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Sun, Mar 28, 2010 - [Men's Tennis]
Junior Elliot Rausa was third at Flight 1 Singles and won Flight 1 Doubles.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. - The Coe men's tennis team took second place at this weekend's Kerry Seward Invitational, hosted by Wabash College. Coe won all three doubles flights, while winning the flight six singles championship.
Juniors Elliot Rausa (Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus) and Scott Stegemann (Davenport, Iowa/Central) won the title at flight one doubles. The pair defeated Gilliam and Pollom 8-5 of Hanover in the first round before taking an 8-1 win over Frank and Kowalczyk of Ohio Northern in the semifinals. The duo held on for an 8-6 win over Ramoni and Lotz of Carthage in the championship match.
Rausa went 2-1 in singles play on the weekend, earning third place with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Frank in Flight One Singles. Stegemann also placed third in singles play at flight three. He defeated Wabash's Ricky Ritter 6-2, 6-2 in the third-place match.
Senior Greg Janssen (Oshkosh, Wis./West) and freshman Curtis Newman (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny) were champions at flight two doubles. Janssen and Newman earned a 8-5 opening round win over Parshall and Vinson of Albion, while defeating Schiro and Schwenke of Carthage 8-6 in the semifinals. The pair were 8-4 winners over Dewey and Bayless of Wabash in the finals.
Janssen was one of three Kohawks to make the championship round in singles play. After two victories, Janssen dropped a 6-3, 6-2 decision ot Schiro at flight two singles. Newman also qualified for the championship match with two wins in the opening round. He lost a 6-1, 1-6, 8-10 match to Matt Whiteside of Carthage in the flight five singles championships.
Sophomore Jonathan Roger (Minneapolis, Minn./St. Anthony Village) and freshman Kyle Tucker (Swisher, Iowa/Prairie) took the title at at flight three doubles. The pair beat Ritter and Towne of Wabash 8-4 and Becerra and Hendrickson of Rose-Hulman 9-8 (11-9) in the first two rounds. They beat Delk and Whiteside of Carthage 8-6 in the finals.
Tucker earned the Kohawks only individual title at flight six singles. He beat Chris Tapping of Albion 6-0, 6-3 in the first round and Alex McLean of Carthage 6-4, 6-1 in the first two rounds. He beat Towne 6-1, 6-1 in the championship match.
Roger was third at flight four singles. After dropping a semifinal match, he beat Joseph Glass of Transylvania 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 for third place.
Carthage won the team title with 65 points, while Coe was second with 64 points. Wabash was third with 41 points. The Kohawks return to action on Saturday when they host Wisconsin-Oshkosh at 1 p.m.
Juniors Elliot Rausa (Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus) and Scott Stegemann (Davenport, Iowa/Central) won the title at flight one doubles. The pair defeated Gilliam and Pollom 8-5 of Hanover in the first round before taking an 8-1 win over Frank and Kowalczyk of Ohio Northern in the semifinals. The duo held on for an 8-6 win over Ramoni and Lotz of Carthage in the championship match.
Rausa went 2-1 in singles play on the weekend, earning third place with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Frank in Flight One Singles. Stegemann also placed third in singles play at flight three. He defeated Wabash's Ricky Ritter 6-2, 6-2 in the third-place match.
Senior Greg Janssen (Oshkosh, Wis./West) and freshman Curtis Newman (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny) were champions at flight two doubles. Janssen and Newman earned a 8-5 opening round win over Parshall and Vinson of Albion, while defeating Schiro and Schwenke of Carthage 8-6 in the semifinals. The pair were 8-4 winners over Dewey and Bayless of Wabash in the finals.
Janssen was one of three Kohawks to make the championship round in singles play. After two victories, Janssen dropped a 6-3, 6-2 decision ot Schiro at flight two singles. Newman also qualified for the championship match with two wins in the opening round. He lost a 6-1, 1-6, 8-10 match to Matt Whiteside of Carthage in the flight five singles championships.
Sophomore Jonathan Roger (Minneapolis, Minn./St. Anthony Village) and freshman Kyle Tucker (Swisher, Iowa/Prairie) took the title at at flight three doubles. The pair beat Ritter and Towne of Wabash 8-4 and Becerra and Hendrickson of Rose-Hulman 9-8 (11-9) in the first two rounds. They beat Delk and Whiteside of Carthage 8-6 in the finals.
Tucker earned the Kohawks only individual title at flight six singles. He beat Chris Tapping of Albion 6-0, 6-3 in the first round and Alex McLean of Carthage 6-4, 6-1 in the first two rounds. He beat Towne 6-1, 6-1 in the championship match.
Roger was third at flight four singles. After dropping a semifinal match, he beat Joseph Glass of Transylvania 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 for third place.
Carthage won the team title with 65 points, while Coe was second with 64 points. Wabash was third with 41 points. The Kohawks return to action on Saturday when they host Wisconsin-Oshkosh at 1 p.m.
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