasgoor, Pomona-Pitzer

DOUBLES QUALIFIERS (Alphabetical by school):

Aaron Revzin/Michael Solimano, Amherst

Pierre Planche/Chris Ellis, Bates

Christian Heaney-Secord/Will Duncan, Carnegie Mellon

Louis Stuerke/Chris Krimball, Case Western Reserve

Joe Dorn/Warren Wood, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Carl Reid/Vlad Murad, Colby

Alex Ruderman/Ian Wagner, Emory

Motasem Al-Houni/Andres Saenz, Gustavus Adolphus

Sam Geier/Tim Rosensteel, Kenyon

Tyler Carey/Evan Charles, Mary Washington

Palmer Campbell/Peter Heidrich, Middlebury

Robert Kjellberg/Sebastian Sikh, North Carolina Wesleyan

Connor Hudson/Kaylan Chadalavada, Pomona-Pitzer

Nick Cummins/Patrick Lipscomb, Redlands

Frankie Fischer/Chris Wooton, Texas-Tyler

Jeremy Bush/Ross Putterman, Washington U. in St. Louis

DOUBLES ALTERNATES

Atlantic South: Daniel Albers/Eric Spangler, Salisbury

Central: Grant Veltman/Jackson O’Gorman-Bean, Denison

Northeast: Matt Heinrich/Ben Foran, Stevens Institute of Technology

West: Colton Malesovas/James Rivers, Whitman
The Coe College men's tennis team will be making its fourth-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
The Coe College men's tennis team will be making its fourth-straight 
appearance in the NCAA Tournament.


Men's Tennis - Mon, May. 4, 2015 at 3:10 PM



CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Iowa Conference Champion Coe College men's tennis team is heading to Whitewater, Wis. this weekend for the NCAA Regional Championships.
The 36th-ranked Kohawks (20-6) will face Grinnell (28-10) in the opening round. Coe faced the Pioneers on April 4 at the Clark Racquet Center, coming away with a 7-2 victory. This will be Coe's second match against Grinnell in the NCAA Tournament, as they also faced each other in the first round in 2012, a 5-1 Kohawk victory. Coe is ranked eighth in the ITA Central Region, while Grinnell is 18th. The winner of Friday's match will face eighth-ranked Chicago (15-5) in the second round. The Kohawks faced Chicago in the opening match of the season on Jan. 31, as the Maroons came away with a 9-0 victory. 
On the other half of the bracket, 25th-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater (21-7) will host Edgewood (16-1) on Friday, with the winner taking on 18th-ranked Gustavus Adolphus (18-10) on Saturday. The regional final is scheduled for Sunday. The Kohawks lost a 7-2 match to Gustavus Adolphus on March 21 and dropped a 7-2 match to Wisconsin-Whitewater on April 26.
This will be the 11th appearance in the NCAA Tournament for the Kohawks (1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013 and 2014). Coe is 5-10 all-time (.333) in the NCAA Tournament. Coe owns a 3-5 record this year against teams in the NCAA Tournament, as they defeated Grinnell (7-2), Kalamazoo (9-0) and Carthage (9-0). 
Time of Friday's match is 130pm Central
The Kohawk women's tennis team is heading to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth-straight year.
The Kohawk women's tennis team is heading to the NCAA Tournament
 for the fourth-straight year.



Women's Tennis - Mon, May. 4, 2015 at 3:45 PM



CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Iowa Conference Champion Coe College women's tennis team is heading to Greencastle, Ind. for the NCAA Regionals later this week.
The Kohawks (21-6) will face Ohio Northern (20-3) in the first round. Coe earned the automatic berth into the NCAA Regionals by defeating Luther two weeks ago in the IIAC Automatic Qualifier Tournament. This is the sixth appearance in the NCAA's for the Kohawks, as they also qualified in 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Coe is 4-5 all-time in the tournament.
Coe is ranked 13th in the ITA Central Region, while Ohio Northern is ranked 20th. The match will be played on Thursday at a time to be announced. DePauw (14-8), ranked 14th in the country and second in the region, will await the winner on Friday at a time to be announced. On the other side of the bracket, 28th-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater (22-4) will face Grove City (9-6). The winner will advance to take on 26th-ranked Hope (20-4). The regional final is set for Saturday. The Kohawks are 2-1 against teams in the NCAA Tournament this year, with a 9-0 win over Edgewood and a 5-4 win over Augustana.
Match time is set for 11am Central

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Senior Banquet

Jordan, Noah and Rachel
The Senior Banquet was held last night in the lobby of the Racquet Center.  Ferree's and Sprinkel's did a wonderful job putting this event together.  We had several alums and (always) supportive parents in attendance.

