Czarnecki
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Grinnell College’s Elliott Czarnecki ‘15 has been named the Midwest Conference Men’s Tennis Performer of the Week.

 

Czarnecki, from Sioux Falls, S.D. (O’Gorman), went a perfect 3-for-3 at No. 1 singles against MWC foes over the weekend. He posted wins over opponents from Knox College, St. Norbert College and Lawrence University to improve to 17-13 on the season. He also had a doubles win against Knox.

 

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Czarnecki
Saturday, April 14, 2012

APPLETON, Wis. – The Grinnell College men’s tennis team went a perfect 3-for-3 in matches with Midwest Conference North Division teams over the weekend.

The Pioneers stopped Ripon College 8-1 on Friday, and then came back Saturday to top St. Norbert College 7-2 and Lawrence University 8-1.

Grinnell, ranked 15th in the Central Region of NCAA Division III, improved to 21-5 with the wins.

In the victory over Ripon, Grinnell...

Cole
Friday, April 13, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s tennis team blanked Knox College 9-0 in Midwest Conference South Division play Friday afternoon.

Doubles winners for Grinnell were the teams of Elliott Czarnecki ’15-Michael Cole ’12, Ishan Bhadkamkar ’13-Benjamin Charney ’15 and Eric Ritter ’12-Daniel Nellis ’13.

Singles winners were Czarnecki, Ritter, Nellis, Bhadkamkar, Charney and Cole.

Grinnell, ranked 15th in the Central Region of NCAA...

Wilhelm
Saturday, April 07, 2012

After falling behind 3-0 in doubles play, the Grinnell College men’s tennis team roared back to defeat Coe College 5-4 in a battle of regionally-ranked squads Saturday in Grinnell.

Three of the singles wins were in three sets as the Pioneers, ranked 15th in the Central Region of NCAA Division III, improved to 17-5. Coe, rated 12th, dropped to 16-4.

Daniel Nellis ’13 collected the first singles win for Grinnell with a 6-4, 6-3...

Johnson
Saturday, March 31, 2012

Grinnell College’s men’s tennis team opened Midwest Conference South Division play on a convincing note Saturday, blanking Illinois College 9-0 and then defeating Lake Forest College 7-2.

“These wins were a great way for us to start in defending our Midwest Conference South Division title,” said Grinnell coach Andy Hamilton. “I’m especially pleased with the way we bounced back after being upset by a talented Wheaton team on Friday.”...

Nellis
Friday, March 30, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s tennis team suffered a 6-3 setback at Wheaton College on Friday.

The Pioneers’ wins all came in singles play. Eric Ritter ’12 won 6-4, 7-6 at the No. 2 spot, Daniel Nellis ’13 won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3 and Conor Cunningham ’15 posted a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 6.

Grinnell, 14-5 on the season, opens Midwest Conference South Division play Saturday against Illinois College and Lake Forest College.

 

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Grinnell College’s Eric Ritter ’12 has been named the Midwest Conference Men’s Tennis Performer of the Week.

Ritter, from West Hartford, Conn. (William Hall), won four of five matches at No. 2 singles during the Pioneers’ spring break trip to Orlando, Fla. Included in that string was a win over a player from Carthage who had been ranked regionally at one time.

For the season, Ritter is 7-4 and Grinnell as a team owns a 14-4...

Cole
Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s tennis team finished its spring break trip to Orlando, Fla., with a 7-2 setbackagainst Pacific University on Friday.

Grinnell got wins at No. 1 doubles from Elliott Czarnecki ’15 and Michael Cole ’12, and at No. 6 singles from Conor Cunningham ’15.

Pacific, ranked 13th in the West Region of NCAA Division III, improved to 8-3 while Grinnell fell to 14-4. The Pioneers are 15th in the Central Region....

Czarnecki
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The Grinnell College men, already playing strong tennis during their spring break trip to Florida, continued that trend Wednesday.

Grinnell, ranked 15th in the Central Region of NCAA Division III, beat 11th-ranked Carthage College 6-3 in Orlando, Fla.

Grinnell’s biggest match victory was at No. 1 singles, as Elliott Czarnecki ’15 toppled the region’s 14th-ranked player, Jeff Lotz, by a 6-4, 6-3 score. Czarnecki was unranked...

Bhadkamkar
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s tennis team stretched its winning streak to eight matches, including a five-win string during its trip to Orlando, Fla., with a pair of victories Tuesday.

The Pioneers defeated both Augustana College of South Dakota and Hope College by 6-3 scores to move to 13-3 on the season.

In the win over Augustana, a team that is ranked in the Central Region of NCAA Division II, the Pioneers got doubles wins from...