Match History

2013 NJCAA National Championship - Day 5

May 17, 2013 at Plano, TX
The last day of the NJCAA Men's National Tournament featured the finals of the main and consolation draws. The Lewis & Clark Trailblazers had Cameron Randall and Neil Berkel in the #1 Singles and #2 Singles consolation finals respectively.

Randall came out and started making his opponent - Jack Busby from Cowley - hit a lot of shots. It turned out that his opponent was hitting hard but having a difficult time keeping the ball in the court. At 2-2 Randall reeled off 4 games in a row including some really aggressive points to finish out the first set. In the second set, Busby began taking the pace out of his shots and the game with an apparent injury. Randall tried to be aggressive with the weaker shots, but Busby hit many good passing shots and turned the tables. Randall lost the second set 6-0 and the final set tiebreak 10-2.


Berkel played the #2 seed from Laredo. His opponent had a big forehand that he would miss occasionally, but he wasn't too generous to Berkel, defeating him 6-1, 6-0.

The Lewis & Clark Trailblazers finished with 18 points and tied with Temple for 12th place out of 26 teams. This accomplished the team goal of placing in the top half of the National Tournament and was a validation of the hard work the team put in through the entire 2012/2013 school year. In 2012 the team scored 8 putting LCCC at 20th out of 26 schools. In 2011 the team scored 5 points and in 2010 scored 4.5 points.

2013 NJCAA National Championship - Day 4

May 16, 2013 at Plano, TX
Day 4 of the National Tournament was scheduled to start with #1 and #2 singles consolation draw matches for the Trailblazers. However, the opposing team had already left Plano, so Cameron Randall and Neil Berkel received walkover wins to advance to the consolation finals on Friday.

At #1 Doubles consolation, Randall/Logan finished their match with Paradise Valley with a win. Paradise Valley was hitting the ball better than the previous day, but steady pressure to their weaker backhands and strong crosscourt returns were all that was needed to beat them 6-2, 6-1. Advancing to the semi-final round, Randall/Logan next faced the #2 seed Tyler Team who had been upset in the opening round. The Tyler team played big and loose and never gave Randall/Logan an opportunity to get into the match. Randall/Logan were defeated 6-0, 6-1.

2013 NJCAA National Championship - Day 3

May 15, 2013 at Plano, TX
Day 3 of the NJCAA Men's National Tournament was rained out in the afternoon, but not before the Trailblazers were able to score two more wins. At #1 Singles consolation Cameron Randall defeated the #1 player from Harford 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-2). At #2 Singles consolation Neil Berkel defeated the #2 player from Harford 6-2, 7-5. In the main draw third round Patrick Logan faced the #3 player from Seminole. Logan executed the game plan of forcing his opponent to his backhand side perfectly, but his opponent hit too many good shots defeating Logan 6-0, 6-0. Quinton Argent provided the most excitement for the Trailblazers is his #4 Singles third round match against the #2 seed from ABAC. Argent's opponent played a big game but Argent used his speed to track down a lot of balls to keep the match close in the first set. At 5-4, Argent served four huge serves to win the first set. In the second set, his opponent made an adjustment to get more balls in play and that turned out to be the difference. Argent continued to win a few games with his big serve, but fell 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

2013 NJCAA National Championship - Day 2

May 14, 2013 at Plano, TX
There were more firsts for the Lewis & Clark Men's Tennis Team at the second day of the NJCAA National Tournament with two main draw second round singles wins by Patrick Logan at #3 singles and Quinton Argent at #4 singles. Logan defeated a player from Temple in the nervy second round match where both players were seeking to find consistency but still capitalize on opportunities to be aggressive. To win the first set 6-3, Logan did the better job of keeping his groundstrokes in play but couldn't force many net points as his opponent seemed to like a target at net. In the second set, Logan kept the pressure on with consistency followed up with more trips forward including some very timely serving and volleying to close it out 6-1. Argent defeated another player from Temple - a lefty with a good forehand and a decent net game. Argent used his big serve effectively to force errors and found the range with his topspin forehand to prolong points and run his opponent all over the court. Argent won 6-2, 6-1.

In other main draw matches, Milos Vukicevic lost 6-0, 6-0 to ASA (3 seed) at #5 singles, Tyler Kerley lost 6-0, 6-1 to Tyler (2 seed) at #6 singles, Argent/Vukicevic lost 6-0, 6-4 to Seward at #2 doubles, and Berkel/Kerley lost 6-2, 6-1 to Collin (2 seed) at #3 doubles.

Cameron Randall scored the third win of the day in the consolation bracket by defeating Mississippi Gulf Coast at #1 singles. In blustery conditions, both Randall and his opponent fought to find each other's backhand side and come to net. Randall's steady backhand was the difference as he was able to maintain better court position whereas his opponent ran around to hit his forehand. After holding on to a service break to win the first set 6-3, Randall faced a more desperate opponent who stopped making as many errors. At 5-all Randall fought off a couple break points with great serving and clutch play. In the next game, with his opponent crashing the net to avoid his own nervous groundstrokes, Randall hit three brilliant passing shots to earn the win 7-5.

For Day 3 of the tournament, Lewis & Clark will have Logan and Argent competing in the third round of the main draw singles and Randall, Berkel, and Randall/Logan continuing in the consolation bracket.

2013 NJCAA National Championship - Day 1

May 13, 2013 at Plano, TX
The 2013 NJCAA Mens Division I National Tennis Tournament features 26 teams from across the country including the Lewis & Clark Trailblazers. The first day was the most successful the team has had in the past four years of attending the tournament, including six first round wins out of nine flights.

At #1 Singles, Cameron Randall (Edwardsville) played Scottsdale and exchanged early breaks with his swift opponent. Randall used his superior backhand to force some errors but clutch passing shots from his opponent were the difference as he fell in two sets 6-4, 6-3.

At #2 Singles, Neil Berkel (Troy) played a lefty from Mississippi Gulf Coast with a big serve and forehand. Berkel used his acrobatic and tenacious style of play to keep points going and find his opponent's backhand, but in the end, his opponent hit too many big shots defeating Berkel 6-3, 6-2.

At #3 Singles, Patrick Logan (Alton) dominated his opponent from Prairie State getting to the net off of his serve and slice approach shots. Logan's superb volleys ended most points as he won 6-1, 6-1.

At #4 Singles, Quinton Argent (Ravenshope, Austrailia) used his big serve to overpower the player from Paradise Valley. Quinton also hit sharply angled forehands with heavy topspin to move his opponent, draw errors and earn a 6-3, 6-1 win.

At #5 Singles, Milos Vukicevic (Belgrade, Serbia) played Prairie State. Using his quickness and good defense, Vukicevic outsteadied his opponent and won easily 6-2, 6-1.

At #6 Singles, Tyler Kerley (Benton) played Paradise Valley. Kerley determined early on that coming to the net was the correct strategy and used that tactic to win 6-1, 6-2.

At #1 Doubles, the team of Randall/Logan played the team from Seward. After falling behind 6-0, 5-0, Randall and Logan started adjusting to the high pace of their opponents shots and mounted a furious comeback by rocketing serves and returns of their own and attacking the net. They managed to win four games in a row but couldn't quite win a fifth falling 6-0, 6-4.

At #2 Doubles, Argent/Vukicevic played Elgin. Both of their opponents had strong forehands and quick hands at the net. Argent's serves and returns and Vukicevic's aggressive net play applied steady pressure to their opponents which resulted in an impressive 6-3, 6-1 win.

At #3 Doubles, Berkel/Kerley played a tough Itawamba team. Berkel and Kerley played fantastic doubles from start to finish with steady strong returns and smothering net play. They committed very few unforced errors and maintained their high level of play to win 6-4, 6-1.

The six wins gives Lewis & Clark 12 points which is higher than the previous record of 8 total points scored in any of the last three years. All nine flights of the team can continue to score points tomorrow in the second round of the main draw and the first round of the consolation draw.

