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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Dan LaFountaine '09 (left) and Nate Fox '09 (right) concluded stellar men's tennis careers at Grinnell College by losing a hard-fought match in doubles quarterfinal round play at the NCAA Division III National Tournament Saturday, May 23, in Claremont, Calif.Jamie Neely and Oscar Pena of Bowdoin slipped past the Pioneer duo by a score of 7-5, 7-6 (4) to move into Saturday night's semifinals. LaFountaine and Fox finished the 2009 campaign with a...
Friday, May 22, 2009
Grinnell College tennis player Dan LaFountaine '09 has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 7 At-Large First Team.By being named to the First Team, LaFountaine is in the running to be an NCAA Academic All-American. That team will be named next month.LaFountaine, from St. Cloud, Minn., is playing in the NCAA Division III National Tennis Tournament this weekend. He also qualified for the national event in singles play as a...
Friday, May 22, 2009
Grinnell College's Juan Carlos Perez '11 lost in the opening round of singles play at the NCAA Division III National Tennis Tournament Friday, May 22, in Claremont, Calif.
Middlebury's Conrad Olson, seeded seventh in the field, defeated Perez by scores of 6-1 and 6-0 to advance to the second round. Perez finishes his 2009 campaign with a 26-6 record.
"There could have been better matchups for Juan, but that's the luck of the draw," said Grinnell...
Friday, May 22, 2009
After making history by becoming Grinnell College's first doubles entry in the NCAA Division III National Tennis Tournament, Dan LaFountaine '09 and Nate Fox '09 established another milestone while competing in the national event on Friday, May 22, at Claremont, Calif.LaFountaine (left) and Fox (right) earned the Pioneers' first-ever win at the Division III Tourney by rallying to knock off David Ashlock and Dustin Phillips of Tyler-Texas 4-6, 6-...
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Juan Carlos Perez '11 of Grinnell College advanced to the round of 16 before being eliminated at the ITA Midwest Regional Tennis Tournament over the weekend.
Perez posted victories over Tom Koenen of Wartburg and Peter Wright of Gustavus Adolphus before falling to Will Vandenberg of Kenyon. Two other Pioneers, Daniel Nellis '13 and Dmitriy Glumov '12, each won one singles match.
In doubles play, two Grinnell teams collected a win - the tandems...