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Tennis: Game Notes

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MSU Denver will open the 2015 spring season at Northern Colorado on Saturday.

Notes:
NOTES:
•    Nick Baker (Lee's Summit, Mo./Lee's Summit West H.S.) went 4-1 and won the consolation bracket at the ITA South Central Region championships.
•    Baker and Josh Graetz (Albury, Australia/The Scots School) reached the semifinals of the doubles tournament at the ITA regional, going 3-1 and losing to the eventual region champions.
•    Baker finished second at the Roadrunners Invitational (Sept. 20-21).
•    Men's doubles pair Sam Stember (Melbourne, Fla./Satellite H.S.) and Calum Hayes (Leeds, England/Guiseley H.S.) won the No. 2 doubles championship at the Roadrunners Invitational (Sept. 20-21).
•    Women's doubles pair Courtney Wright (Houston, Texas/Memorial H.S.) and Megan Bell (Holladay, Utah/Olympus H.S.) won the No. 2 doubles championship at the Roadrunners Invitational (Sept. 20-21).
•    Josh Graetz (Albury, Australia/The Scots School) won 12 consecutive singles matches in 2013-14 at No. 1 (March 8 to April 11), breaking the school record for consecutive wins at No. 1 singles.
•    Previously the school record was nine held by Peter Lantz (2000) and Sascha Ruckelshausen (2009). 
•    Graetz has also broken the school record for most wins in a single season in 2013-14 with 23 (previous record was 22 by Lucio Cangiano in 2012).

ITA HISTORY:
Men's ITA Regional Champions
(Small College Championships Finish)
1998    Bruce Dicker/Michael Judd (Doubles-8th)
1999    Michael Judd/Peter Lantz (Doubles-7th)
2000    Michael Judd/Jarrad Rexilius (Doubles-7th)
2008    Sascha Ruckelshausen (Singles-6th)
2009    Scott Bradley/Georgie Perez (Doubles-8th)
2010    Lucio Cangiano (Singles-8th)
2011    Lucio Cangiano (Singles-8th)

Women's ITA Regional Champions
(Small College Championships Finish)
2002    Jasmon Crabb (Singles-8th)
    Jasmon Crabb/Hande Gorur (Doubles-5th)
2003    Rebecca Meares/Jessica Meares             (Doubles)
2013    Naomi Holopainen (Lahti, Finland/Salpausselän H.S.) (Singles-8th)

LEADING THE WAY IN THE CLASSROOM:
•    The men's tennis team had a 3.17 GPA during the fall semester.
•    Four men's tennis players made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll with a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher: Calum Hayes (Leeds, England/Guiseley H.S.) (4.0, finance major); Josh Graetz (Albury, Australia/The Scots School) (3.94, K-12 physical education); Trevor Jones (Vancouver, Wash./Mountain View H.S.) (3.71, civil engineering); John Qualls (Henderson, Nev./Foothill H.S.) (3.53 (computer science/mathematics).
•    Women's tennis player Courtney Wright (Houston, Texas/Memorial H.S.) (3.62, environmental science) also made the AD Honor Roll during the fall.

MSU DENVER TENNIS HISTORY:
•    MSU Denver's men's team has won four regular season RMAC championships (2000, 2001, 2008, 2009).
•    The men's team has won seven RMAC tournament championships (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009).
•    The men's team has reached the NCAA tournament 10 times in the past 14 seasons (most recently 2012), including an appearance in the quarterfinals in 2002.
•    The women's team has won three regular season RMAC championships (2002, 2003, 2004).
•    The women's team has won three RMAC tournament championships (2002, 2003, 2004).
•    The women's team has made four NCAA tournament appearances (2002, 2003, 2004, 2009), including quarterfinals appearances in 2002 and 2003.
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Players Mentioned

Naomi Holopainen

Naomi Holopainen

5' 7"
Freshman
Nick Baker

Nick Baker

6' 1"
Senior
Joshua Graetz

Joshua Graetz

6' 1"
Sophomore
Trevor Jones

Trevor Jones

5' 10"
Sophomore
John Qualls

John Qualls

6' 1"
Senior
Calum Hayes

Calum Hayes

5' 9"
Freshman
Megan Bell

Megan Bell

5' 7"
Freshman
Courtney Wright

Courtney Wright

5' 7"
Freshman
Sam Stember

Sam Stember

5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Naomi Holopainen

Naomi Holopainen

5' 7"
Freshman
Nick Baker

Nick Baker

6' 1"
Senior
Joshua Graetz

Joshua Graetz

6' 1"
Sophomore
Trevor Jones

Trevor Jones

5' 10"
Sophomore
John Qualls

John Qualls

6' 1"
Senior
Calum Hayes

Calum Hayes

5' 9"
Freshman
Megan Bell

Megan Bell

5' 7"
Freshman
Courtney Wright

Courtney Wright

5' 7"
Freshman
Sam Stember

Sam Stember

5' 10"
Junior