Simpson Men's Tennis Drops A Pair At Central

Noah SaundersSimpson College (2-7, 0-3 IIAC) dropped a pair of men's tennis duals Feb. 21 in Pella. The Storm lost 9-0 to Central College (4-5, 1-1 IIAC) in the morning session. Noah Saunders (So., Norwalk, Norwalk H.S.) took Jacob Dreyer to three sets at No. 3 singles. Saunders lost 6-1 in the first set but rebounded to win set No. 2 6-2. Dreyer won set three 10-2. At No. 6 singles, Russell Place (Sr., Des Moines, Iowa, Norwalk H.S.) went to a tiebreaker in second set with Jacob Veldhuizen, but lost 7-2 in the tiebreaker to lose the match in straight sets.

Graceland Univ. (1-0) defeated Simpson 9-0 in afternoon play. The Storm travel to Bethany Lutheran on Sunday for a 12 p.m. dual in Mankato, Minn.

"Its kind of hard not to be disappointed after the loss to Central," said Simpson head coach Daniel Finn. "Especially after the way we started the match, I would have to say we played the first 10 minuets of the match the best we have played all year. "It was like the guys just had nothing for Graceland. It was definitely a hard thing to watch, however I believe that the guys took a lot from this and can now move on."

at Pella, IA

Central College 9, Simpson College 0

Singles competition
1. Luke Boyd (CENM) def. Luke Riessleman (SIMM) 6-0, 6-0
2. Dan Bowser (CENM) def. Daniel Schneider (SIMM) 6-0, 6-0
3. Jacob Dreyer (CENM) def. Noah Saunders (SIMM) 1-6, 6-2, 10-2
4. Seth Harris (CENM) def. Kyle Shilling (SIMM) 6-1, 6-3
5. Chris Lensing (CENM) def. Adam Summitt (SIMM) 6-2, 6-0
6. Jacob Veldhuizen (CENM) def. Russell Place (SIMM) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)

Doubles competition
1. Luke Boyd/Dan Bowser (CENM) def. Luke Riessleman/Adam Summitt (SIMM) 8-0
2. Jacob Dreyer/Seth Harris (CENM) def. Noah Saunders/Kyle Shilling (SIMM) 8-4
3. Chris Lensing/Jacob Veldhuizen (CENM) def. Daniel Schneider/Russell Place (SIMM) 8-2

Graceland University 9, Simpson College 0

Singles competition
1. Remy Caffardo (GRACEM) def. Luke Riessleman (SIMM) 6-0, 6-0
2. Brett Waite (GRACEM) def. Noah Saunders (SIMM) 6-0, 6-0
3. Carlos Cordova (GRACEM) def. Daniel Schneider (SIMM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Thomas Brodbeck (GRACEM) def. Adam Summitt (SIMM) 6-0, 6-0
5. Daniel Ramirez (GRACEM) def. Kyle Shilling (SIMM) 6-2, 6-2
6. Matthew Waite (GRACEM) def. Ben Lampman (SIMM) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Remy Caffardo/Thomas Brodbeck (GRACEM) def. Luke Riessleman/Ben Lampman (SIMM) 8-0
2. Brett Waite/Carlos Cordova (GRACEM) def. Noah Saunders/Kyle Shilling (SIMM) 8-4
3. Matthew Waite/Daniel Ramirez (GRACEM) def. Daniel Schneider/Adam Summitt (SIMM) 8-1

 


Last Updated: 2/23/09