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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.
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.
Set to begin the 2019 season on Friday (Feb. 7), the Concordia men's tennis program seeks improvement following a fifth-place GPAC finish last season. Standouts such as Thomas Greeff and Luke Zoller return.
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.
Following a 2022-23 season that saw the Bulldogs finish at 12-9 overall (3-3 GPAC), the program begins anew under Head Coach Lisa Hart. The spring 2024 roster features four returners and four newcomers.
Charles Krutz and a team of eight talented Bulldogs helped bring greater attention to the tennis program at Concordia in the spring of 1983. Led by Stan Meyer, the Bulldogs enjoyed an undefeated season and won the NIAC championship.
A new-look lineup for Concordia Men's Tennis debuted in the fall when the Bulldogs knocked off Bethel College. Head Coach Cam Long's squad has experienced returners in Juan Rabellino, Eduardo Rojas and Shawn Springer.
The senior group (including one fifth-year member) of Jeremiah Berryman, Joe Bindl, Isaac Howes and Jack Kitson has been a rock for Concordia Men's Tennis. The quartet led the program to new heights in 2021 and hopes for more in 2022.
Coming off an appearance in the 2021 GPAC tournament final, the Bulldogs hope to go a step farther this spring. In his first year as head coach, Cam Long will lean upon a veteran lineup with high hopes for 2022.
A season to remember for Concordia Men's Tennis included a run to the GPAC tournament final for the first time ever and 10 total victories with the help of a deep lineup.
t’s been a long time coming for Concordia Men’s Tennis, which returned to the court in the fall after an extended layoff. The Bulldogs bring back a wealth of experience and depth on the 2021 roster.
Unsatisfied with how the 2019-20 season ended abruptly, Luke Zoller is back for a fifth year of collegiate tennis. Says Zoller, "I’m glad I chose to come back and I think it was the right decision."
Lineup depth had become a theme in the early going of the spring for both Concordia University tennis squads. Coach DeSimone's squads ended their seasons with wins and were ranked in the top three of the GPAC.
Ranked fourth in the GPAC preseason ratings, senior Luke Zoller and his teammates are aspiring to put forth a breakthrough campaign. The Bulldogs reached the GPAC semifinals last season.