release from the GPAC office
The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) has announced the Men's Tennis All-Conference selections for 2009. Tyler Benson from Hastings has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Men's Tennis Player-of-the-Year, while Rick Harley from Nebraska Wesleyan is the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Men's Tennis Coach-of-the-Year.
2009 GPAC Men's Tennis All-Conference Team:
Singles:
Position | Name | School | Grade | Hometown |
No. 1 Singles | Michel Marcoux | Sioux Falls | Sophomore | Quebec, Canada |
No. 1 Singles | Jamie Holmes | Nebraska Wesleyan | Junior | Grand Island, Neb. |
No. 1 Singles | Wil Hotz | Hastings | Senior | Grand Island, Neb. |
No. 1 Singles | Josh Siske | Doane | Junior | Ralston, Neb. |
No. 2 Singles | Tyler Benson | Hastings | Sophomore | Kearney, Neb. |
No. 2 Singles | Juan Carlos
Mata Buxade | Sioux Falls | Senior | Las Pez, Mexico |
No. 2 Singles | Nathan Hoppe | Nebraska Wesleyan | Freshman | Lincoln, Neb. |
No. 3 Singles | Eric Holmes | Nebraska Wesleyan | Senior | Grand Island, Neb. |
No. 3 Singles | Travis Bronson | Hastings College | Senior | Hastings, Neb. |
No. 4 Singles | Diasuke Naito | Nebraska Wesleyan | Freshman | Kawanishi City, Japan |
No. 4 Singles | Nolan Wiese | Sioux Falls | Junior | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
No. 5 Singles | Codie Schmeichel | Sioux Falls | Junior | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
No. 5 Singles | Ryan Duerr | Concordia | Freshman | Warren, Mich. |
No. 6 Singles | Austin DeLange | Sioux Falls | Freshman | Watertown, S.D. |
No. 6 Singles | Scott Ronshaugen | Nebraska Wesleyan | Senior | Grand Island, Neb. |
Singles Honorable Mention: Jeremy Jank (Concordia), Evan Hoisington (MLC), Borjan Jaksic (Sioux Falls), Scott Schlesinger (Concordia), Chris Ondrey (Hastings), Mike Larsen (Nebraska Wesleyan), Grant Nagaki (Hastings), Andrew Huber (Hastings).
Doubles:
Position | Name | School | Grade | Hometown |
No. 1 Doubles | Tyler Benson | Hastings College | Sophomore | Kearney, Neb. |
| Will Hotz | | Senior | Grand Island, Neb. |
No. 1 Doubles | Michel Marcoux | Sioux Falls | Sophomore | Quebec, Canada |
| Borjan Jaksic | | Junior | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
No. 1 Doubles | Jamie Holmes | Nebraska Wesleyan | Senior | Grand Island, Neb. |
| Nathan Hoppe | | Freshman | Lincoln, Neb. |
No. 2 Doubles | Eric Holmes | Nebraska Wesleyan | Senior | Grand Island, Neb. |
| Diasuke Naito | | Freshman | Kawanishi City, Japan |
No. 2 Doubles | Juan Carlos
Mata Buxade | Sioux Falls | Senior | Las Pez, Mexico |
| Nolan Wiese | | Junior | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
No. 3 Doubles | Codie Schmeichel | Sioux Falls | Junior | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| Austin DeLange | | Freshman | Watertown, S.D. |
Doubles Honorable Mention: Jeremy Jank and Jon Schleicher (Concordia), Ethan Stout and Evan Hoisington (Midland Lutheran), Travis Bronson and Grant Nagaki (Hastings), Scott Schlesinger and Kyle Kahldahl (Concordia), Mike Larsen and Scott Ronshaugen (Nebraska Wesleyan), Chris Ondrey and Andrew Huber (Hastings)
GPAC Hauff Mid-America Sports Player-of-the-Year: Tyler Benson, Hastings
GPAC Hauff Mid-America Sports Coach-of-the-Year: Rick Harely, Nebraska Wesleyan