2013 Match #16 Region 24 Championship vs. Kaskaskia

Apr 20, 2013 12:00pm - 4:00pm at Kaskaskia
LCCC 9, Kaskaskia 0

The Lewis & Clark Men's Tennis team won the NJCAA Region 24 Championship by defeating Kaskaskia 9-0 on Saturday April 20 at Kaskaskia. The team left nothing to chance, treating each point as important and losing only 7 total games in 9 matches. This marks the fourth consecutive season that Lewis & Clark has won the Region 24 Championship. As the champion, the Trailblazers will compete in the 2013 NJCAA Men's National Tournament (http://www.collin.edu/athletics/national_tourn/) in Plano, TX the week of May 13-17. At the tournament each player will compete in a singles draw and a doubles draw at the same level that they played in the Region 24 Championship.

#1S: Cameron Randall won over Cole Heuerman 6-1, 6-2
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Alex Prusaczyk 6-0, 6-0
#3S: Patrick Logan won over Chris Heckman 6-0, 6-0
#4S: Quinton Argent won over Jayme Zanton 6-0, 6-0
#5S: Milos Vukicevic won over Riley Jones 6-0, 6-0
#65: Tyler Kerley won by default

#1D: Randall/Logan won over Heuerman/Prusaczyk 6-0, 6-1
#2D: Argent/Vukicevic won over Heckman/Zanton 6-2, 6-1
#3D: Berkel/Kerley won by default

2013 Match #15 vs. Lindenwood Belleville

Apr 12, 2013 4:00pm - 7:30pm at Lewis & Clark
LCCC 7, Lindenwood Belleville 2

The Lewis & Clark Men's Tennis team improved to 7-8 on the season with a 7-2 win over Lindenwood Belleville on Friday April 12 at the Andy Simpson Tennis Complex. This win avenged an earlier loss to Lindenwood where the men dropped 5 of 6 singles lines but won all 3 doubles. Similarly, on Friday, Lewis & Clark started by winning all three doubles lines in convincing fashion. After giving away early breaks of serve in each contest, every doubles team rebounded to build and maintain the lead. Randall and Logan made some very key shots including an impressive overhead by Logan on break point to hold Logan's serve at 4-2. Vukicevic's hard work on his serve technique paid off as he dropped only one point through all of his service games.

In singles, Randall nearly put away his opponent in two sets, and played confidently in the third set tiebreaker to win it 14-12. Berkel dominated Prosser early, but couldn't finish him at love in the second set. Prosser stopped making any errors, but on the fifth try, Berkel found a way to win a game and close out the win. Logan started with a few forehand errors, but quickly found a good mix of topspin and slice groundstrokes to frustrate his opponent and draw errors. Logan finished the match with dominant net play - finding some impressive angles on his serves. Argent used his athleticism to wear out his opponent from the baseline with a good mix of defensive and offensive groundstrokes. Argent's serve and backhand were especially impressive. Vukicevic's opponent was hitting huge forehands the entire match. Vukicevic lost the first set but used good defense and some big forehands of his own to win the second. In the tiebreak, a few excellent shots from his opponent was the difference as he fell 10-6. Kerley started strong winning the first set, but couldn't find an answer when his opponent started hitting moonball shots. In the third set tiebreak a few key misses resulted in a 10-7 loss.

The Trailblazers are now 7-8 on the season with three more matches remaining. The team will be focused on preparing for the Region 24 Tournament with Kaskaskia and finishing with a winning record.

#1S: Cameron Randall won over Eduardo Garcia 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(12)
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Dylan Prosser 6-1, 6-4
#3S: Patrick Logan won over Quoc Nguyen 6-1, 6-0
#4S: Quinton Argent won over Asad Shakoor 6-4, 6-2
#5S: Milos Vukicevic lost to Ryan Garside 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(6)
#65: Tyler Kerley lost to Christian Hamilton 6-4, 1-6, 1-0(7)

#1D: Randall/Logan won over Garcia/Prosser 8-3
#2D: Berkel/Vukicevic won over Shakoor/Hamilton 8-3
#3D: Kerley/Coyle won over Garside/Atwaters 8-4

2013 Match #14 vs. Maryville

Apr 8, 2013 4:00pm - 7:30pm at Lewis & Clark
LCCC 6, Maryville 1

#1S: Cameron Randall lost to A. Champierre 6-3, 6-2
#2S: Neil Berkel won over J. Sellmeyer 6-1, 6-4
#3S: Patrick Logan won over T. Boehmer 6-3, 6-0
#4S: Quinton Argent won over T. Purnell 6-0, 6-0
#5S: Milos Vukicevic won over J. Betonio 6-0, 6-0

#1D: Randall/Logan won over Champierre/Boehmer 9-7
#2D: Vukicevic/Argent won over Sellmeyer/Purnell 8-6

2012 Lewis & Clark Blazer Classic Tournament

M = Missouri Baptist, J = Johnson County, V = Vincennes, L = Lewis & Clark

Apr 5, 2013 1:30pm - 7:00pm at Lewis & Clark
#1D RD#1: Randall/Logan won over Rubinelli/Morris (M) 6-1, 6-2
#1D RD#2: Randall/Logan lost to Bermudez/Kuhn (V) 6-1, 6-2
#2D RD#1: Argent/Vukicevic lost to DeZamacona/Rustemeyer (J) 6-1, 6-0
#2D RD#2: Argent/Vukiceivic lost to Stevenson/Morris (M) 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(4)
#3D RD#1: Kerley/Berkel lost to Holcomb/Steiner (V) 6-4, 7-5
#3D RD#2: Kerley/Berkel won over Tass/Stachowski (M) 6-0, 7-6 (3)
EXS RD#1: Matthew Coyle won over Ryan Migneron (M) 8-3
EXS RD#2: Matthew Coyle lost to Tyler Cissell (M) 8-6
EXS RD#3: Matthew Coyle lost to Draper (J) 8-0

Apr 6, 2013 9:00am - 2:00pm at Lewis & Clark
#1S RD#1: Cameron Randall lost to Drew Morris (M) 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-0
#1S RD#2: Cameron Randall lost to Rahachou (J) 6-3, 6-0
#2S RD#1: Neil Berkel lost to Garcia (J) 6-0, 6-1
#2S RD#2: Neil Berkel lost to Rubinelli (M) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
#3S RD#1: Patrick Logan lost to Garrett Mandrell (V) 6-0, 6-2
#3S RD#2: Patrick Logan lost to Conner Stevenson (M) 6-4, 6-2
#4S RD#1: Quinton Argent lost to Ian Furrey (M) 6-0, 6-1
#4S RD#2: Quinton Argent lost to Harsha Manjunath (V) 7-6(4), 7-6(2)
#5S RD#1: Milos Vukicevic lost to Draper (J) 6-3, 7-5
#5S RD#2: Milos Vukicevic won over Kirk Tass (M) 6-3, 6-1
#6S RD#1: Tyler Kerley won over AJ Steiner (V) 6-2, 6-3
#6S RD#2: Tyler Kerley lost to Konetzki (J) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1

Full Results

2013 Match #13 vs. Quincy

Apr 4, 2013 4:00pm - 7:30pm at Lewis & Clark
LCCC 2, Quincy 7

#1S: Cameron Randall lost to Ian Hinkamper 6-0, 6-0
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Lane Luhring 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (7)
#3S: Patrick Logan lost to Patrick Kuhle 6-2, 6-3
#4S: Quinton Argent lost to Ethan Arns 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (7)
#5S: Milos Vukicevic lost to John Moskal 6-2, 6-4
#6S: Tyler Kerley won over Cole Anderson 7-5, 6-2

#1D: Randall/Logan lost to Hinkamper/Luhring 8-6
#2D: Vukicevic/Argent lost to Kuhle/Arns 8-4
#3D: Berkel/Kerley lost to Moskal/Anderson 9-7

Exhibition Singles: Matthew Coyle lost to Chris Bueler 8-4

2013 Match #12 vs. Kaskaskia

Apr 2, 2013 3:00pm - 5:00pm at Lewis & Clark
LCCC 9, Kaskaskia 0

#1S: Cameron Randall won over Cole Heuerman 6-1, 6-1
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Chris Heckman 6-1, 6-1
#3S: Quinton Argent won over Carter Bowman 6-0, 6-2
#4S: Patrick Logan won over Jayme Zanton 6-0, 6-0
#5S: Milos Vukicevic won over Riley Jones 6-0, 6-0
#6S: Tyler Kerley won by default

