TOURNAMENT PREVIEW Gustavus Adolphus College is set to host the 13th annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Division III Indoor Championship at the Swanson Tennis Center in St. Peter, Minnesota. Seven of the top 15 teams in NCAA Division III men’s tennis will square off to determine the 2013 ITA National Indoor Champion. Emory University of Atlanta, Georgia (#1 in the most recent ITA Diision III poll) looks to defend its 2012 National Indoor Championship this year as the No. 1 seed entering the tournament. The Eagles have won the title the past two years and are striving for a record third straight ITA Indoor crown. Joining last year’s champion will be host Gustavus Adolphus College (#25), Kenyon College of Gambier, Ohio (#2), Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore, Maryland (#7), the University of California at Santa Cruz (#8), Trinity University of San Antonio, Texas (#9), California Lutheran University of Thousand Oaks, Calif. (#11), and North Carolina Wesleyan College of Rocky Mount, North Carolina (#12). The tournament will begin on Friday morning at 11:30 a.m. with the No. 2 seed Kenyon Lords facing the No. 7 seed North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops, and the No. 3 seed Johns Hopkins Blue Jays taking on the No. 6 seed Cal Lutheran Regals. Later in the afternoon at 5:00 p.m., the No. 1 seed Emory Eagles will face the No. 8 seed Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties, and the No. 4 seed UC-Santa Cruz Banana Slugs battles the No. 5 seed Trinity Tigers. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ KENYON COLLEGE “Banana Slugs” “Lords” Saturday’s schedule has the losers of Friday’s matches playing in consolation matches beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Santa Cruz, California Gambier, Ohio winners of the first round matches will play in the semifinals beginning at 2:00 p.m. later that day. The fifth and seventh place matches will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night. The third place and championship matches will both begin at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY “Golden Gusties” “Blue Jays” Many of the top players in NCAA Division III will be taking part in this year’s tournament, including five of the top St. Peter, Minnesota Baltimore, Maryland 10 ranked singles competitors. Top-ranked competitors in singles include Aaron Skinner (#1) of Trinity, Robert Kjellberg (#2) of North Carolina Wesleyan, Paul Burgin (#4) of Kenyon, Andy Hersh (#5) of Johns Hopkins, and Mya Smith-Dennis (#8) of Gustavus. In the doubles field, four of the top 10 tandems in the country will be present. Top doubles teams include Tanner Brown and Erik Lim of Johns Hopkins (#4), Wade Heerboth and Robert Turlington of Kenyon (#5), Nicolas Szczurek and Jackson Isaacs of Emory (#6), and Jordan Mayer and Aaron Skinner of Trinity (#9). ITA Division III National Indoor Championships February 22–24, 2013 • Swanson Tennis Center • St. Peter, Minn. #2 Kenyon Friday, 11:30 a.m. #7 NC Wesleyan Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. #3 Johns Hopkins Friday, 11:30 a.m. #6 Cal Lutheran 5th Place Championship #1 Emory Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. Friday, 5 p.m. #8 Gustavus Adolphus Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. #4 UC–Santa Cruz Friday, 5 p.m. CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY EMORY UNIVERSITY “Kingsmen” “Eagles” #5 Trinity Thousand Oaks, California Atlanta, Georgia Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. TRINITY UNIVERSITY NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE 7th Place 3rd Place “Tigers” “Battling Bishops” San Antonio, Texas Rocky Mount, North Carolina California Lutheran University University Of Calif., Santa Cruz Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Site: Thousand Oaks, California Site: Santa Cruz, California Site: Baltimore, Maryland Site: Gambier, Ohio Nickname: Kingsmen Nickname: Banana Slugs Nickname: Blue Jays Nickname: Lords Head Coach: Mike Gennette Head Coach: Bryce Parmelly Head Coach: Chuck Willenborg Head Coach: Scott Thielke National Ranking: 11th National Ranking: Eighth National Ranking: Seventh National Ranking: Second League: South California Intercollegiate League: Independent League: Centennial Conference League: North Coast Athletic Conference Athletic Conference NCAA Appearances (2011 Finish): 28 (3rd Rd.) NCAA Appearances (2012 Finish): 7 (Quarterfinals) NCAA Appearances (2012 Finish): 16 (Runner-Up) NCAA Appearances (2012 Finish): Six (2nd Rd.) Name Yr. Hometown Name Yr. Hometown Name Yr. Hometown Name Yr. Hometown Bryce Bettwy Jr. San Diego, Calif. Tanner Brown So. New Braunfels, Texas Paul Burgin Sr. Baltimore, Md. Branko Andrews Fr. Calabasas, Calif. Garrett Deguchi So. Santa Rosa, Calif. Edward Corty So. St. Petersburg, Fla. Sam Geier Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. David Arushanyan Fr. Reseda, Calif. George Goetz Jr. Piedmont, Calif. Morgan Dauer Sr. Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. Jared Goldstein Sr. Chapel Hill, N.C. Nicholas Ballou Sr. Orinda, Calif. Andre Halabi Sr. Irvine, Calif. Nicholas Garcia Fr. Miami, Fla. Colin Haas So. Englewood, Colo. Devon Belcher Jr. Santa Maria, Calif. Erich Koenig Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. German Gonzalez-Rivas Jr. Weston, Fla. Wade Heerboth So. Tucson, Ariz. Sean Handley Fr. Santa Barbara, Calif. Max Littlejohn So. Chico, Calif. David Greenbaum Fr. Great Neck, N.Y. Andrew Herring So. Lexington, Ky. Chris Hartman Fr. Rocklin, Calif. Sam Rodgers Sr. Arroyo Grande, Calif. Andy Hersh Sr. Valrico, Fla. Jacob Huber So. New York, N.Y. Nick Jacobs Sr. Bakersfield, Calif. Erik Rosner Sr. Cardiff by the Sea, Calif. Ben Hwang So. Wesley Chapel, Fla. Tristan Kaye Fr. Tampa, Fla. Thomas Millet Sr. Montpellier, France Michael Saria Jr. San Diego, Calif. Noah Joachim So. Sparta, N.J. Michael Razumovsky So. Baltimore, Md. Alex Nichols Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. Eli Scandalis Jr. Escondido, Calif Chris Jou Fr. Bayside, N.Y. Tim Rosensteel So. East Windsor, N.J. Ian Slater Fr. Vancouver, B.C. James Soper Fr. Tuscon, Ariz. Jeff Kamei Sr. Downey, Calif. Josh Stiles Sr. Chelsea, Mich. Marcelo Sousa Jr. UberlÃndia, Brazil Nathan Law Fr. Cupertino, Calif. Davis Thrailkill So. Nashville, Tenn. Connor Treacy So. Venice, Calif. Erik Lim So. Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Robert Turlington Fr. Rochester, Minn. Ray Worley IV Sr. San Mateo, Calif. Jensen Reiter So. Laurel Hollow, N.Y. C.J. Williams Sr. Richmond, Va. Jeremy Schwartz Jr. Weston, Conn. Kevin Ye Sr. Duluth, Ga. Sam Weissler Fr. Chapel Hill, N.C. Gustavus Adolphus College Emory University North Carolina Wesleyan Trinity University Site: St. Peter, Minnesota Site: Atlanta, Georgia Site: Rocky Mount, North Carolina Site: San Antonio, Texas Nickname: Golden Gusties Nickname: Eagles Nickname: Battling Bishops Nickname: Tigers Head Coach: Tommy Valentini Head Coach: John Browning Head Coach: Worth Richardson Head Coach: Russell McMindes National Ranking: 25th National Ranking: First National Ranking: 12th National Ranking: Ninth League: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference League: University Athletic Association League: USA South Athletic Conference League: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference NCAA Appearances (2012 Finish): 25 (3rd Rd.) NCAA Appearances (2012 Finish): 26 (Champion) NCAA Appearances (2012 Finish): 4 (3rd Rd.) NCAA Appearances (2012 Finish): 19 (3rd Rd.) Name Yr. Hometown Name Yr. Hometown Name Yr. Hometown Name Yr. Hometown Amrik Donkena Sr. Rochester, Minn. Will Adams Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. Peter Hviid So. Gentofte, Denmark Julio Benavides Jr. El Paso, Texas Tyler Johnson Sr. West Bend, Wis. Ayush Bajoria Jr. Kolkata, West Bengal Robert Kjellberg Jr. Vetlanda, Sweden Charlie Curtis So. St. Louis, Mo. Rodrigo Otero Sr. Fargo, N.D. Nazar Bilukha Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Mikhail Konnov Fr. Yaroslav, Russia Erick DelaFuente Sr. El Paso, Texas Michael Lieberman Sr. Long Grove, Ill. Eric Brinzenskiy Fr. Staten Island, N.Y. Panayot Kusidi Jr. Gelendzhik, Russia Pablo Diaz Boom So. Cancun, Mexico Juan Luis Chu Jr. Lima, Peru Tyler Gadbois So. Piedmont, Calif. Clifton Lesak Sr. Littleton, N.C. Connor Dunn Fr. Carmel, Ind. Marcel Gyswyt Jr. Golden Valley, Minn. Eric Halpern So. Rye Brook, N.Y. Johan Ljungdahl Fr. Stockholm, Sweden Eliot Guin Fr. Denver, Colo. Grant Leisner Jr. Andover, Minn. Jackson Isaacs Jr. Malibu, Calif. Iraklii Marutian So. St. Petersburg, Russia Greg Haugen Jr. Austin, Texas Joe MacGibbon Jr. Apple Valley, Minn. Dylan Kady Jr. Upper Holland, Pa. Marcus Pola Fr. Vetlanda, Sweden Eshan Jayamanne Jr. Colombo, SriLanka Bryan Miles Jr. Wausau, Wis. Elliot Kahler Sr. Carrollton, Ga. Artsiom Prostak Sr. Minsk, Belarus Gregory Marifian So. Belleville, Ill. Mya Smith-Dennis Jr. Savage, Minn. Rafe Mosetick Fr. Hinsdale, Ill. Clayton Sonn Sr. East London, Eastern Jordan Mayer So. San Antonio, Texas Motasam Al-Houni So. Tripoli, Libya Eric Rothschild Sr. Westport, Conn. Cape, South Africa Nicolas Moreno Jr. Saratoga, Calif. Brad Entwistle So. Sioux Falls, S.D. Alex Ruderman So. Basking Ridge, N.J. Eduardo Ugalde Fr. Queretaro, Mexico Eric Schluter So. San Antonio, Texas David Brown Fr. Oakland, Calif. Eric Seidelman Jr. Boca Raton, Fla. Aaron Skinner So. Columbia, Mo. Mitchell Elofson Fr. St. Peter, Minn. Nicholas Szczurek Jr. Lemont, Ill. Brandon Thompson So. Freeport, Maine . Ian Wagner So. Columbus, Ohio Dylan Wright Sr. Alpharetta, Ga..