Sat, Jan. 31, 2009 - [Men's Tennis]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Coe men's tennis team rolled through their season opener Saturday, picking up 9-0 wins over conference rival Cornell and Augustana. The Kohawks didn't lose a set in any of the 19 matches played on the day.
Freshman
Ryan King (Wildwood, Mo./Wildwood) earned two wins at the number one spot, beating Kris Andresen of Cornell 6-2, 6-1 and Chris Mullin of Augustana 6-1, 6-1. King also teamed with sophomore
Scott Stegemann (Davenport, Iowa/Central) for a pair of wins at number two doubles. They beat the Cornell pair 8-3 before beating the Augustana team 8-4. Stegemann also earned a pair of wins at number six singles, beating Ryan Walden of Cornell 6-0, 6-2 and Nik Lehnert of Augustana 6-2, 6-0.
Senior
Joey Lankelma (Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown) earned a pair of wins at number two singles. He beat John Mineck of Cornell 6-1, 6-2 before beating Augustana's Greg Ruth 7-5, 6-3. He also teamed with
Greg Janssen (Oshkosh, Wis./West) for a pair of wins at number three doubles. They beat the Cornell team 8-1 before taking out the Augustana pair 8-0. Janssen added a pair of wins at number three singles as well. He beat Cornell's Neal Klauer 6-0, 6-1 before beating Augustana's Adam DeSimone 6-3, 6-2.
Senior
Sam Zerbib (Phoenix, Ariz./Arcadia) picked up two wins at number four singles for Coe. He beat Cornell's Brandon Wolff 6-0, 6-0 before taking out Augustana's Kyle Doyle 6-1, 6-2. He also teamed with sophomore
Elliot Rausa (Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus) for a pair of wins at number one doubles. They beat the Cornell pair 8-2 before beating Augustana 9-7. Rausa also added the final two victories for the Kohawks with a pair of wins at number five singles. He beat Cornell's Courtland Olson 6-1, 6-0 before endng his day with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Augustana's Geoff Schoon.
The Kohawks return to action next Saturday as they host Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 9 a.m. before taking on Monmouth at 5 p.m. Both matches will be played at the Clark Racquet Center.