#1D: Logan/Vukicevic won over Heuerman/Zanton 8-3
#2D: Kerley/Coyle won over Bowman/Heckman 8-0
#3D: Berkel/Argent won by default

2013 Match #11 vs. Lindenwood Belleville

Mar 20, 2013 1:30pm - 5:30pm at Kingspoint Club, Belleville
LCCC 4, Lindenwood Belleville 5

#1S: Cameron Randall lost to Eduardo Garcia 5-7, 7-6(4), 1-0(5)
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Dylan Prosser 6-7(7), 6-2
#3S: Milos Vukicevic lost to Quoc Nguyen 6-3, 6-4
#4S: Patrick Logan won over Asad Shakoor 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(3)
#55: Tyler Kerley lost to Christian Hamilton 6-3, 7-5
#6S: Matthew Coyle lost to Ryan Garside 6-0, 6-0

#1D: Randall/Logan won over Garcia/Shakoor 8-4
#2D: Berkel/Vukicevic won over Prosser/Hamilton 8-4
#3D: Kerley/Coyle won over Garside/Atwaters 8-6

2013 Match #10 vs. Vincennes

Mar 16, 2013 3:30pm (Hack Kellner Tourney)
LCCC 0, Vincennes 5

Citing deteriorating weather conditions (cold and moisture) and concern for the physical condition of players Coach Humphrey requested the cancellation of the match with Vincennes as part of the Hack Kellner. An agreement on cancellation could not be achieved with Vincennes Coach Albers, so Lewis & Clark defaulted the match. Lewis & Clark will play Vincennes at the Blazer Classic on April 5th.

2013 Match #9 vs. McKendree

Mar 16, 2013 11:30am - 1:30pm at Sacred Heart Griffin, Springfield, IL (Hack Kellner Tourney)
LCCC 1, McKendree 5

Tyler Kerley played an amazing match to get ahead and finish strong with Lewis & Clark's lone win at #6 Singles. Quinton Argent played a great match as well, nearly pushing into a third set. The other matches featured great points, but Lewis & Clark couldn't string enough points together to win games.

#1S: Cameron Randall lost to Gabor Toth
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Lucian Misitrano 6-0, 6-0
#3S: Milos Vukicevic lost to Moritz Landt 6-1, 6-1
#4S: Quinton Argent lost to Barnabas Toth 6-2, 7-5
#5S: Patrick Logan lost to Fabio Tsuchira 6-1, 6-3
#6S: Tyler Kerley won over Jake Halde 6-4, 6-0

2013 Match #8 vs. St. Francis

Mar 16, 2013 8:00am - 10:30am at Lanphier HS, Springfield, IL (Hack Kellner Tourney)
LCCC 1, St. Francis 8

Patrick Logan had to sit out with a sore wrist and Lewis & Clark lost four third set tiebreakers in an 8-1 loss to St. Francis. Quinton Argent continued his great play from the day before, scoring the team's one win.

#1S: Cameron Randall lost to Alex Haizel 6-4, 6-3
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Andy Stecker 5-7, 6-3, 1-0(3)
#3S: Milos Vukicevic lost to Diego Mogrovejo 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(7)
#4S: Quinton Argent won over Chad Randall 6-3, 6-4
#5S: Tyler Kerley lost to Jonathan Pacheco 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(6)
#6S: Matthew Coyle lost to Zach Mullady 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(4)

#1D: Randall/Logan defaulted to Haizel/Peshev
#2D: Vukicevic/Argent lost to Stecker/Mogrovejo 8-5
#3D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Randall/Mullady 8-3

2013 Match #7 vs. Quincy

Mar 15, 2013 3:00pm - 5:00pm at Lanphier HS, Springfield, IL (Hack Kellner Tourney)
LCCC 4, Quincy 5

Powered by third set tiebreak wins by Neil Berkel at #3 Singles and Patrick Logan at #4 Singles and two set wins by Quinton Argent at #5 Singles and Tyler Kerley at #6 Singles, Lewis and Clark nearly beat Quincy for the first time in over 10 years. But strong doubles play - particularly with their returns - preserved the win for Quincy. Logan's win over Patrick Kuhle was a great confidence builder, as he continued to hone his defense-to-offense strategy. Patrick showed mental toughness saying, "Going into the tiebreak, I told myself, 'I'm going to win this match.'" Quinton Argent faced a very determined opponent but alternately used his slice and strong forehands to be consistent while waiting for opportunities to get to the net and finish the point. Argents blistering serve also came into play as held on to win in the second set tiebreak 7-5.

#1S: Cameron Randall lost to Ian Hinkamper 6-3, 6-1
#2S: Milos Vukicevic lost to Lane Luhring 6-0, 6-0
#3S: Neil Berkel won over John Moskal 2-6, 6-0, 1-0(9)
#4S: Patrick Logan won over Patrick Kuhle 7-5, 1-6, 1-0(9)
#5S: Quinton Argent won over Ethan Arns 6-4, 7-6(5)
#6S: Tyler Kerley won over Chris Bueler 6-0, 6-0

#1D: Randall/Logan lost to Hinkamper/Luhring 8-2
#2D: Vukicevic/Argent lost to Kuhle/Arns 8-3
#3D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Moskal/Anderson 8-5

2013 Match #6 vs. UIS

Mar 15, 2013 12:00pm - 2:30pm at Washington Park, Springfield, IL (Hack Kellner Tourney)
LCCC 2, UIS 7

In his win at #1 Singles, Cameron Randall pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in Lewis & Clark tennis history. Down 0-6, 0-5 Randall held his serve to get to 1-5. Using consistency and a few well timed winners, Randall then won 5 more games in a row to force the set into a tiebreak that he won 7-2. In the third set tiebreak, Randall fought off two match points to win it 12-10. Neil Berkel nearly pulled off another big win by taking the first set in #2 Singles using consistency and his big forheand to frustrate his opponent. But he couldn't hold on, losing the second set and the third set tiebreak 10-5. All the singles matches were close. Milos Vukicevic came very close to forcing a third set, losing a second set tiebreak 10-8. Tyler Kerley won #6 singles using consistency from the baseline.

#1S: Cameron Randall won over Jose Ortega 0-6, 7-6(2), 1-0(10)
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Oriol Andres 4-6, 6-2, 1-0(5)
#3S: Milos Vukicevic lost to Miguel Roighe 6-3, 7-6(8)
#4S: Quinton Argent lost to Ben Maine 6-3, 6-3
#5S: Patrick Logan lost to Santi Pedraza 7-5, 6-3
#6S: Tyler Kerley won over Nick Decker 6-4, 6-4

#1D: Randall/Logan lost to Ortega/Andres 8-6
#2D: Vukicevic/Argent lost to Maine/Roighe 8-3
#3D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Pedraza/Decker 8-3

2013 Match #5 vs. Kaskaskia

Mar 9, 2013 11:00am - 2:30pm at Kaskaskia
LCCC 9, Kaskaskia 0
#1S: Neil Berkel won over Alex Prusaczyk 6-2, 6-1
#2S: Milos Vukicevic won over Cole Heueman 6-0, 7-6 (3)
#3S: Quinton Argent won over Chris Heckman 6-0, 6-1
#4S: Tyler Kerley won over Carter Bowman 7-5, 6-0
#5S: John Cowles won over Jamie Zanton 6-2, 6-1
#6S: Matthew Coyle won over Riley Jones 6-0, 6-0

#1D: Vukicevic/Argent won over Heueman/Prusaczyk 8-4
#2D: Kerley/Berkel won over Jones/Heckman 8-1
#3D: Cowles/Coyle won over Zanton/Bowman 8-1

2013 Match #4 vs. UMSL

Mar 8, 2013 2:00pm - 5:30pm at UMSL
LCCC 0, UMSL 9
#1S: Cameron Randall lost to Nils Mueggenburg 6-4, 6-0
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Harry Heyburn 6-1, 6-0
#3S: Milos Vukicevic lost to Tim Gorter 6-0, 6-1
#4S: Quinton Argent lost to Tim McLarty 6-3, 6-1
#5S: Patrick Logan lost to Nils Corrales 6-3, 6-2
#6S: Tyler Kerley lost to Irving Corrales 6-1, 6-3

