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2012 Schedule & Results |
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OPPONENT |
SITE |
TIME/RESULT |
| Sat., Sept. 10 |
@ Davenport |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 9-0 |
| Fri., Feb. 10 |
vs. Lake Superior State |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 9-0 |
| Wed., Feb. 15 |
vs. Ferris State |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Noon |
Fri. - Sat.,
Feb. 17-18 |
Grand Rapids City Tournament |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
TBA |
| Sat., Feb. 25 |
vs. Wheaton |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
TBA |
| Sat., March 3 |
vs. Judson |
Orlando, Fla. |
TBA |
| Sun., March 4 |
vs. Florida Tech |
Orlando, Fla. |
TBA |
| Mon., March 5 |
vs. Albion |
Orlando, Fla. |
TBA |
| Tues., March 6 |
vs. Bethel |
Orlando, Fla. |
TBA |
| Wed., March 7 |
vs. St. Joseph's |
Orlando, Fla. |
TBA |
| Thurs., March 8 |
vs. Olivet |
Orlando, Fla. |
TBA |
| Wed., March 14 |
@ Hope |
Holland, Mich. |
4 p.m. |
| Fri., March 16 |
vs. St. Francis |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
TBA |
| Sat., March 17 |
@ Roberts Wesleyan |
Ohio |
1 p.m. |
| Wed., March 21 |
@ Grand Valley |
Allendale, Mich. |
3:30 p.m. |
| Fri., March 23 |
@ GRCC (exhibition) |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
2:30 p.m. |
| Sat., March 24 |
@ Toledo |
Toledo, Ohio |
1 p.m. |
| Wed., March 28 |
vs. Kalamazoo |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
3 p.m. |
| Fri., March 30 |
@ Huntington |
Huntington, Ind. |
4 p.m. |
| Sat., March 31 |
@ Indiana Wesleyan |
Marion, Ind. |
11 a.m. |
| Thurs., April 5 |
@ Davenport |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
TBA |
| Fri., April 6 |
@ Indiana Tech |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
10 a.m. |
| Wed., April 11 |
@ Cornerstone |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
1 p.m. |
| Fri., April 13 |
@ Cedarville |
Cedarville, Ohio |
4 p.m. |
| Sat., April 14 |
@ Northwestern Ohio |
Lima, Ohio |
11 a.m. |
| Wed., April 18 |
@ Valparaiso |
Valparaiso, Ind. |
4 p.m. |
Fri. - Sat.,
April 20-21 |
WHAC Championships |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
TBA |
Fri., - Sat.,
April 27-28 |
Regional Tournament |
Lima, Ohio |
TBA |
| May 13-17 |
NAIA National Championships |
Mobile, Ala. |
TBA |
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Roster |
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Yr. |
Hometown/High School (College) |
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John Telfer |
Sr. |
Midland, Mich./Midland |
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Travis Wolf |
Sr. |
Portage, Mich./Portage Central |
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Michael Sendor |
Sr. |
St. Joseph, Mich./St. Joseph |
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Andrew Jary |
Jr. |
Grandville, Mich./Grandville |
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Kyle Masteller |
Jr. |
Holland, Mich./West Ottawa |
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Nik Artaev |
So. |
St. Joseph, Mich./St. Joseph |
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Aaron Hendrick |
So. |
Grand Rapids, Mich./Northview |
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Francisco Huber |
So. |
Buenos Aires, Argentina/ |
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Brendan Petz |
So. |
Grosse Pointe, Mich./Grosse Pointe South |
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Peter Tratt |
So. |
Dewitt, Mich./Dewitt/Hanover |
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Coaches |
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Jerry Hendrick Head Coach -- Head Coach Jerry Hendrick begins his 21st season as the men's tennis coach at Aquinas College. Coach Hendrick is a 1986 graduate of Spring Arbor University where he was a four-year letter winner. While at Spring Arbor, Hendrick served as captain and played first singles and doubles. Coach Hendrick received a master's degree in social work from Grand Valley State University in 1991, and is currently working as an Adult Foster Care Licensing Area Manager for the State of Michigan. |
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During his tenure at Aquinas, Coach Hendrick has been named the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference coach of the year numerous times. His teams have won eleven NAIA Great Lakes Regional titles and have qualified for the NAIA National Championship tournament twelve times. Coach Hendrick has compiled 358 wins and 118 losses in dual matches against top-level competition over the course of the past twenty seasons for a .75 winning percentage. |
