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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tennis
Final Release | May 9, 2014
Primary Contact: Kaleb Center, Director of Media Relations • E-mail: [email protected] • Office: (719) 471-4936 • Cell: (719) 338-2394 • Twitter: @RMAC_SPORTS
2014 RMAC MEN’S TENNIS STANDINGS
Institution
*#^Western New Mexico
Colorado Mesa
Metro State
CSU-Pueblo
MSU Billings
Colorado Christian
RMAC
W-L
5-0
4-1
3-2
2-3
1-4
0-5
Overall
Pct. W-LPct.
1.000 11-9 0.550
0.800 12-9 0.571
0.600 10-11 0.476
0.400 7-130.350
0.200 4-9 0.308
0.000 0-16 0.000
Streak
L1
L2
L1
L1
L1
L16
*RMAC Champion
#RMAC Tournament Champion
^Qualified for NCAA Championships
NCAA South Central
Region Preliminary
Round Results
May 3
St. Edwards 5, Colorado Mesa 1
May 4
Cameron 5, Western New Mexico 2
Summit Award Recipient
Saul Shrom
CSU-Pueblo
Western New Mexico
RMAC Tournament Champions
RMAC Players of the Week
April 16
Rodrigo Almeida, Western New Mexico
April 9
Rodrigo Almeida, Western New Mexico
April 2
Josh Graetz, Metro State
March 26
Spencer Weinberg, Colorado Mesa
March 19
Josh Graetz, Metro State
March 12
Emir Machado, CSU-Pueblo
February 26
Rodrigo Almeida, Western New Mexico
February 20
Jordan Lyden, Colorado Mesa
2014 NCAA Regional
2014 NCAA Division II
Men's Tennis
Five-Team
Preliminary Round
May 3-4
South Central #1
Day One
4 St. Edwards
5 Colorado Mesa
(12-2)
(9-5)
*1
Midwestern St. (14-4)
*Host Institution
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2014 NCAA Regional
2014 NCAA Division II
Men's Tennis
Five-Team
Preliminary Round
May 4
South Central #2
Day One
*2 Cameron
(12-4)
3 Western N.M.
(11-5)
* Host Institution
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2014 RMAC Men’s Tennis
Championship Bracket
Grand Junction, Colo.
April 18-19, 2014
Elliott Tennis Center & Canyon View Park
#1 Western N.M. (9-8, 5-0 RMAC)
#4 CSU-Pueblo (6-12, 2-3 RMAC)
Match #1 - ETC
Friday, April 18 - 11 AM
Match #3 - ETC
Friday, April 18 - 5 PM
#1 Western New Mexico (W, 5-2)
#4 CSU-Pueblo (W, 5-1)
#5 Mont. State, Billings (3-8, 1-4 RMAC)
Match #5 - ETC
Saturday, April 19 - Noon
#3 Metro State (9-10, 3-2 RMAC)
Match #2 - ETC
Friday, April 18 - 11 AM
#6 Colorado Christian (0-14, 0-5 RMAC)
#3 Metro State (W, 5-0)
Match #4 - ETC
Friday, April 18 - 5 PM
#2 Colorado Mesa (W, 5-4)
#1 Western New Mexico (W, 5-2)
2014 RMAC Men’s Tennis
Tournament Champion
The 2014 RMAC Men’s Tennis
Tournament Champion receives an
automatic bid to the NCAA
post-season tournament.