#1D: Randall/Logan lost to McLarty/Mueggenburg 8-2
#2D: Vukicevic/Argent lost to N. Corrales/Heyburn 8-2
#3D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Gorter/I. Corrales 8-1

2013 Match #3 vs. Webster JV

Feb 27, 2013 7:00pm - 9:30pm at Principia (Hexberg Indoor)
LCCC 10, Webster JV 0
#1S: Neil Berkel won over Wakeel Rahman 6-3, 6-0
#2S: Milos Vukicevic won over Dustin Thode 6-0, 6-0
#3S: Quinton Argent won over Beau Kolba 6-0, 6-0
#4S: Tyler Kerley won over Carlton Poindexter 6-0, 3-6, 1-0 (9)
#5S: John Cowles won over Matt Lang 6-1, 6-2
#6S: Matthew Coyle won over Darian Banks 6-1, 6-1
#7S: Cameron Randall won over Daniel Devasto 6-0, 6-0

#1D: Vukicevic/Argent won over Rahman/Thode 8-3
#2D: Kerley/Berkel won over Kolba/Poindexter 8-4
#3D: Cowles/Coyle won over Lang/Banks 8-3

2013 Match #2 vs. Principia

Feb 23, 2013 4:00pm - 8:30pm at Principia (Hexberg Indoor)
LCCC 6, Principia 3
#1S: Cameron Randall lost to Joey Sander 6-2, 6-0
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Jason Wissman 7-5, 6-2
#3S: Patrick Logan won over Kevin Hagenlocher 7-5, 6-0
#4S: Quinton Argent won over Andrew Rohrer 6-1, 6-0
#5S: Tyler Kerley won over Andrew Fields 6-2, 7-5
#6S: John Cowles won over Aaron Switzer 6-1, 6-0

#1D: Randall/Logan won over Sander/Wissman 9-8(5)
#2D: Vukicevic/Argent won over Hagenlocher/Sydness 8-5
#3D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Rohrer/Fields 9-8(6)

2013 Match #1 vs. Greenville

Feb 23, 2013 12:00pm - 4:00pm at Principia (Hexberg Indoor)
LCCC 9, Greenville 0
#1S: Cameron Randall won over Jon Urshan 6-1, 6-4
#2S: Milos Vukicevic won over Jordan Tingle 6-4, 6-3
#3S: Neil Berkel won over Drew Herlein 6-2, 6-2
#4S: Patrick Logan won over Alex Dawley 6-4, 6-2
#5S: Quinton Argent won over Demetrius Bush 6-3, 6-1
#6S: Tyler Kerley won over Code Power 6-1, 6-3

#1D: Randall/Logan won over Urshan/Herlein 8-4
#2D: Vukicevic/Argent won over Tingle/Dawley 9-8 (5)
#3D: Cowles/Coyle won over Bush/Jon Allen 8-0

2012 Scrimmage #3 vs. University of Illinois - Springfield

Oct 12, 2012 at LCCC
#1S: Neil Berkel lost to Jose Ortega 6-3, 6-2
#2S: Tyler Kerley won over Miguel Roig 6-3, 6-3
#3S: John Cowles lost to Hayden Esker 6-1, 6-1
#4S: Patrick Logan won over Nick Decker 6-2, 6-1

#1D: Logan/Cowles lost to Ortega/Roig 8-2
#2D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Ben Main/Oriol Andress 8-6

2012 Scrimmage #2 Quincy Tournamet

Sep 14-15, 2012 at Quincy
#1S RD#1: Cameron Randall lost to Ian Hinkamper (Quincy) 6-0, 6-1
#1S RD#2: Cameron Randall lost to Drew Morris (MoBap) 6-4, 6-1
#1S RD#3: Cameron Randall won by default - 7th place
#2S RD#1: Neil Berkel lost to Oriol Andres (UIS) 6-1, 6-4
#2S RD#2: Neil Berkel won by default
#2S RD#3: Neil Berkel won over Lane Luhrin (Westminster) 6-2, 6-2 - 5th place
#3S RD#1: Tyler Kerley won over Jesse Perez (Judson) 6-2, 6-4
#3S RD#2: Tyler Kerley lost to Hayden Esker (UIS) 6-2, 6-1
#3S RD#3: Tyler Kerley won over Dan Martin (Quincy) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (4) - 3rd place
#4S RD#1: John Cowles lost to Chad Randall (St. Francis) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (3)
#4S RD#2: John Cowles won over Andrew Moment (Judson) 6-1, 6-1
#4S RD#3: John Cowles won over Ian Furrey (MoBap) 6-4, 6-1 - 5th place

#1D RD#1: Randall/Cowles lost to Ortega/Andres (UIS) 8-2
#1D RD#2: Randall/Cowles lost to Morris/Rubinelli 9-7
#1D RD#3: Randall/Cowles won over Stephenson/Belden (Westminster) 8-5 - 7th place
#2D RD#1: Kerley/Berkel lost to Randall/Pacheco (St. Francis) 9-7
#2D RD#2: Kerley/Berkel had bye
#2D RD#3: Kerley/Berkel lost to Wollermershauser/Yob (Westminster) 8-1 - 6th place

2012 Scrimmage #1 vs. Missouri Baptist

Sep 5, 2012 at LCCC
#1S: Cameron Randall lost to Drew Morris 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (4)
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Mike Rubinelli 7-5, 6-4
#3S: Tyler Kerley lost to Connor Stevenson 6-7, 4-6
#4S: John Cowles lost to Cole Stevenson 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (6)
#5S: Patrick Logan won over Nathan Stachowski 6-0, 6-0

#1D: Randall/Cowles won over Morris/Rubinelli 8-3
#2D: Kerley/Berkel won over Stevenson/Stevenson 8-7 (6)

2012 NJCAA National Championship - Day 4

May 17, 2012 at Plano, TX
Thursday was the last day of tennis for the Blazers in the 2012 NJCAA Men's Tennis National Tournament. Alex Prusaczyk played Ducky Troutman from Meridian in the #5 Singles Consolation Finals. Alex couldn't find the magic from the previous day and his opponent didn't give a lot of points away as Alex fell 6-0, 6-2. Juan Bravo and Joe Hawkes started their #1 Doubles Semi-Final Consolation match by dropping serve. They broke back to get to 3-3, but were broken again and lost the set. The next set was over quickly at love.

So, the final number of points scored by the Blazers in the 2012 tournament was 8 putting LCCC at #20 out of 26 schools. In 2011 the team scored 5 points and in 2010 scored 4.5 points.

2012 NJCAA National Championship - Day 3

May 16, 2012 at Plano, TX
Wednesday at the NJCAA Men's Tennis National Tournament was a busy and successful one for the Lewis & Clark Trailblazers. Consolation draw matches were played at six different flights and the team recorded 5 wins during the day. Tyler Kerley dominated in his first #4 Singles match against Lee from Oakton. His second match vs. Delgado from Temple was a great match. Delgado and Tyler had long points each exchanging backhands and looking for opportunities to open up the court for attacking forehands. Kerley's strategy was to try to wear his opponent out by moving him back and forth and then making him move across the court on a tough shot. His opponent was more aggressive and the hope was that as the match wore on, he would start to miss. Unfortunately, he kept making them and closed out Kerley with a number of down-the-line backhands. Kerley, though, accomplished the goal of sticking to the game plan and forcing his opponent to hit winners to beat him.

Joe Hawkes and Juan Bravo had a great win at #1 Doubles vs the hard hitting Leininger brothers from Chicago (Moraine Valley). Bravo and Hawkes played percentage doubles by avoiding their opponent's formidable forehands. The Leiningers seemed to hit every shot as hard as they could including their serves which lead to a few double faults which Bravo and Hawkes took advantage of to get up a break in the first set and win. In the second set, opportunities were fewer and the teams ended up in a tiebreak where some clutch serving and shots won it easily for the Blazers. Bravo and Hawkes play in the #1 Doubles Consolation Semi-Finals on Thursday at 2pm.

Nic Lancaster played a great match at #6 singles against an Oakton player who played a smart match. But, Nic was smarter keeping the ball in play and using his big forehand and lobs to stay ahead and win in two easy sets.