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Coach Hendrick has also served as the President of the NAIA Tennis Coaches Association (three terms), and has been the National Chairperson of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Ranking Committee (four terms). Prior to arriving at Aquinas, Hendrick coached at Jackson Lumen Christi High School for two seasons where he led both teams to the high school state championship tournament. Numerous Aquinas players have compiled 100-wins during their career at Aquinas under Hendrick’s coaching. This list includes Doug Dooley, Eric Vangessel, Scott David, Steve Greene, David Acevedo, Justin Crain, Kurt Brummel, Tom Huizing, Jason Winegar, Nate Price, Jason Walsh, Matt Garner, Jared Flick, Mike Rose, Patrick Grashorn, Patrick Bruining, Jason Beydoun, Jordan O'Neill, Tuan-Anh Tran, Dan Doerrfeld, John Telfer and Travis Wolf. Coach Hendrick resides in Grand Rapids with his wife, Beth, of 24 years and their three children: Ashley (21), Aaron (19) and Austin (15). |
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Steve Rose Assistant Coach -- Steve Rose begins his fourth year on staff as Assistant Tennis Coach. He has extensive experience in coaching a variety of sports including coaching tennis at the Jr. Varsity and Varsity level for Forest Hills Central High School in Grand Rapids Michigan. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the West Michigan Tennis Association and has been a USTA Travel Team player for over 15 years. Steve considers it a privilege to be a part of the Aquinas tradition of tennis excellence at the small college level and is looking forward to contributing to the team's continued success. |
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He received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Central Michigan University and his MBA from the University of Michigan. Steve is also a Certified Public Accountant and is owner and president of CertaPro Painters, West Michigan. |
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Steve is married to Patricia and they are proud to have a son, Michael who is a recent Aquinas graduate. Mike was an All-American and National Senior Player of the Year while competing for the Saints. |
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Season Outlook |
The Saints did not graduate any players from last year's squad that finished ranked among the top 20 teams in the US and Region 8 champions. The 2011-2012 team will include last year’s National ITA rookie Player of the Year Aaron Hendrick. Hendrick finished his freshman season ranked among the top 30 players in the nation and with partner Nik Artaev was ranked among the top 15 doubles teams. Hendrick was also honored as an NAIA All-American player upon the completion of his inaugural season. Sophomore Nik Artaev also returns after having an exceptional first year. He too was an All-American in his freshman season and with Hendrick tied an Aquinas record for the most doubles wins in one season (33-3). Last year’s #3 player Kyle Masteller will return for his junior season. Masteller was a reliable performer at third singles and second doubles and will be expected to do even more as an upper classman. This year's team returns three seniors including, Travis Wolf, who previously played #4 singles, John Telfer (#5) and Michael Sendor (#6). Wolf has earned a reputation as one of the team’s best competitors and often plays his best tennis in the biggest matches. Telfer ended last season with the team’s longest win streak and dominated his opponent at the National Championship event in May. He will be expected to continue this high level of play throughout his final season. Sendor showed last year that he is more than just a “doubles specialist” by soundly defeating the team’s biggest rival in both matches. He will be expected to contribute in this his final season through his on and off-court leadership. |
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The newcomer to the Saints squad this year is transfer Peter Tratt. Tratt comes to Aquinas from a Division 3 College in Indiana where he played #1 singles and doubles in his freshman year. Tratt brings a big serve and big game and will be expected to contribute immediately for a spot in both the singles and doubles line-up. |
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Overall, expectations at Aquinas are very high for an especially successful season of tennis. This year's team will once again contend for the unofficial city championship and expects to be ranked among the top 15 in the nation. The team is also a favorite to win the WHAC (conference) and Region 8 Championship. As always, the team’s top goal is to qualify for the National Championship tournament to be played in Mobile Alabama in May. Given the combination of talent and experience, the Saints are looking forward to a successful 2012. |
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