#2 Colo. Mesa (11-7, 4-1 RMAC)
#5 Montana State, Billings
#5 Mont. St., Billings (W, 5-1)
Fifth Place
Match #7 - CVP
Friday, April 18 - 3 PM
#6 Colorado Christian
#4 CSU-Pueblo
Match #6 - ETC
Saturday, April 19 - Noon
#3 Metro State
Cancelled
Third Place
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men’s Tennis
All-Conference Release | April 18, 2014
2014 Men’s Tennis All-RMAC Awards
Primary Contact: Eric Danner, Interim Commissioner • E-mail: [email protected] • Secondary Contact: Kelsey Helgeson, RMAC Media Relations • E-mail [email protected]
Player of the Year
Rodrigo Almeida, Western New Mexico
Sr., Arapongas, Brazil/ Nene Lourenco HS
First Team All-RMAC Singles
Name, School
*Rodrigo Almeida, Western New Mexico
Jordan Lyden, Colorado Mesa
Josh Graetz, Metro State
*Spencer Weinberg, Colorado Mesa
Jean-Laurent Pageault, Western New Mexico
Adrien Delvaux, Metro State
* - unanimous first team selection
Freshman of the Year
Josh Graetz, Metro State
Fr., Albury, Australia/The Scots School
Coach of the Year
Dan MacDonald, Colorado Mesa
Yr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
Hometown/Previous School
Arapongas, Brazil/ Nene Lourenco HS
St. George, Utah / Desert Hills HS
Albury, Australia/The Scots School
Grand Junction, Colo. / Grand Junction HS
Perrigny, France/ Academi des Hauts de Nimes
Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound HS
Playing #
1
1
1
2
2-3
2
Second Team All-RMAC Singles
Andres Garcia-Rojas, Colorado Mesa
Sascha Brechtel, Western New Mexico
Santiago Rosa, Colorado Christian
Nick Baker, Metro State
Alvaro Nunez, Western New Mexico
Sergio Avella, CSU-Pueblo
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
Toronto, Canada / Leaside HS
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
Gijon, Spain/ IES Jovellanos 13
Lee’s Summit, Mo. / Lee’s Summit West HS
Madrid, Spain
Sogamoso, Colombia / Colegio Reyes Patria
3
3-4
1
3
4-5
3
Third Team All-RMAC Singles
Kavindu Gamage, Montana State University Billings
Cody Freishchlag, Colorado Mesa
Francisco Damasio, Western New Mexico
Trevor Brown, Colorado Mesa
Trung Le, CSU-Pueblo
Trevor Jones, Metro State
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Melbourne, Australia / Rosehill Secondary College
Downers Grove, Ill.
Jundiai, Brazil/Centro Educational Sigma
Powell Butte, Ore. / Crook County HS
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam/ Seminole State College
Vancouver, Wash. / Mountain View HS
4
5
5-6
6
4
5
First Team All-RMAC Doubles
Team
Rodrigo Almeida/Jean-Laurent Pageault - Western New Mexico
Jordan Lyden/Spencer Weinberg - Colorado Mesa
Francisco Damasio/Alvaro Nunez- Western New Mexico
Second Team All-RMAC Doubles
Cody Freischlag/Blake Demond - Colorado Mesa
Josh Graetz/Adrien Delvaux - Metro State
Trevor Brown/Andres Garcia-Rojas - Colorado Mesa
Third Team All-RMAC Doubles
Trung Le/ Joao De Silveria - CSU-Pueblo
Nick Baker/Trevor Jones - Metro State
Omar Lopez/Sascha Brechtel - Western New Mexico
Playing #
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Men’s Tennis All-Academic Release
2014 Men’s Tennis All-Academic Awards
Primary Contact: Eric Danner, Associate Commissioner • E-mail: [email protected] • Secondary Contact: Shannon Payne, Advanced Media Intern • E-mail: [email protected]
2014 RMAC Men’s Tennis Academic Awards
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- April 30 -- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is recognizing all-academic performers in the sport of men’s
tennis. To qualify for Academic All-RMAC, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.30 or better, be a starter or reserve, and have completed two
consecutive semesters or three quarters at their current institution. The student-athlete’s cumulative GPA is what they had earned prior to tennis
season beginning. RMAC Sports Information Directors at schools which sponsor the sport of men’s tennis selected the first team.
