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2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

Darral Freund
Darral Freund
Darral Freund
Geoff Ziegler
Andy Schlichting
Andy Schlichting

Joey Tscherne

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sylmar, Calif.
  • High School John F. Kennedy

Biography

  • 2018 All-RMAC first team singles
  • 2018 All-RMAC first team doubles
  • 2018 RMAC Player of the Week, April 12
  • 2018 RMAC Player of the Week, March 7
  • 2017 All-RMAC first team singles
  • 2017 All-RMAC first team doubles
  • 2017 RMAC Player of the Week, April 12
  • 2017 RMAC Player of the Week, March 15
  • 2016 All-RMAC first team singles
  • 2016 RMAC Player of the Week, April 14
Career: Finished his career as one of the most accomplished players in program history...Compiled a career singles record of 68-26 to rank second in program history in singles wins...Winning percentage of .723 ranked tied for ninth all-time at MSU Denver...Ranked third in program history with 64 doubles wins (64-25) and 10th in career doubles winning percentage (.719)...Eighth in program history in singles wins (16) and second in career doubles wins (58)...Career doubles winning percentage of .773 ranked third all-time.

2018-19: Went 10-6 in singles, including 9-5 at No. 1...Won eight straight singles matches to wrap up his career...Ranked as high as 45th nationally in Division II before finishing the season ranked No. 71...Compiled an 13-5 mark in doubles, including an 11-4 record playing No. 1 doubles with partner Mateo Besada, with six straight wins to end the season...Won his opening match at the ITA South Central Regional before losing to eventual finalist Anish Sriniketh of St. Edward's (Texas) in the second round...Paired with Daniel Llorente, reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the ITA South Central Regional before losing 8-6 to eventual champions Ben Westwick and Alberto Diaz of Midwestern State (Texas).

2017-18: All-RMAC first team in both singles and doubles...Went 20-6 in singles, matching his win total from 2016-17 that is tied for seventh-highest single-season win total in program history...Went 18-4 in No. 2 singles...Had a 17-8 mark in doubles, including 16-6 playing at No. 1 with partner Josh Graetz...Tscherne/Graetz were ranked in the ITA national rankings all season, peaking at No. 25 in the season-ending rankings...He and Graetz picked up MSU Denver's victory in the NCAA Division II first-round loss to Midwestern State (Texas), defeating 18th-ranked Dillon Pineda and Nolan McCaig 8-2. In singles, Tscherne was up one set and playing a second-set tiebreak when Midwestern State clinched the team victory.

2016-17: All-RMAC first team in singles and doubles...Undefeated in RMAC competition, going 6-0 in both singles and doubles...Went 20-7 in singles, tied for the seventh-highest single-season win total in school history...Teamed with Josh Graetz to go 23-4 in doubles, a school record for doubles wins in a season, and 21-2 at No. 1 doubles to set the school mark for No. 1 doubles wins in a season. Their winning percentage of .852 is tied for fourth-best in a season in doubles at MSU Denver and their .913 winning percentage (21-2) at No. 1 is tied for third in program history...Compiled a 16-5 record at No. 2 singles, winning his final seven matches of the season. He and Graetz won their final nine doubles matches of the year...Reached the quarterfinals of the ITA South Central Regional in singles with three victories. He and Graetz won twice in doubles to reach the quarterfinals at the ITA regional as well.

2015-16: All-RMAC first team in singles...Went 18-7 overall in singles, including 7-3 from the No. 1 position and 3-1 at No. 2...Compiled an 11-8 record in doubles, including 10-5 at No. 1...Reached the semifinals of the ITA South Central Regional before losing to top-seed Kyle Davidson of Midwestern State (Texas). Among his victories in the regional was a 6-2, 6-4 decision over fifth-seeded Joao Fazendiero of Cameron (Okla.)...Reached the round of 16 in doubles at the regional, playing with partner Josh Graetz...Went 4-0 in his MSU Denver debut on Sept. 11 beating Nebraska-Kearney's 17th-ranked Mohab El Zanaty 6-2, 6-2 and Texas-Permian Basin's Cole Davis 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 in singles and combining with Graetz to win two doubles matches, including an 8-5 victory over the eighth-ranked UNK tandem of El Zanaty and Joey Richards.

High School: John F. Kennedy High School class of 2015...Coached by William Vogel...Earned first team all-city in Los Angeles as a senior...Ranked No. 40 in boys singles in Southern California and No. 44 in the state...Had a career singles record of 28-13...Also lettered in cross country.

Personal: Born Joseph Ricardo Tscherne on July 28, 1997...Son of Steve and Barbara...Majoring in kinesiology.

Career Singles Results

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 RMAC Overall
2015-16 7-3 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 18-7
2016-17 0-0 16-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-0 20-7
2017-18 0-0 18-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-0 20-6
2018-19 9-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0   - 10-6
Total 16-8 37-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 14-2 68-26

Career Doubles Results
Year 1 2 3 RMAC Overall
2015-16 10-5 0-0 0-0 2-2 11-8
2016-17 21-2 0-0 0-0 6-0 23-4
2017-18 16-6 0-0 0-0 6-0 17-8
2018-19 11-4 0-0 0-0   - 13-5
Total 58-17 0-0 0-0 14-2 64-25

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    6'2"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    6'2"
  • 2017-18Junior

  • 2018-19Senior