Apr. 22, 2002
Truman Men's Tennis Team Places Fourth at MIAA Meet
The Truman State University men's tennis team completed it season with a third-place finish at the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association on Saturday. The Bulldogs scored 28 points, while first-place Northwest Missouri had 69 points followed by Southwest Baptist with 64 and Washburn with 35. Missouri-Rolla and Emporia State had seven and four points, respectively.
Senior Erich Podzinski (Evergreen, Colo.) was the recipient of the men's sportsmanship award bestowed by the league.
Listed below are complete results from the weekend matches. Final records for the men can be found in the bottom right corner on the roster.
No. 1 Singles-Fourth-Place Erich Podzinski, Truman d. Aaron Dick, Emporia, 6-1, 7-5 Fernando Sierra, Washburn d. Podzinski, Truman, 6-1, 6-3 Podzinski, Truman d. Steve Posch, Missouri-Rolla, 6-1, default Jon Sanchez, Northwest Missouri d. Podzinski, Truman, 8-3 No. 2 Singles-Fourth Place Michal Zamiatala, Northwest Missouri d. Ben Smith, Truman, 6-3, 6-3 Smith, Truman d. Jorge Lopez, Missouri-Rolla, 9-8 Kellen Bombardier, Emporia d. Smith, Truman, 8-3 No. 3 Singles-Fourth Place Adam Rees, Truman d. Steve Roundtree, Washburn, 6-3, 6-3 Gorka Sanchez, Northwest Missouri d. Rees, Truman, 6-2, 6-2 Rees, Truman d. Jason Metling, Emporia, 8-3 Michael Boeckelmann, Missouri-Rolla d. Rees, Truman, 8-3 No. 4 Singles-Fourth Place Adam Ehrlich, Southwest Baptist, d. Eric Babb, Truman, 6-3, 6-4 Babb, Truman d. Quy Wesley, Emporia, 8-4 Adam Ehrlich, Southwest Baptist d. Babb, Truman, 8-3 No. 5 Singles-Fourth Place Chris Larson, truman d. Joe Schmidt, Emporia, 6-4, 6-4 Nathan Hurd, Washburn d. Larson, Truman, 6-4,6 -1 Larson, Truman d. Steve Burke, Missouri-Rolla, 8-0 T.J. Martin, Southwest Baptist d. Larson, Truman, 9-8 (8-6) No. 6 Singles Brandon Dunstan, Washburn d. David Maginness, Truman, 6-0, 6-0 Ryan Lynda, Missouri-Rolla d. Maginness, Truman, 9-7 No. 1 Doubles-Third Place Podzinski/Smith, Truman d. Zamiatala/Keith, Northwest Missouri, 8-5 Sierra/Roundtree, Washburn d. Podzinski/Smith, Truman, 8-2 Podzinski/Smith, Truman d. Mettling/Dick, Emporia, 8-1 Zamiatala/Keith, Northwest Missouri d. Podzinski/Smith, Truman 8-4 No. 2 Doubles-Fourth Place Tan/Valdez, Washburn d. Rees/Babb, Truman, 8-3 Rees/Babb, Truman d. Bradford/Lynch, Missouri-Rolla, 8-4 Tan/Valdez, Washburn d. Rees/Babb, Truman, 8-1 No. 3 Doubles-Second Place Larson/Jones, Truman d. Paden/Martin, Southwest Baptist, 9-8 (7-2) G. Sanchez/Mulwanda, Northwest Missouri d. Larson/Jones, Truman, 8-3