April 6, 2008
GUSTAVUS DEFEATS THREE CONFERENCE OPPONENTS AND MINNESOTA STATE-MANKATO

Gustavus men's tennis downed MIAC rivals Hamline, St. Olaf, and St. Mary's and Division II foe Minnesota State-Mankato- all on Saturday, April 5.  It was a beautiful day for outdoor tennisŠsun, light breeze, and temperature in the 60's.  The Gusties split into two teams.  One coached by Tommy Valentini beat Minnesota State-Mankato 9-0 at home and then traveled to Northfield, MN for an 8-1 victory over St. Olaf.  The other led by Steve Wilkinson journeyed to St. Paul for a 9-0 defeat of Hamline University.  Next they drove to Winona in the southeast corner of Minnesota to face St. Mary's University.  The score was again 9-0, completing a 35-1 individual match record for the day.

The season record now stands at 21-5, with a perfect 8-0 record in the MIAC Conference.  The showdown for the conference championship comes at home on Saturday, April 12, 10:30 a.m. against undefeated Carleton.  Gustavus also plays at 8:45 a.m. against Wartburg College and at 4 p.m. against Luther College, the top ranked Division III school in Iowa.

GUSTAVUS  9  MINNESOTA STATE-MANKATO  0   St. Peter, MN, April 5, 2008
1. Mike Burdakin/John Kauss (GA) def. Ryan Frederickson/John Julian (MSU) 8-0
2. Nick Hansen/Ben Tomasek (GA) def. Mitch Johnson/Jake Ruzsa (MSU) 8-1
3. Eric Ice/Griffin Foley (GA) def. Bryan Hoff/Adam Dahl (MSU) 8-3

1. John Kauss (GA) def. Ryan Frederickson (MSU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Mike Burdakin (GA) def. John Julian (MSU) 6-0, 6-2 
3. Ben Tomasek (GA) def. Mitch Johnson (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Nick Hansen (GA) def. Bryan Hoff (MSU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Ashok Jethwa (GA) def. Jake Ruzsa (MSU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Krishan Jethwa (GA) def. Adam Dahl (MSU) 6-7(3), 6-1 (10-5)
7. Eric Ice (GA) def. Chad Berger (MSU) 6-3, 6-1 (Exhibition)

GUSTAVUS  9  HAMLINE UNIVERSITY  0   St. Paul, MN, April 5, 2008
1. Andy Bryan/Kevin Stickney (GA) def. Kyle Warner/Phu Cao (H) 8-1
2. Aaron Zenner/Dave Koppel (GA) def. Dan Vogel/Kyle Helgemoe (H) 8-2
3. Matt Nelson/Theo Roth (GA) def. Dan Cromwell/Ben Golizowski (H) 8-0

1. Andy Bryan (GA) def. Dan Vogel (H) 6-0, 6-2
2. Aaron Zenner (GA) def. Phu Cao (H) 6-0, 6-0
3. Kevin Stickney (GA) def. Kyle Warner (H) 6-0, 6-1
4. Dave Koppel (GA) def. Dan Cromwell (H) 6-1, 6-2
5. Theo Roth (GA) def. Kyle Helgemoe (H) 6-3, 6-2
6. Matt Nelson (GA) def. Ben Golizowski (H) 6-1, 6-2

GUSTAVUS  8  ST. OLAF  1  Northfield, MN, April 5, 2008
1. Mike Burdakin/John Kaus (GA) def. Ian Pray/Nick Crnkovic (SO) 8-2
2. Nick Hansen/Ben Tomasek (GA) def. Drew Erie/David Narvaez (SO) 8-4
3. Nick Hubbard-Peters/Will Mitchell (GA) def. Eric Ice/Griffin Foley (GA) 8-6
4. Ashok Jethwa/Krishan Jethwa (GA) def. Eric Brekke/Joseph McDevitt (SO) 8-3 (Exhibition)

1. John Kauss (GA) def. Ian Pray (SO) 6-2, 6-2
2. Mike Burdakin (GA) def. Drew Erie (SO) 6-0, 6-0
3. Ben Tomasek (GA) def. David Narvaez (SO) 6-1, 6-1
4. Nick Hansen (GA) def. Nick Hubbard-Peters (SO) 6-1, 6-2
5. Ashok Jethwa (GA) def. Eric Brekke (SO) 6-0, 6-1
6. Krishan Jethwa (GA) def. Joseph McDevitt (SO) 6-3, 6-1
7. Griffin Foley (GA) def. Eric Brandenberg (SO) 6-3, 5-7 (11-9) (Exhibition)
8. Eric Ice (GA) def. David Shiell (SO) 6-3, 6-7(5), (10-5) (Exhibition)

GUSTAVUS  9  ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY  0   Winona, MN, April 5, 2008
1. Andy Bryan/Kevin Stickney (GA) def. Steven Clements/Pawel Szczeipkowski (SM) 8-5
2. Aaron Zenner/Dave Koppel (GA) def. Walter Manning/Justin Loeffler (SM) 8-2
3. Matt Nelson/Theo Roth (GA) def. Andy Weigman/Steve Mino (SM) 8-2

1. Andy Bryan (GA) def. Walter Mannino (SM) 6-3, 6-3
2. Aaron Zenner (GA) def. Pawel Szczepkowski (SM) 6-0, 6-1
3. Kevin Stickney (GA) def. Steven Clements (SM) 6-1, 6-4
4. Dave Koppel (GA) def. Andy Weigman (SM) 6-2, 6-1
5. Theo Roth (GA) def. Justin Loeffler (SM) 6-1, 6-1

6. Matt Nelson (GA) def. Steve Mino (SM) 6-3, 6-2