Lapkin
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s tennis team won its third consecutive match in Orlando, Fla., with a pair of victories Monday.

The Pioneers defeated Calvin College 6-3 and then blanked North Central (Ill.) 9-0.

In the win over North Central, Grinnell got straight-set singles victories from Ishan Bhadkamkar ’13, Charlie Wilhelm ’15, Benjamin Charney ’15, Conor Cunningham ’15, Aaron Lapkin ’15 and Rob Storrick ’15.

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Ritter
Sunday, March 18, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s tennis team kicked off its spring break trip in impressive fashion Sunday, beating Oglethorpe University 8-1 in a battle of regionally-ranked squads at Orlando, Fla.

Grinnell, ranked 15th in the Central Region, improved to 9-3 overall while Oglethorpe, the No. 7 squad in the Atlantic South Region, fell to 5-6.

Grinnell swept singles play with wins by Elliott Czarnecki ’15, Eric Ritter ’12, Daniel...

Cole
Thursday, March 15, 2012

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

Cole, from Livonia, Mich. (University of Detroit Jesuit), was a perfect 4-for-4 over the weekend as the Pioneers beat Augustana College and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

He teamed with Elliott Czarnecki ’15 to win twice at No. 1 doubles, and also posted a pair of wins at No. 6 singles. He is now 7-2 in singles...

Cole
Saturday, March 10, 2012

Grinnell College went a perfect 3-for-3 in tennis matches at two sites Saturday.

The Pioneers collected two wins in the Quad-Cities, beating both Augustana College and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh by 6-3 scores. Another Grinnell group won a 5-4 decision at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

In the matches in the Quad-Cities, Grinnell got two singles wins apiece from Daniel Nellis ’13 at No. 4, Ishan Bhadkamkar ’13 at No. 5 and...

Nellis
Saturday, March 03, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s tennis team dropped a pair of contests Saturday at St. Peter, Minn.

The Pioneers battled Elmhurst College to the end before falling 5-4. Grinnell got singles wins from Daniel Nellis ’13 at No. 3 singles (7-5, 7-5), Ishan Bhadkamkar ’13 at No. 5 (6-1, 6-1) and Michael Cole ’12 at No. 6 (6-2, 6-3).

Grinnell also won 8-1 at No. 3 doubles with Aaron Lapkin ’15 and Colin Johnson ’13.

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Czarnecki
Sunday, February 26, 2012

In a battle of regionally-ranked teams, Carleton College came away with a 9-0 victory over the Grinnell College men’s tennis squad Sunday in Rochester, Minn.

Elliott Czarnecki ’15 and Michael Cole ’12 gave Carleton’s No. 1 doubles team a strong battle before falling 8-6, while the squads of Benjamin Charney ’15-Ishan Bhadkamkar ’13 and Colin Johnson ’13-Rob Storrick ’15 lost 8-4 decisions at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles.

All six of...

Wilhelm
Saturday, February 25, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s tennis team stayed perfect on the season, posting a pair of wins at Dubuque Saturday.

The 5-0 Pioneers opened the day with a 7-2 victory over Carroll University and then edged the University of Dubuque 5-4.

In the win over Carroll, Grinnell broke out to a 2-1 lead in doubles play with wins at No. 1 from Elliott Czarnecki ’15 and Michael Cole ’12 (8-1) and No. 3 with Benjamin Charney ’15 and Ishan...

Gomez
Saturday, February 25, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s tennis posted a perfect 12-0 mark at its own junior varsity invitational Saturday at the Charles Benson Bear ’39 Recreation and Athletic Center Field House.

Emilio Gomez ’15 and Jimmy Yang ’15 each posted two singles wins and teamed up to win two doubles matches for the Pioneers in the round-robin event. Getting three wins apiece were John Gernon ’15 and Ethan Ratliff-Crain ’15, while Dylan Fisher ’14 had two...

Bhadkamkar
Saturday, February 18, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s tennis team pulled out a thrilling 5-4 decision over Olivet Nazarene to spark a perfect 2-0 day for the Pioneers Saturday at the Charles Benson Bear ’39 Recreation and Athletic Center Field House.

Grinnell trailed Olivet 4-2 before pulling out wins at the Nos. 4 through 6 singles spots with Charlie Wilhelm ’14 (3-6, 6-3, 10-8), Michael Cole ’12 (6-1, 6-2) and Ishan Bhadkamkar ’13 (6-1, 6-3).

Grinnell’s...

Cole
Saturday, February 04, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s tennis team started the season on a strong note Saturday, blanking St. Ambrose University 9-0 at the Charles Benson Bear ’39 Recreation and Athletic Center Field House.

The Pioneers began the day with doubles wins by the tandems of Elliott Czarnecki ’15-Michael Cole ’12 (8-4), Conor Cunningham ’15-Aaron Lapkin ’15 (8-1) and Ishan Bhadkamkar ’13-Benjamin Charney ’15 (8-4).

Grinnell continued to roll in...