Men's Tennis

Concordia Athletics has announced the hiring of David DeSimone as head tennis coach, effective Feb. 18. DeSimone will also serve in an athletic fund development role. He is a graduate of Kalamazoo College.

Tommy McNish claimed the title in Flight C of the GPAC Invite while two of his teammates also advanced to championship matches. The tournament was contested at Fremont High School.

After four seasons leading the Concordia tennis programs, Joel Reckewey stepped away from the head coaching position. Reckewey won a combined 63 matches and led the women to the GPAC semifinals three times.

Junior Conner Works has earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition following his first season as a member of the tennis program. Works is majoring in history.

Jeremy Berryman and Luke Zoller represented the Concordia men's tennis program with all-conference honors, as announced by the GPAC on Thursday (May 10). Berryman and Zoller went 3-2 at No. 1 doubles.

Jeremy Berryman and Luke Zoller led the charge with a win at No. 1 doubles as the Bulldogs made a bid to reach the GPAC semifinals. However, they were clipped by Morningside, 5-3.

As the No. 5 seed, the Bulldogs have drawn fourth-seeded Morningside in the quarterfinals of the GPAC tournament. Concordia hopes to build off a win in the final match of the regular season.

The regular season came to a close in Sioux City, Iowa, on Friday (April 27) for Concordia. After a 5-4 loss to Morningside, the Bulldogs rebounded with a breezy 9-0 victory over Mount Marty.

Despite a strong push at No. 2 singles by Luke Zoller, the Concordia men's tennis team came up empty in a 9-0 loss at Hastings on Tuesday (April 24). The Bulldogs are still searching for their first GPAC win.