Coe Men's Tennis

Coe's Anderson, Ferree cited by IIAC

Coe College tennis players Brady Anderson and Jordan Ferree have been named Athletes of the Week by the Iowa Conference.

Anderson won the singles title at the Iowa Conference tournament at Coe this past weekend and teamed with Riley Galbraith to capture the doubles championship. Anderson, a freshman from Linn-Mar, was seeded fourth in singles but went all the way to the title.

Ferree reached the third round in singles and doubles at the ITA Midwest Regional tournament. She teamed with Laura Birky in doubles.

Anderson makes quick impact for Coe

Brady Anderson has made a smooth and successful transition from Linn-Mar High School to the men's tennis program at Coe as a freshman.

Anderson sailed by teammate Alex Bernt, 6-3, 6-0, to win the Flight A singles title at the Iowa Conference tournament at Clark Field Saturday.

Anderson also teamed with Riley Galbraith to captured the Flight A doubles crown with an 8-5 victory over Coe teammates Ryan Hickman and Mark Kroll as the Kohawks dominated the two-day tournament.

Anderson, the state singles champion at Linn-Mar as a junior, edged Galbraith in the semifinals Saturday, 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 (11-9). On Friday, Anderson defeated Matt Knutson of Luther in the Round of 16, 6-1, 6-1, and swept Trent Schneider of Luther in the quarterfinals, 6-2, 6-1.

Galbraith, a Kennedy grad, defeated Kyle Appel of Luther for third place, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5).

Noah Sprinkel, who normally plays No.1 singles for Coe, is not attending school this semester but plans to enroll for his final semester of competition this winter and spring.

Kohawks shine at IIAC tennis meet

The Coe College men's tennis team has turned the Iowa Conference tournament into a party for the Kohawks.

The Kohawks dominated the first day of competition Friday and will be looking to crown champions at the Clark Racquet Center Saturday.

Riley Galbraith, Brady Anderson and Alex Bernt of Coe have all reached the semifinals in the singles bracket. Galbraith will face Anderson in one

match Saturday, with Bernt facing Kyle Appel of Luther in the other semifinal.

The Kohawks claimed two spots in the semifinals in doubles. Galbraith and Anderson paired for two victories Friday. Ryan Hickman and Mark Kroll also won two matches for Coe and reached the semifinals as well.

Coe's Sprinkel falls at NCAA tennis

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Coe junior Noah Sprinkel lost in the first round of the NCAA Division III national tennis tournament Thursday to Avery Shober of Sewanee, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Shober jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third set, but Sprinkel fought back to tie at 3-3. Shober won the next two games, taking a 5-3 lead. Sprinkel pulled within 5-4, but Shober won the final game for the 6-4 victory.

This was the 12th time a Kohawk has been invited to the NCAA national tournament and the second straight year for Sprinkel. He joins Jon Turbett, Johnny Watson and Nick Barnes as the only Kohawks to earn multiple invitations.

Sprinkel finished the year with a 22-6 record.