First Team All-Academic
Name
# Rodrigo Almeida
Jordan Lyden
Alvaro Nunez
John Qualls
Saul Shrom
Yr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
School
Western New Mexico
Colorado Mesa
Western New Mexico
Metro State
CSU-Pueblo
Hometown
Arapongos, Brazil
St. George, Utah
Madrid, Spain
Henderson, Neb.
Winnepeg, Canada
GPA
3.49
3.69
3.86
3.93
3.99
Major
Mathematics
Business
Business Management
Math and Computer Science
Psychology
Hometown
Prairie Village, Kan.
Broomfield, Colo.
Tulsa, Okla.
Toronto, Canada
Vercruz, Mexico
Melbourne, Australia
Reading, Calif.
Naucalpan, Mexico
GPA
3.75
3.98
3.56
3.53
3.85
3.33
3.64
3.78
Major
Business
Liberal Arts
Business Administration
Undecided
Psychology
Business Administration
Mathematics
Business Managment
# - 2014 RMAC Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Year
First Team student-athletes are listed in alphabetical order
Honor Roll
Name
David Horner
Wesley Jones
Dillon Etter
Andres Garcia-Rojas
Yr.
So.
So.
Sr.
So.
Alexandro Moncayo-Samperio Sr.
Kavindu Gamage
Sr.
Austin Kische
So.
Omar Lopez
Jr.
School
Colorado Christian
Colorado Christian
Colorado Christian
Colorado Mesa
CSU-Pueblo
MSU-Billings
MSU-Billings
Western New Mexico
RMAC MEN’S TENNIS
ACADEMIC ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
2014 - Rodrigo Almeida, Western New Mexico
2013 - Gabriel Vlahos, Metro State
2012 - Rodrigo Almeida, Western New Mexico
2011 - Henning Thrien, Western New Mexico
2010 - Jordan Chomko, Colorado Mesa
2009 - Sascha Ruckelshausen, Metro State
2008 - Sascha Ruckelshausen, Metro State
2014 Preseason Information
2014 RMAC Men’s Tennis
Preseason Coaches Poll
2014 RMAC Women’s Tennis
Preseason Coaches Poll
13 RMAC
#
School (1st Pl. Votes)
Points
Finish
1.
Colorado Mesa (3)
7
2nd
2.
Western New Mexico (3)
8
1st
3.
Metro State
13
4th
4.
Montana State Billings
17
3rd
5.CSU-Pueblo
20
5th
6.
Colorado Christian
25
6th
#
School (1st Pl. Votes)
Points
1.
Western New Mexico (3)
8
2.
Colorado Mesa (2)
9
3.
Metro State (1) 11
4. CSU-Pueblo
17
5. Colorado Christian
22
6. Montana State Billings
23
Coaches can’t vote for their own team or players.
MSUB is an affiliate member of the RMAC in men’s tennis.
Coaches can’t vote for their own team or players.
MSUB is an affiliate member of the RMAC in womens’ tennis.
RMAC Men’s Preseason
Player of the Year
Rodrigo Almeida
Western New Mexico
Senior
Arapongas, Brazil/Nene Lourenco H.S.
Almeida was also named RMAC Player of the
Year in 2012. He was 19-4 in singles matches
while leading the Mustangs to the RMAC
regular season and tournament titles. He
was also chosen as the WNMU Scholar Athlete Award winner after being named RMAC
Academic Player of the Year.
RMAC Men’s Tennis
Preseason All-Conference Team
Rodrigo Almeida, Western New Mexico (Sr., Arapongas, Brazil)
Jordan Lyden, Colorado Mesa (Jr., St. George, Utah)
Juan Pablo Fuentes, Western New Mexico (Jr., Guadalajara, Mexico)
Christian Fischer, Montana State-Billings (Sr., Berlin, Germany)
Spencer Weinberg, Colorado Mesa (So., Grand Junction, Colo.)
Josh Graetz, Metro State (Fr., Albury, Australia)
Players are listed in order of points received.