The Senior speeches were great!  Coach Rodgers, as always, spoke very well also such that all left motivated for what remains of Season this year, and for years to come.  Molly attends each year for this purpose......"to receive inspiration from Coach to face another year of what life throws at you."

We wish Noah, Rachel and Jordan the best!  They will be missed!!!

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Kohawk of the Week

Kohawk of the Week
Noah Sprinkel
Noah Sprinkel
Men's Tennis
April 29, 2015
For the first time this season and the third time in his career, senior Noah Sprinkel (Minneapolis, Minn./South) has been named Kohawk of the Week.
Sprinkel knocked off Jake Humphreys of #25 Wis.-Whitewater, the top-ranked player in the ITA Central Region Rankings, 6-3 and 6-4. Last week, Sprinkel also defeated the fourth-ranked player in the region.
Sprinkel then teamed up with Ryan Hickman to defeat Tom Palmer and Josh Forst of Central, 8-1, to help Coe win it's fourth-straight IIAC Title

Thursday, April 30, 2015

IIAC Player of the Week

Senior Jordan Ferree earned Iowa Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week honors.
Senior Jordan Ferree earned Iowa Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week honors.
Women's Tennis - Wed, Apr. 29, 2015 at 11:20 AM
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - For the second time this season, senior Jordan Ferree (Pekin, Ill./Pekin) has been named the Iowa Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week.
Ferree helped the Kohawks with a pair of doubles wins at the IIAC AQ Tournament. Pairing with junior Laura Birky (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) at number one, she captured wins over Central's Angie Allgood and Ashlyn Huegel (8-3) and Luther's Jenna Myers and Maggie Helms (8-2). She also defeated Central's Ashley Maley (6-0, 6-2) at number three singles and was leading Myers 7-5, 5-3 in the tournament championship dual when the match was abandoned after Coe scored the championship-clinching point.
The pairings and locations for the 2015 NCAA Championships will be announced by the NCAA at 11 a.m. on May 4.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Senior Awards Dinner

Athletics / SAAC hosted a very nice Senior Dinner this evening!  The steak was a hit!

Erik Albinson (VP for Student Affairs), John Chandler (Athletic Director), Guy Simons ('94 Alumni) and Mark Kroll '16 (tennis player and SAAC President to be) did a stand up job speaking at the event.  Chad Moklestad '17 (tennis player and SAAC member) assisted with the awards presentation also.

Congratulations to all of the Seniors honored; including our very own Noah Sprinkel '15, Jordan Ferree '15 and Rachel Schaefer '15.

Chad presenting Noah with his award.  Mark at the podium.

Jordan

Jordan, Noah and Rachel

Chad, Jordan, Noah, Rachel and Mark

Thursday, April 9, 2015

WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW?

In weeks, months, years to come, we will be reaching out to alumni to learn "WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW?"  We will be sharing their update with all of you.  We have also asked that they pass along some advice to the current generation of Kohawk Tennis players.

An update below from TAI LUCERO '14:

Hola amigos y amigas,
Since graduating from Coe, I’ve had an eclectic year "off." I started my break by jumping out of my comfort zone by being a contestant in the Ms. Texas Pageant. Representing Odessa in a positive light was fun and I met a great crop of girls that were incredibly close to their mirrors. On the more educational side, I have taken a few graduate level courses. I was also able to participate in a research project that allowed me to explore bacteria’s role as a potential blood substitute. Enough about school though. I have the next seven years in and out of the classroom. I was gratefully accepted to medical school at UTHSCSA in San Antonio, Texas, so I have been preparing for another move, but this time only a short 4 hours away from home. I have also been exploring the job market.  I worked at Spirit Halloween last October. I saw about 40 Elsa costumes from Frozen.  I currently work as a Standardized Patient and volunteer at Medical Center Hospital and as a Substitute Teacher for elementary schools. When I have time, I find myself reflecting on my experience at Coe. It was filled with so many memorable occasions that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I have a solid piece of life advice for all the new Kohawks. This has been my mantra and one of the reasons why I have been successful. You can’t be afraid to dream big. Your dreams aren’t big enough if you’re not a little scared of them. However, to reach those dreams, you have to know that they will not just fall in your lap. You have to work harder than you thought you ever could and make sacrifices. Know that’s its okay to stay in on a Friday night and study for a hard test coming up, but also take the time to enjoy the wonderful personalities, adventures and environment that Coe embodies. I miss y’all and wish the best for everyone.

At Comic Con!
At the Ms. Texas Pageant!