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Trine University Men's Tennis
2010 Outlook
Trine University Men’s tennis looks to take the next step in 2010. With six returning seniors, veteran coach Bill Maddock is excited to see the fruits of three years labor and dedication to the game.
The 2009 version of Thunder recorded a 5-13 overall and fifth place finish in the MIAA. All told, Trine lost six matches by a 5-4 margin. With a new sense of urgency this spring, the seniors hope to reverse their fortunes in 2010. [More]
Trine men’s tennis won their second straight Thunder doubles title sweeping all 12 of their matches Saturday at the Keith E. Busse/Steel Dynamics Athletics Recreation Center. Grand Rapids was second, Taylor third and Alma fourth.
Saturday's event was the first time, the Thunder Doubles has been held on the Trine campus, and the first indoor tennis match held at the ARC.
Trine University hosts its first ever indoor tennis match Saturday at the Keith E. Busse/Steel Dynamics Athletic and Recreation Center. Action gets under way at 11 a.m. This year’s event is the first time the event has been held on campus.
The men welcome Taylor University, Grand Rapids Community College and Alma College to campus for the fifth annual Thunder Doubles Tennis Tournament.
“This is an ideal facility,” head coach Bill Maddock said. “We’ll host a number of other college tennis events in the future.”
The tournament is broken into four doubles teams with eight round-robin games. The event is free with ample bleacher seating throughout. The Thunder captured the tournament title in 2009.
Hilton Head, S.C. - Trine doubles teams swept Bridgewater in all three matches, but Thunder singles players didn’t have the same success, as the Eagles won all six matches, and the event 6-3 Monday.
Brett Becker (Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin) and Tim Buchmeier (New Haven, Ind./New Haven) defeated Bridgewater’s Chris Radke and Brad Dewitt 9-8, 7-2. Dan Desper and Issa Salsa downed Teddy Callow and Peter Hawkins 8-6. Jared Stump and Nick Garstka scored a 8-5 win over Brent Floyd and Martin Donaire.
Hilton Head, S.C. - Brett Becker (Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin) grabbed a win in No. 1 singles, and Issa Salsa (Flint, Mich./Carmen-Ainsworth) won in No. 6 singles to lead Trine in a 7-2 loss Sunday to Baldwin-Wallace.
Becker defeated Alex Trzeciak 7-5, 6-3 (10-6). Salsa defeated Bobby Irwin 6-3, 6-4 (10-7).
Andy Redd of Baldwin-Wallace narrowly escaped with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (10-12), 1-0 (10-3) win over Tim Buchmeier (New Haven, Ind./New Haven).
Terre Haute, Ind. - Trine men's tennis evened their record to 1-1 Sunday after a 7-2 win over Franklin. Dan Desper (Kendallville, Ind./East Noble) won in both singles and doubles play. At No.3 singles, Desper defeated Blake Wareham 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. Teaming with Issa Salsa (Flint, Mich./Carmen Ainsworth) the duo downed Nate Kelly and Brandon Roberts 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 at No. 2 doubles.
Jared Stump (Angola, Ind./Angola) won at No. 5 singles besting Roberts 2-6, 6-2, 7-5. At No. 4 singles Nick Garstka (New Haven, Ind./New Haven) defeated Justin Smith 6-3, 6-4. The No. 3 doubles team of Stump and Garstka also won a 9-8 (0) victory over Wareham and Justin Moran.
Trine 7, Franklin 2
at Terre Haute, Ind.,
Singles
1 - Matt Hamm (F) def. Brett Becker 6-4, 6-4
2 - Tim Buchmeier (T) def. Nate Kelly 6-2, 7-6(4)
3 - Dan Desper (T) def. Blake Wareham 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
4 - Nick Garstka (T) def. Justin Smith 6-3, 6-4
5 - Jared Stump (T) def. Brandon Roberts 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
6 - Steve Gullette (T) def Cory Beesum 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1 - Hamm/Moran (F) def. Becker/Buchmeier 8-4
2 - Desper/Issa Salsa (T) def. Kelly/Roberts 8-4
3 - Garstka/Stump (T) def. Wareham/J. Moran 9-8 (0)
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Trine opened the 2010 tennis season with a 8-1 loss to Rose-Hulman.
At number one singles, Brett Becker (Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin) defeated Ben Paras 3-6, 6-3 1-0 (6) to post the lone Thunder win. Tim Buchmeier (New Haven, Ind./New Haven) narrowly lost a 6-7 (12), 6-0, 1-0 (6) to Scott Grubbs. Trine returns to action Sunday against Franklin.
Rose-Hulman 8, Trine 1
at Terre Haute, Ind.,
Singles
1 - Brett Becker (T) def. Ben Paras 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (6)
2 - Scott Grubbs (R) def. Tim Buchmeier 6-7 (12), 6-0, 1-0 (6)
3 - Michael Schoumacher (R) def. Dan Desper 6-2, 6-4
4 - Alex Gumz (R) def. Nick Garstka 6-4, 6-2
5 - David Becerra (R) def. Jared Stump 6-2, 6-0
6 - Seth Hendrickson (R) def. Brad Wood 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
1 - Grubbs/Schoumacher (R) def. Becker/Buchmeier 8-6
2 - Becerra/Paras (R) def. Issa Salsa/Desper 8-2
3 - Dallas Burton/Brent Frizzell (R) def. Stump/Garstka 8-6
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