13 RMAC
Finish
1st
3rd
2nd
4th
6th
5th
RMAC Women’s Preseason
Player of the Year
Ganna Tiurina
Western New Mexico
Junior
Kiev, Ukraine
Tiurina was also the RMAC Player of the year
for the 2013 season as well as being named
RMAC player of the week twice. She played
every singles and doubles match at the top
flight, going 17-8 in singles and 14-12 in doubles along with teammate Ashley Newell. She
won all seven conference matches in both
singles and doubles.
RMAC Women’s Tennis
Preseason All-Conference Team
Gianna Tiurina, Western New Mexico (Jr., Kiev, Ukraine)
Naomi Holopainen, Metro State (Fr., Lahiti, Finland)
Ashley Newell, Western New Mexico (Jr., Las Vegas, Nevada)
Kara Williams, Colorado Christian (Sr. Jonesboro, Arkansas)
Rachel McLaughlin, Colorado Mesa (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.)
*Shannen McNamara, Colorado Mesa (Sr., Edwards, Colorado)
*Wanda Holopainen, Metro State (Fr. Lahiti, Finland)
Players are listed in order of points received.
*McNamara and Holopainen tied for 6th.
2014 RMAC Men’s Tennis Schedules
Colorado Christian University
DateOpponent
Feb. 22
Colorado College
Feb. 28
at Friends University
Mar. 1
at Southwest Christian University
Mar. 10
St. Edward’s
Mar. 14
CSU-Pueblo
Mar. 21
Metro State
Mar. 22
Newman
Mar. 28
Holy Names
Mar. 29
Arizona Christian
Mar. 29
Sonoma State
Mar. 30
Hastings College
Apr. 4
vs. Colorado Mesa @ Silver City, N.M.
Apr. 5
at Western New Mexico
Apr. 11
Montana State, Billings
Apr. 12
at Colorado College
Colorado Mesa University
DateOpponent
Feb. 8
at Northern Colorado
Feb. 22
at Utah State Feb. 22
at Weber State MAr. 14
vs. Grand Canyon @ Mesa, Ariz.
Mar. 14
vs. Schreiner @ Mesa, Ariz.
Mar. 15
vs. Hastings College (Neb.) @ Mesa, Ariz.
Mar. 24
at Cameron Mar. 25
at Dallas Baptist Mar. 26
at McMurry Mar. 27
at Midwestern State Mar. 28
at Colorado College
Mar. 29
vs. Sonoma State @ Denver
Mar. 29
vs. Holy Names (Calif.) @ Denver
Apr. 4
vs. Colorado Christian @ Silver City, N.M.
Apr. 5
at Western New Mexico Apr. 12
vs. Montana State -Billings @ Denver
Apr. 12
at Metropolitan State of Denver
Colorado State University-Pueblo
DateOpponent
Feb. 28
at Cameron (OK)
Feb. 28
at Ouachita Baptist
Mar. 1
at East Central (OK)
Mar. 8
at Air Force Academy
Mar. 9
Colorado College
Mar. 9
St. Edward’s
Mar. 12
Wartburg (IA)
Mar. 13
vs. Bethany (KS) @ Denver, Colo.
Mar. 14
at Colorado Christian
Mar. 21
Newman (KS)
Mar. 28
Arizona Christian
Mar. 28
Sonoma State (CA)
Mar. 30
Holy Names
Mar. 31
Lindenwood
Apr. 4
at Montana State University-Billings
Apr. 5
vs. Metro State @ Billings, Mont.