Alex Prusaczyk had the most successful day for the team at #5 Singles. From the moment he stepped onto the court, Prusaczyk was feeling good - hitting his serve in with pace and great lefty kick and pounding in backhands. He made very quick work of his first opponent from Oakton, but slicing back his hard first serves, and alternating between lobbing and hitting hard forcing shots to his backhand. In his second match, Alex continued his great play, alternating between power, spin, and touch. He raced out to a quick lead and took the first set 6-1. In the second set, his opponent steadied himself a little in a few games and made Prusaczyk think a little. As the match evened up, both players struggled to serve and exchanged multiple breaks. However, at 4-all Prusaczyk played a solid service game to hold and then hit some great passing shots in the next game to clinch the match. Prusaczyk plays in the #5 Singles Consolation Finals on Thursday at 11am.

Results:
#1S: Juan Bravo finished with tournament.
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Huner McCawley (Harford) 6-1, 6-4
#3S: Joe Hawkes lost to Zach Marroy (Meridian) 6-3, 6-2
#4S: Tyler Kerley def. R. Lee (Oakton) 6-1, 6-0; lost to J. Delgado (Temple) 6-4, 7-5.
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk def. J. Boston (Oakton) 6-0, 6-2; def. Blake
Joiner (MMI) 6-1, 6-4; plays in consolation final 11am Thu.
#6S: Nic Lancaster def. Alex Sedyakin (Oakton) 6-1, 6-3; lost to Andrew Fuellman 6-1, 6-1.

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes def. Leininger/Leininger (Moraine Valley) 6-3, 7-6(2); play in consolation semi-finals 2pm Thu.
#2D: Berkel/Kerley finished with tournament.
#3D: Prusaczyk/Lancaster finished with tournament.

2012 NJCAA National Championship - Day 2

May 15, 2012 at Plano, TX
In the second day of the NJCAA Men's Tennis National Tournament, the Blazers #1 singles player, Juan Bravo played the #1 seed from Laredo. The match started well for Bravo, coming back in his first service game to hold and then holding again to reach 2 all. The #1 seed didn't have an overpowering serve and his backhand was not something he could attack with, so things were looking good. However, the #1 seed was used to playing excellent defense - especially when on the run to his forehand side. There were a few cases where his depth of shot surprised Bravo drawing a few timely errors. The first set went to Laredo 6-2 and his coaches and fans settled in thinking it would be a routine second round win for the top seed.

But Bravo was figuring out how to stay in points by slicing his backhand or hitting it deep to his opponent's backhand. He also noticed that he didn't like coming to the net, so he was able to move further into the backcourt during the rallies - a place where he is comfortable. The second set didn't start well, with Bravo getting broken two times in a row. At 4-1 his opponent hit a couple aces and had a confident love service game to reach 5-1. Juan kept calm and kept his pace to his own liking, taking his time in between games and points. He held serve and at 5-2, decided to try something different to break serve and stay in the match. He moved inside the baseline to receive both serves, blocking the first and taking a swing on the second. It worked! He put every return back in play and with a few timely aggressive shots, and broke his opponent to delay his celebration. Bravo stepped up his serving in the next game drawing errors with hard hit first serves and holding again to reach 5-4. Now, his opponent was under a little more pressure to close it out on his serve. Bravo applied the same return strategy and hit a few beautiful down the line backhands to pass or just overpower his opponent and break him. The crowd now began to gather and Bravo and his fans were yelling with each winner he hit. He held again to reach 6-5 and force Laredo to serve to stay in the second set. Applying the same pressure Bravo had two set points, including one on a second serve where a forehand found the net instead of the court. His opponent held on barely and they began a tiebreak. The points went back and forth with the two players exchanging mini-breaks. Eventually, Laredo had the 1-point edge and won the tiebreak 7-5.

Bravo played a near perfect mental match, attacking his opponent's weaknesses and controlling the pace of the game and his own emotions. It was the most exciting match his coach and teammates have ever witnessed, and despite it being a loss, it will surely make him an even better player.

Results:
#1S: Juan Bravo lost to Jair Assuncao (Laredo) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
#2S: Neil Berkel did not play. Plays Oakton Wed 10:30
#3S: Joe Hawkes did not play. Plays Meridian Wed 10:30
#4S: Tyler Kerley did not play. Plays Oakton Wed 11:45
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk def. Viktor Polyak (Harford) 6-0, 6-4
#6S: Nic Lancaster did not play. Plays Oakton Wed 11:45

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes did not play. Play Morraine Valley Wed 2:15
#2D: Berkel/Kerley lost to Borhnstedt/McSeveney (Collin) 6-0, 6-0
#3D: Prusaczyk/Lancaster lost to Moravet/Patel (Oakton) 6-0, 6-0

2012 NJCAA National Championship - Day 1

May 14, 2012 at Plano, TX
The Men's Tennis Team had it's best first day at Nationals in three years yesterday recording two first round wins - the first and the last of the day. Juan Bravo had the distinction of playing the very first match of the tournament, and made the most of the opportunity defeating his #1 singles opponent from Oakton 6-1, 6-3. The courts were playing slow and the balls heavy from humidity, but Juan's serve and forehand were booming. Neil Berkel and Tyler Kerley had a fantastic #2 doubles match at the end of the day against a veteran team from Scottsdale. Their wily opponents were constantly changing tactics to disrupt service games, but Berkel and Kerley found answers to each of their opponent's strategies. They won the first set in a tiebreaker, lost the second set, and were broken in the first and third games of the third set, but they never got down and broke back in answer each time. Facing frustration from several questionable calls from the umpire, Berkel and Kerley found a way to close out the last game after four dueces and record the victory.

At #1 doubles Juan Bravo and Joe Hawkes almost pulled out a great win over a very talented team from Meridian. After losing the first set by just one break, they made an adjustment to have Juan start the second set serving on a different side. The move worked well, and they jumped out to a 4-1 lead with inspired returning and net rushing. After nearly breaking to finish the second, they held again to force a third set. In the third, things were even until their opponents got a break in the fourth game. A few shots that went the wrong way were the difference as Bravo and Hawkes went down 6-2, but the match elevated their doubles game for the consolation round.

Results:
#1S: Juan Bravo def Nick Adamovic (Oakton) 6-1, 6-3
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Pedro Rodriguez (USC Lancaster) 6-3, 6-1
#3S: Joe Hawkes lost to Dave Fosnacht (USC Lancaster) 6-1, 6-4
#4S: Tyler Kerley lost to Vincenzo Ciccone (ASA) 6-0, 6-0
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to Juan Estepan (Johnson County) 6-0, 6-1
#6S: Nic Lancaster lost to Richard Symanski (ABAC) 6-0, 6-1

2012 NJCAA D1 Region 24 Championship

April 21, 2012 at LCCC
LCCC 9, Kaskaskia 0
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Jarred Stoll 6-1, 6-0
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Anthony Hallam 6-3, 6-4
#3S: Joe Hawkes won over Eric Smith 6-0, 2-0 (ret)
#4S: Tyler Kerley won over Taylor Powless 6-1, 6-1
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk won over Carter Bowman 6-0, 6-2
#6S: Nick Lancaster won over Zack McKay 6-0, 6-0

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes won over Stoll/Smith 6-2, 6-3
#2D: Kerley/Berkel won over Hallam/Powless 6-3, 6-0
#3D: Lancaster/Prusaczyk won over Bowman/McKay 6-1, 6-2

2012 Match #15 vs. Quincy

April 17, 2012 at Quincy
LCCC 0, Quincy 9
#1S: Juan Bravo lost to Ian Hinkamper 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (6)
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Lane Luhring 6-4, 6-2
#3S: Joe Hawkes lost to Greg Kuchta 6-3, 6-1
#4S: Tyler Kerley lost to Dan Martin 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (5)
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to John Moskal 6-1, 6-0
#6S: Nick Lancaster lost to Ethan Arns 6-0, 6-2

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes lost to Hinkamper/Luhring 8-6
#2D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Martin/Moskal 9-7
#3D: Lancaster/Prusaczyk lost to Kuchta/Arns 8-2

