Men's Tennis enjoys strong start to season

April 15, 2005
The St. Thomas men's tennis team has moved up to No. 8 in the mid-season region rankings released today. Eight region teams will advance to the NCAA playoffs.

Gustavus is ranked first and Carleton, Saturday's opponent, is rated 10th.

UST has three remaining conference meets in April. The Tommies (12-1 overall, 6-0 MIAC) host Carleton Saturday (4 p.m. at College of St. Catherine courts) and have upcoming matches against St. John's and national-power Gustavus.

Here are the Tommies' individual W-L records this spring (through April 13):

Adam Berland (SR; Decorah, Iowa) Singles 1-0/Doubles 5-2
Grant Campbell (JR; Dubuque, Iowa) 8-4/11-2
Tut Fuller (SR; Dubuque, Iowa) 12-2/10-4
Justin Gaard (JR; Edina)0-0/0-0
Brandon Heath (JR; Minneapolis/South) 0-0/2-1
Ben Herding (FR; Hastings) 12-1/12-2
Adam Jenzen (FR; Aitkin) 0-0/0-1
Tomas Loper (SR; Eden Prairie/Blake) 11-2/11-2
Blair Madsen (SR; St. Paul/Henry Sibley)12-4/9-3
Kevin Manzel (FR; Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert) 0-0/1-3
Eric Milos (SR; West St. Paul/Henry Sibley) 0-0/1-2
Murphy O'Hearn (FR; DePere, Wis./Notre Dame) 1-1/1-3
Brian Thomas (SR; Winona/Cotter) 12-4/11-5

MIAC Standings:

Gustavus 6-0 conf./17-4 overall
St. Thomas 6-0/12-1
Carleton 5-1/6-4
Concordia-M'head 3-2/3-5
St. John's 3-2/8-4
St. Olaf 2-2/2-4
Hamline 2-5/7-11
Bethel 1-4/1-7
Macalester 0-6/3-13
St. Mary's 0-6/5-10