Apr. 12
Western New Mexico
Time/Result
L, 1-8
L, 2-7
L, 0-9
L, 0-9
L, 0-9
L, 0-9
Cancelled
L, 0-9
L, 0-9
L, 0-9
L, 1-8
L, 0-9
L, 0-9
L, 1-8
L, 1-8
Time/Result
L, 2-5
L, 1-6
L, 1-6
L, 1-4
W, 9-0
W, 9-0
W, 5-4
W, 9-0
W, 6-3
L, 1-8
W, 9-0
L, 3-6
W, 5-4
W, 9-0
L, 2-7
W, 8-1
W, 5-4
Metropolitan State University of Denver
DateOpponent
Feb. 8
at Air Force
Feb. 20
at Dallas Baptist
Feb. 21
at Midwestern State
Feb. 22
at Cameron University
Mar. 7
at Northern Colorado
Mar. 8
St. Edward’s
Mar. 13
Bethany (Kan.)
Mar. 14
Wartburg College
Mar. 20
Newman University
Mar. 21
at Colorado Christian
Mar. 28
Holy Names
Mar. 28
Hastings College
Mar. 30
Sonoma State
Apr. 2
Lindenwood
Apr. 4
at Montana State-Billings
Apr. 5
vs. Colorado State-Pueblo @ Billings, Mont.
Apr. 11
Western New Mexico
Apr. 12
Colorado Mesa
Montana State University-Billings
DateOpponent
Feb. 12
at Montana State
Mar. 1
at Portland State
Mar. 5
vs. Niagra @ Orlando, Fla.
Mar. 5
vs. Cedarville (Ohio) @ Orlando, Fla.
Mar. 7
vs. Grand Valley State @ Orlando, Fla.
Mar. 8
vs. St. Cloud State @ Orlando, Fla.
Mar. 8
vs. Palm Beach Atlantic @ Orlando, Fla.
Apr. 4
CSU-Pueblo
Apr. 5
Metropolitan State of Denver
Apr. 11
vs. Western New Mexico @ Lakewood, Colo.
Apr. 11
at Colorado Christian
Apr. 12
vs. Colorado Mesa @ Denver
Western New Mexico University
Time/Result
L, 2-7
L, 4-5
L, 1-8
L, 0-7
W, 9-0
L, 4-5
W, 8-1
L, 2-7
W, 9-0
L, 3-6
W, 5-4
L, 0-9
L, 3-6
W, 5-4
W, 6-3
L, 4-5
L, 4-5
DateOpponent
Feb. 15
vs. Azusa Pacific @ Phoenix, AZ
Feb. 15
vs. Point Loma @ Phoenix, AZ
Feb. 16
vs. Sonoma State @ Phoenix, AZ
Feb. 22
vs. Texas-Permian Basin @ Las Cruces, NM
Feb. 23
vs. Abilene Christian @ Las Cruces, NM
Mar. 1
New Mexico Military Institute
Mar. 10
at Azusa Pacific
Mar. 11
at Vanguard
Mar. 12
at UC-San Diego
Mar. 13
vs. Fresno Pacific @ San Diego, CA
Mar. 14
vs. Sonoma State @ San Diego, CA
Mar. 28
McMurry
Apr. 4
Colorado Mesa
Apr. 5
Colorado Christian
Apr. 11
vs. MSU-Billings @ Denver, CO
Apr. 11
at Metro State-Denver
Apr. 12
at CSU-Pueblo
Time/Result
L, 1-6
W, 9-0
L, 0-9
L, 4-5
L, 0-7
L, 2-7
L, 1-8
W, 9-0
W, 6-3
W, 9-0
L, 4-5
W, 8-1
L, 1-8
W, 5-4
W, 5-4
W, 5-4
L, 4-5
L, 4-5
Time/Result
L, 0-7
Canceled
L, 3-6
W, 8-1
L, 1-8
W, 5-4
L, 1-8
L, 3-6
L, 2-7
L, 0-9
W, 8-1
L, 1-8
Time/Result
L, 0-9
W, 6-3
W, 6-3
W, 8-1
L, 0-4
Canceled
L, 4-5
L, 1-8
L, 1-8
L, 3-6
L, 4-5
W, 6-3
W, 7-2
W, 9-0
W, 9-0
W, 5-4
W, 5-4