2012 Match #14 vs. Kaskaskia

April 16, 2012 at Kaskaskia
LCCC 9, Kaskaskia 0
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Jarred Stoll 6-0, 6-1
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Anthony Hallam 6-2, 6-2
#3S: Joe Hawkes won over Eric Smith 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (3)
#4S: Tyler Kerley won over Taylor Powless 6-0, 6-3
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk won over Carter Bowman 6-1, 6-1
#6S: Nick Lancaster won over Zack McKay 6-0, 6-0

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes won over Stoll/Smith 8-2
#2D: Kerley/Berkel won over Hallam/Powless 8-1
#3D: Lancaster/Prusaczyk won over Bowman/McKay 8-1

2012 Match #13 vs. Lindenwood-Belleville

April 12, 2012 at Belleville
LCCC 7, Lindenwood-Belleville 2
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Moslemi 6-0, 6-1
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Prosser 6-1, 7-5
#3S: Joe Hawkes lost to Nguyen 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (6)
#4S: Tyler Kerley won over Woo 7-5, 7-5
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to Downey 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (3)
#6S: Nick Lancaster won over Ware 7-6(2), 6-4

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes won over Moselmi/Prosser 8-2
#2D: Kerley/Berkel won over Downey/Woo 8-2
#3D: Lancaster/Prusaczyk won over Nguyen/Ware 8-6

2012 Match #12 vs. Webster JV

April 10, 2012 at LCCC
LCCC 9, Webster JV 0
#1S: Neil Berkel won over Josh Papes 6-2, 6-2
#2S: Joe Hawkes won over Wakeel Rahman 6-2, 6-2
#3S: Tyler Kerley won over Dustin Thode 6-2, 6-0
#4S: Alex Prusaczyk won over Zach Selby 6-2, 6-0
#5S: Nic Lancaster won over Carlton Poindexter 7-5, 6-4
#6S: Brendan Carlisle won over Darian Banks 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (5)

#1D: Kerley/Berkel won over Papes/Thode 8-4
#2D: Hawkes/Prusaczyk won over Selby/Poindexter 8-4
#3D: Lancaster/Carlisle won over Rahman/Devasto 8-3

2012 Match #11 vs. Johnson County

April 7, 2012 at LCCC
LCCC 0, JC 9
#1S: Juan Bravo lost to Maxim Fil 6-4, 6-0
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Dezamacona 6-1, 6-2
#3S: Joe Hawkes lost to Ramdin 6-2, 6-0
#4S: Tyler Kerley lost to Nemigeers 7-5, 6-4
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to Estepa 6-1, 6-1
#6S: Brendan Carlisle lost to Lee 6-0, 6-0

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes lost to Fil/Dezamacona 9-7
#2D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Ramdin/Nemigeers 8-5
#3D: Carlislse/Prusaczyk lost to Estepa/Lee 8-0

2012 Match #10 vs. Vincennes

April 7, 2012 at LCCC
LCCC 0, Vincennes 9
#1S: Juan Bravo lost to Rafa Bulnes 6-2, 6-3
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Jose Zaatini 6-1, 6-0
#3S: Joe Hawkes lost to J.C. Pauli 6-1, 6-0
#4S: Tyler Kerley lost to David White 6-0, 6-2
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to Ed Spilman 6-0, 6-2
#6S: Brendan Carlisle lost to Fergus Knies 6-0, 6-0

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes lost to Bulnes/Spilman 8-1
#2D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Zaatini/Pauli 8-2
#3D: Carlislse/Prusaczyk lost to White/Knies 8-0

2012 Match #9 vs. Missouri Baptist

April 6, 2012 at LCCC
LCCC 8, MoBap 1
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Drew Morris 7-6(1), 7-6(1)
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Conner Stevenson 3-6, 7-5, 1-0(9)
#3S: Joe Hawkes won over Ian Furrey 7-5, 6-2
#4S: Tyler Kerley won over Nathan Stachowski 6-4, 6-1
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk won over Cole Stevenson 6-0, 6-3
#6S: Nic Lancaster lost to Kirk Tass 6-3, 6-1

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes won over Morris/Stevenson 8-4
#2D: Kerley/Berkel won over Furrey/Tass 8-6
#3D: Lancaster/Prusaczyk won over Stevenson/Stachowski 8-6

2012 Match #8 vs. Eureka

April 2, 2012 at Eureka
LCCC 9, Eureka 0
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Nick Stein 6-0, 6-0
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Justin Hayse 6-2, 6-0
#3S: Joe Hawkes won over Dave Doherty 6-2, 6-0
#4S: Tyler Kerley won over Cody Leach 6-0, 6-0
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk won over Andy Schoepke 6-0, 6-0
#6S: Nic Lancaster won over Wes Deibner 6-1, 6-0

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes won over Stein/Doherty 8-0
#2D: Kerley/Berkel won over Hayse/Leach 8-1
#3D: Lancaster/Prusaczyk won over Schoepke/Helgeson 8-0

2012 Match #7 vs. Missouri-Baptist

March 27, 2012 at LCCC
LCCC 1, MoBap 8
#1S: Juan Bravo lost to Drew Morris 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (8)
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Mike Rubinelli 6-1, 6-1
#3S: Joe Hawkes lost to Connor Stevenson 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8)
#4S: Tyler Kerley lost to Nathan Stachowski 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (3)
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to Nick Thornburg 7-6 (6), 6-4
#6S: Nic Lancaster lost to Kirk Tass 6-2, 6-1

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes lost to Rubinelli/Morris 8-4
#2D: Kerley/Berkel won over Furrey/Tass 8-6
#3D: Lancaster/Prusaczyk lost to Stevenson/Thornburg 8-1

2012 Match #6 vs. Lindenwood Belleville

LCCC won 8-1 over Lindenwood Belleville (NCAA Division II) playing at home on March 21, 2012.  With the exception of Nic Lancaster's singles match, which he won 6-0, 6-1, every match was a close one.  Juan Bravo fought off several set points to break and then win it in a tiebreaker.  Neil Berkel won the first set and then came back from 1-4 in the second to close the match in a close tiebreaker. Tyler Kerley held off a late charge from Woo to finish in straight sets. Nick Lancaster and Alex Prusaczyk fought back from being two breaks down in their doubles match to come back and win 8-6.

LCCC 8, Lindenwood 1
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Cyrus Moslemi 7-6, 6-1
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Dylan Prosser 7-5, 7-6
#3S: Joe Hawkes won over Steven Nguyen 6-4, 6-1
#4S: Tyler Kerley won over David Woo 7-5, 6-4
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to Erick Downey 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (2)
#6S: Nic Lancaster won over Davi Luna 6-0, 6-1

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes won over Moslemi/Prosser 8-6
#2D: Kerley/Berkel won over Downey/Woo 9-7
#3D: Lancaster/Prusaczyk won over Nguyen/Luna 8-6

2012 Match #5 vs. Concordia Seminary

LCCC won 8-1 over Concordia Seminary playing at home on March 20, 2012.  Berkel, Hawkes, and Prusaczyk all won late set tiebreaks.

LCCC 8, Concordia 1
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Jeff Smith 6-1, 6-2
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Caleb Adams 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (2)
#3S: Joe Hawkes won over Tim Eden 6-1, 7-6 (7)
#4S: Tyler Kerley won over Tim Meyer 6-3, 6-3
#5S: Alex Prusaczyk won over Justin Sponagle 6-4, 7-6 (5)
#6S: Nic Lancaster won over Travis Sherman 6-0, 6-1

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes won over Meyer/Sponagle 8-2
#2D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Smith/Adams 8-1
#3D: Lancaster/Prusaczyk won over Eden/Thompson 8-5

2012 Match #4 vs. University of Illinois Springfield

LCCC lost 6-3 to University of Illinois Springfield (a Division II NCAA school) playing in the Hack Kellner tournament in Sprigfield, IL on March 17, 2012.  Juan Bravo, Neil Berkel and Nic Lancaster all had fantastic wins in singles.  Bravo and Lancaster were very impressive in their dominating wins, giving up just 1 game between the two of them. Berkel played an extremely smart match to avenge an earlier loss to Kumar in the Fall.

