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2005 Men's Tennis Players of the Week
Bold denotes IIAC Male Athlete of the Week
| Week Ending |
Player, School, Year |
Weekly Statistics |
May 1 | Ryan Yao, Coe, So. | Went 10-1 during the Iowa Conference Championship
including 6-0 in singles and 4-1 in doubles leading the Kohawks to its
fifth straight Conference team title and winning the Flight A singles
Championship. In the Individual Tournament, Yao defeated Wartburg’s Greg
Koenen (6-0, 6-0), Luther’s Bjorn Hanson (6-2, 6-2), Wartburg’s Mark Giesmann
(6-0, 6-2), Luther’s Jared Wiklund (6-1, 6-0 in the semifinals) and Central’s
Nick Cochrane (6-4, 6-0 in the Championship match). In doubles of the
Individual Tournament, he and partner Jake Michael defeated Cornell’s
Tom Jennings/Kent Lehr (9-7) before losing the in quarterfinals to the
top-seeded team and eventual Champion from Luther, Jono Martin/Brad Nelson
(8-6). In the Team Tournament, Yao went 1-0 in singles with two unfinished
matches and 3-0 in doubles. |
April 24 | Nick Cochrane, Central, Jr. | 4-0 during the week with two victories at #1 singles
and #1 doubles. In singles play, defeated Grinnell’s Julian West (6-1,
6-1) and Augustana (Ill.)’s John Feehan (6-2, 7-6). Teamed with Aaron
Enderlin to post an 8-4 victory over Grinnell and an 8-6 victory over
Augustana in doubles play. |
April 17 | Matt Olson, Luther, Fr. | 3-0 during the week with two victories at #1 singles
and a victory at #2 doubles as Luther improved to 23-7 on the season to
set a school record for wins in a season. Posted identical 6-1, 6-1 singles
victories over Buena Vista’s Greg Hamman and Loras’ Tim Muller. In doubles
with Christian Klein, registered an 8-2 win over Lawrence. |
April 10 | Ryan Yao, Coe, Jr. | Went 5-1 during the week including 2-1 at #1 singles
against ranked individuals in three matches against ranked teams. Defeated
the 42nd ranked national player Andrew Danos of Goucher (7-5, 7-6) and
the 22nd ranked player in the Atlantic South region Tyler Robinson of
Salisbury (6-3, 6-2). Lone loss was a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Mary Washington’s
Paul Bristow, the seventh-ranked player in the nation. In doubles play
with partner Jake Michael, posted 8-2 victories over Mary Washington and
Salisbury, and an 8-3 win over Goucher. |
April 3 | Christian Klein, Luther, Sr. | 3-1 during the week including 2-0 in singles play
and 1-1 in doubles. At #2 singles, he posted a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Mark
Hallstrom Bethel (Minn.). At #3 singles, posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Blair
Madsen of St. Thomas (Minn.), the 10th ranked team in the Central region.
Klein, and partner Matt Olson, defeated Bethel (8-1) at #2 doubles, and
lost at the same position to St. Thomas (8-6). |
March 27 | Chad Evans, Coe, So. | 5-1 during the week with three singles victories
and two doubles victories. In singles, he defeated Illinois Wesleyan’s
Pat Fischer (6-2, 7-6) at #3, and had a pair of wins at #4 singles – over
Central’s Jared Fedderson (6-0, 6-0) and Monmouth (Ill.)’s Greg Bouslog
(6-2, 6-0). At #1 doubles, partnered with Chris Paasch for an 8-4 win
over Central’s Nick Cochrane/Aaron Enderlin, the 18th ranked doubles team
in the Central Region. Also defeated Illinois Wesleyan’s Jason Love/Mike
O’Keefe (9-7) but suffered a 9-8 loss to Monmouth’s Jared Kunkle/Kevin
Kamenjalin. |
| March 20 | Ryan Yao, Coe, So. | 4-0 record during the week with two victories at
#1 singles, one at #2 doubles and one at #3 doubles. In singles, defeated
St. Norbert’s Aaron Sunday, the 45th ranked player in the nation and
11th ranked player in the Central Region (6-4, 6-3). Also recorded a
singles victory over Grinnell’s Julian West (6-0, 6-0). In doubles,
with partner Jake Michael defeated Grinnell (8-4) at #3 doubles and
St. Norbert (8-1) at #2 doubles. |
| March 13 | Ryan Yao, Coe, So. | 5-1 during the week including a 4-0 mark against
Division II opponents Grand Valley State and Michigan Tech. At #1 singles,
posted victories over Grand Valley State’s Kyle Dehne (6-3, 6-0) and
Michigan Tech’s Chris Zellner (6-4, 6-1). In doubles, with partner Jake
Michael defeated Michigan Tech (8-5) and the University of Rochester
(8-3) at #2, and Grand Valley State (8-5) at #3. Only loss of the week
came at #1 singles to Eric Hansen of the Northeast Region’s #7th ranked
team, Rochester. |
| March 6 | Kent Lehr, Cornell, Jr. | 5-0 during the week with two victories at #1 singles
and #1 doubles, and one victory at #2 doubles. In singles play, defeated
Monmouth (Ill.)’s Jared Kunkle (6-3, 6-2) and Grinnell’s Julian West
(6-1, 6-2). Teamed with Tom Jennings to post 8-4 and 8-6 victories over
Monmouth and Grinnell, respectively, at #1 doubles. With Seth Henson
posted an 8-0 victory over Buena Vista’s Brock Wheeler/Jeff Shinrock
at #2 doubles. |
| February 27 | Ryan Yao, Coe, So. | Went 4-2 during the week with his losses coming
against Division I Creighton. At #1-singles defeated Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s
Todd Miller (6-2, 6-0) and Wheaton (Ill.)’s Joe Williams (6-2, 6-3).
Took Creighton’s Tom McCarthy to three sets before suffering the loss
(6-4, 4-6, 6-10). Yao, and doubles partner Jake Michael defeated Oshkosh,
8-1, and Wheaton, 8-5. The duo lost 8-6 to Creighton. |
| February 20 | Nick Cochrane, Central, Jr. | Went 4-0 during the week with a pair of victories
at #1 singles and #1 doubles. In singles action, defeated Nebraska Wesleyan’s
Andy Huls (6-3, 6-3) and Monmouth (Ill.)’s Jared Kunkle (6-1, 6-3).
With partner Aaron Enderlin, registered an 8-4 victory over Nebraska
Wesleyan and an 8-6 victory over Monmouth (Ill.) in doubles play. |
| February 6 | Jono Martin, Luther, Fr. | Went 4-2 during the week going 2-1 in singles and
2-1 in doubles. Posted straight set victories at #2 singles over players
from the #10 and #11 ranked teams in the Midwest – University of Chicago
and Wisconsin-Whitewater. Lost at #1 singles to Wisconsin-Oshkosh. At
doubles, with partner Brad Nelson defeated Chicago and Oshkosh at #1
but lost at #2 to Whitewater. |
| January 30 | Jeff White, Coe, Sr. | 4-0 during the week in season-opening dual victories
over Nebraska Wesleyan (6-1) and Wartburg (7-0). At #2 singles, he defeated
Nebraska Wesleyan’s Jeff Salem (6-3, 6-0) and Wartburg’s Greg Koenen
(6-0, 6-1). At #2 doubles, with partner Ryan Krabbe, posted an 8-1 win
over Nebraska Wesleyan and an 8-2 win over Wartburg. |
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