LCCC 3, UIS 6
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Matt McGowan 6-0, 6-0
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Sharma Kumar 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (2)
#3S: Joe Hawkes lost to Ben Main 6-1, 6-4
#4S: Tyler Kerley lost to Hayden Esker 6-0, 6-0
#5S: Nic Lancaster won over Scott Mauer 6-0, 6-1
#6S: Brendan Carlisle lost to Nick Decker 6-0, 6-1

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes lost to McGowan/Main 8-4
#2D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Kumar/Esker 8-2
#3D: Lancaster/Carlisle lost to Decker/Manner 8-4

2012 Match #3 vs. University of Nebraska Kearney

LCCC lost 9-0 to University of Nebraska Kearney (a Division II NCAA school) playing in the Hack Kellner tournament in Sprigfield, IL on March 16, 2012.

LCCC 0, UNK 9
#1S: Juan Bravo lost to Nadella 6-3, 6-4
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Yehezkia 6-1, 6-2
#3S: Joe Hawkes lost to Nicholson 6-2, 6-2
#4S: Tyler Kerley lost to Steinke 6-2, 6-2
#5S: Nic Lancaster lost to Conzemius 6-1, 6-1
#6S: Brendan Carlisle lost to Kush 6-0, 6-1

#1D: Bravo/Hawkes lost to Raymond/Nadella 8-3
#2D: Kerley/Berkel lost to Steinke/Enge 8-1
#3D: Lancaster/Carlisle lost to Yehezkia/Conzemius 8-0

2012 Match #2 vs. Monmouth

LCCC lost 9-0 to Monmouth College (a Division III NCAA school) playing at their indoor facility on March 3, 2012. Juan Bravo was out with an injury.

LCCC 0, Monmouth 9
#1S: Neil Berkel lost to Chris Franco 6-0, 6-0
#2S: Joe Hawkes lost to David Johnson 6-0, 6-0
#3S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to David Stewart 6-2, 6-2
#4S: Tyler Kerley lost to Parker Featherston 6-1, 6-2
#5S: Nic Lancaster lost to Christ Utterback 6-2, 6-1
#6S: Brendan Carlisle lost to Tyler Lumpe 6-0, 6-1

#1D: Berkel/Prusaczyk lost to Stewart/Johnson 8-1
#2D: Kerley/Hawkes lost to Utterback/Featherston 8-2
#3D: Lancaster/Carlisle lost to Lumpe/Franco 8-1

2012 Match #1 vs. Principia

The Lewis & Clark Blazers scored a 5-4 victory over Principia College (a Division III NCAA school) in their first match of the season on Tuesday Feb 7th at 4:00pm at the Hexberg indoor center. Nic Lancaster and Juan Bravo came from behind to win at #1 doubles and Tyler Kerley and Joe Hawkes stayed ahead of their opponents and won at #3 doubles. Bravo made some key plays to hold on to two breaks of serve and win in two over a determined #1 opponent. Hawkes rebounded from a 1-6 first set to win the a close second set and finish with a win in a tiebreaker 10-8 on the strength of some clutch serving. Lancaster sealed the victory with a solid performance - putting away an outmatched opponent in two quick sets. It was a great start to the season - good tennis and hustle were on display in every match.

LCCC 5, Principia 4
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Jason Wissman 6-3, 6-4
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Paul Sanderude 6-1, 6-3
#3S: Joe Hawkes won over Weston Kalgeridis 1-6, 6-4, 1-0(8)
#4S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to Nate Waters 6-1, 6-2
#5S: Tyler Kerley lost to Kevin Hagenlocher 6-7, 6-4, 1-0(3)
#6S: Nic Lancaster won over Andy Rohrer 6-0, 6-2

#1D: Bravo/Lancaster won over Sanderude/Wissman 8-6
#2D: Berkel/Prusaczyk lost to Waters/Kalgeridis 8-2
#3D: Kerley/Hawkes won over Hagenlocher/Rohrer 8-6

2011 Scrimmage #6 vs. Maryville

Maryville University is a Division II NCAA school. We played them on Thursday Oct 6th at home at 4:00pm. Nic Lancaster and Juan Bravo scored their first #1 doubles win to build their confidence. Alex Prusaczyk also won for the first time at #3 singles after being promised a slushee by a fan and adopting a more consistent style. Neil Berkel scored an impressive victory by moving his opponent around with strong groundstrokes.

LCCC 6, Maryville 3
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Ryan Lund 6-1, 6-0
#2S: Neil Berkel won over Tony Boehner 6-1, 6-0
#3S: Alex Prusaczyk won over Patrick Kroener 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
#4S: Tyler Kerley lost to Ryan Williams 4-6, 6-2, 1-0(6)
#5S: Nic Lancaster lost to Jeremy Sellmeyer 6-4, 6-0
#6S: Evan Brown won over Blake Deters 6-0, 6-3

#1D: Bravo/Lancaster won over Lund/Sellmeyer 8-4
#2D: Berkel/Prusaczyk lost to Kroener/Williams 8-2
#3D: Kerley/Brown won over Boehner/Deters 8-6

2011 Scrimmage #5 vs. UI Springfield

University of Illinois - Springfield is a Division II NCAA school. We played them on Tuesday Oct 4th at home at 3:00pm. Uneven doubles play continued as the Blazers started in a hole losing all three doubles matches. Singles was a better story as Juan, Tyler and Nic all won to improve their records to 4-1, 3-2, and 3-2 respectively.

LCCC 3, UIS 6
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Matt McGowan 6-2, 7-5
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Sharma Kumar 6-1, 7-5
#3S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to Ben Main 6-1, 6-2
#4S: Joe Hawkes lost to Hayden Escker 6-1, 6-4
#5S: Tyler Kerley won over Scott Mauer 7-5, 6-3
#6S: Nic Lancaster won over Nick Decker 7-5, 6-2

#1D: Bravo/Lancaster lost to McGowan/Main 8-5
#2D: Berkel/Prusaczyk lost to Hayden/Kumar 8-0
#3D: Kerley/Hawkes lost to Decker/Mauer 9-8 (14)

2011 Scrimmage #4 vs. UMSL

University of Missouri - St. Louis is a Division II NCAA school. We played them on Tuesday Sep 27th at home at 4:30pm.

LCCC 0, UMSL 9
#1S: Juan Bravo lost to Nils Mueggenburg 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (7)
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Marius Schumacher 6-0, 6-3
#3S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to Tim Gorter 6-1, 6-1
#4S: Joe Hawkes lost to Nils Corrales 6-1, 6-0
#5S: Tyler Kerley lost to Felipe Naranjo 7-6 (4), 6-1
#6S: Nic Lancaster lost to Karl Antwi-Adjei 6-1, 6-7 (2), 1-0 (8)

#1D: Bravo/Lancaster lost to Mueggenburg/Schumacher 8-3
#2D: Berkel/Prusaczyk lost to Corrales/Naranjo 8-4
#3D: Kerley/Hawkes lost to Gorter/Antwi-Adej 8-2

2011 Scrimmage #3 vs. Lindenwood-Belleville

Juan Bravo def. Dylan Prosser 6-1, 6-3
Neil Berkel def. Shaun Jorden 6-2, 6-1
Alex Prusaczyk def. David Woo 7-5, 7-5
Eric Downey def Joe Hawkes 6-7, 7-5, 10-7 (super tie breaker)
Tyler Kerley def. Steve Ngwyen 6-1, 6-2
Steven Ware def. Nic Lancaster 6-2, 6-0

Bravo/Lancaster def Prosser/Rodney Atwaters 8-6
Berkel/Prusaczyk def Jorden/Woo 9-7
Hawkes/Kerley def Downey/Mark Petrie 8-2

2011 Scrimmage #2 vs. Quincy University

The Trailblazers met the Quincy University Hawks on Thursday September 15 falling 5-4 in a very competitive match. Switching the doubles teams netted a much better start, with wins coming at #2 and #3 doubles. In singles Juan Bravo had the match of the day winning the first set by breaking at 4-4 and holding onto his own serve in an 11 point game. Bravo then fell behind 4-1 in the second only to bounce back and win the next five games to close out the match. Nic Lancaster found his forehand during his match winning in another thrilling third set tiebreaker 11-9.

LCCC 4, Quincy College 5
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Ian Hinkamper 6-4, 6-4
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Lane Luhring 6-1, 6-2
#3S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to John Moskal 7-6, 6-4
#4S: Joe Hawkes lost to Ethan Arns 6-1, 6-4
#5S: Tyler Kerley lost to Greg Kuchta 7-6, 6-4
#6S: Nic Lancaster won over Austin Brown 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (11)

#1D: Bravo/Lancaster lost to Hinkamper/Luhring 8-2
#2D: Berkel/Prusaczyk won over Moskal/Arns 8-6
#3D: Hawkes/Kerley won over Kuchta/Brown 8-3

2011 Scrimmage #1 vs. Missouri Baptist

The Trailblazers played Missouri Baptist University at home on Tuesday September 13th at 4:30pm. Missouri Baptist had their #1 Mike Rubinelli and #4 Desmond Pennigond returning. All of their other players were new. It was nice to see Nate and Kirk again. Nate didn't play. Kirk played #6.

We started in a hole, losing all three doubles matches showing our need to work on serves and returns. In singles, Juan played a near perfect match, defeating Mike Rubinelli by keeping a very strong focus. Nic and Tyler both won in third set tiebreaks to keep the final score a respectable 6-3. We will probably see this team three more times this spring.

LCCC 3, Missouri Baptist 6
#1S: Juan Bravo won over Mike Rubinelli 6-0, 6-1
#2S: Neil Berkel lost to Drew Morris 6-3, 6-0
#3S: Alex Prusaczyk lost to Connor Stevenson 6-1, 6-1
#4S: Joe Hawkes lost to Desmond Pennigond 6-1, 6-4
#5S: Tyler Kerley won over Cole Stevenson 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (8)
#6S: Nic Lancaster won over Kirk Tass 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8)

#1D: Bravo/Prusaczyk lost to Rubinelli/Morris 8-6
#2D: Hawkes/Berkel lost to Stevenson/Stevenson 8-5
#3D: Kerley/Lancaster lost to Pennigond/Tass 8-4

Exhibition Singles:
#7S: Evan Brown won over Mark Antilich 6-3, 6-0

Thanks to the ladies team members of Dana, Kelsee, and Katie as well as Nic's mom, Alex's parents, and Tyler's parents and grandma for cheering the team on.

And Neil's parents too!

2011 NJCAA National Championship - Day 3

On Wednesday at the NJCAA National Championship, Kirk Tass won a hard fought match to advance to the semi-finals of the #6 singles consolation bracket. In his quarterfinal match Kirk faced Derek Hyde from Harford CC (MD). Derek had a deceptive game - pushing soft shots from the baseline, but attacking when Kirk came to net. Tass dropped the first set, but came back to win a hard fought second set using strong baseline forehands and good net play. In the third set tiebreak, Kirk really forced the issue at net hitting several amazing volleys to close it out for a final score of 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (6). Kirk then played Trey Webb from Meridian CC in the semi-finals. Unfortunately, Kirk was out of bullets and fell quickly 6-2, 6-2.

#2 Singles Consolation Joe Hawkes lost to H. McCawley from Harford CC (MD) 6-1, 6-0.

#4 Singles Consolation Cordell Powless lost to S Montgomery from Itawamba (MS) 6-2, 6-2

#1 Doubles Consolation Stickler/Stachowski lost to Frantz/Greenwald from McHenry (IL) 6-3, 6-3

#2 Doubles Consolation Hawkes/Tass lost to Murray/Yepez from Meridian CC (MS) 6-0, 6-1

So, the Blazers finished with two first round wins (2 pts each) and two consolation bracket wins (1/2 pt each) for a total of 5 points beating our 2010 total of 4.5 points.

2011 NJCAA National Championship - Day 2

Kirk Tass ended day 2 of the National Tournament with the Blazers sole win. Tass started the day with his first round match against Edwards from Johnson County (KS). Kirk was hitting the ball well, but couldn't quite put everything together against this tough opponent losing 6-0, 6-2. Kirk played quite a few long points though, and had a chance to come up with a game plan. In his next match in consolation, he played Campbell from Mesa CC (AZ) and was completely dominant. Kirk was getting a very high percentage of first serves in, was using his forehand to move his opponent around, was hitting his topspin backhand effectively, and was consistently returning his opponents hard serves with ease. Kirk maintained this high level of play the entire match winning 6-1, 6-1.

#1S: (Consolation) Kyle Stickler lost to Daniel Little (Gadsen) 6-3, 6-2
Kyle started the match not missing anything and jumped out to a 3-2 lead with a break. Then, Kyle lost the next three games that all went to multiple deuces and his opponent gained too much confidence.

#3S: (Consolation) Nathan Stachowski lost to Jason Wright from Harford 6-1, 6-0.

#5S: (Main Draw) Buddy Hippen lost to J Martinez of Scottsdale 6-2, 6-1.

#3D: (Main Draw) Hippen/Powless lost to Caripi/Meeks of Tyler 6-0, 6-0.

2011 NJCAA National Championship - Day 1

The LCCC Men's Tennis had a good first day at the NJCAA National Championship Tournament recording two first round wins and good competitive matches.

At #5 Singles, Buddy Hippen defeated Nathaniel Shook of Mesa Community College (AZ) 6-3, 7-6(4) in an 8am match. Buddy's serve was on fire which allowed him to take early control of the match. His opponent had great ground strokes but Buddy was coming to the net to keep the points short and keeping the ball in play when he had to. In the second set, Buddy came back from being down 2-1 to force a tie-breaker which he won 7-4 for the Blazers first win of the tournament.

At #3 Doubles, Buddy Hippen and Cordell Powless defeated Mike Giordano and Dale Van Witzenberg of Moraine Valley (IL) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. The Moraine Valley team started strong with solid serving and returning winning the first set quickly. In the second, Buddy and Cordell made a tactical adjustment to switch returning sides. That proved to be a great decision as they started to roll on their opponents. They started making nearly all of their returns and started crossing to put away the weak volleys that their returns were forcing. It was simply great doubles execution and their best match of the season - what a great time to do it!

#1S: Kyle Stickler lost to Kyle Ogren from Mesa CC (AZ) 6-3, 6-0. Kyle took advantage of his opponent's early nerves to get to 3-3, but couldn't stop his big serve.

#2S: Joe Hawkes lost to Colt Kelley from Gadsden St. (AL) 6-1, 6-2. Joe was competing well in the games and showed off his speed, but Simon was more consistent and had a big game.

#3S: Nathan Stachowski lost to Charles Norman from Scottsdale CC (AZ) 6-2, 6-0. Nathan came out of the gate extremely strongly to win the first two games as his opponent had a very powerful serve and forehand. Nathan was returning his serve at nearly 100% and making Norman hit a winner to win his points. Slowly, though the percentages turned and Norman took over.

#4S: Cordell Powless lost to Maxim Fil from Johnson County (KS) 6-0, 6-0. We saw Maxim at the Blazer Classic and he produced more magic against Cordell including several amazing circus tweener shots against Cordell. Cordell was keeping the games competitive, but couldn't quite close one out.

#6S: Kirk Tass had a bye.

#1D: Stachowski/Stickler lost to Hardy/Regan from ABAC (GA) 6-0, 6-1. The ABAC team was returning amazingly well and didn't let Kyle or Nathan get anything going.

#2D: Hawkes/Tass lost to Litkey/McCawley from Harford CC (MD) 7-5, 6-3. Joe and Kirk were up a break in the first set but their opponents did not go away quietly as they started putting a lot of pressure on Joe and Kirk's serves. They broke back twice to win the first set and then got another break in the second set to finish Joe and Kirk off.

2011 NJCAA D1 Region 24 Championship

In the NJCAA D1 Region 24 Championship, the Trailblazers defeated Kaskaskia 9-0 including determined wins by Kyle Stickler, Nathan Stachowski, and Cordell Powless in singles and Hippen/Powless in doubles. As Region 24 Champions, the team will be competing in the NJCAA National Championship in Plano, TX the week of May 16-20.

NJCAA Division 1 Region 24 Championship
Played at 12 noon on Friday April 29 at Kaskaskia College in Centralia, IL.
LCCC 9, KC 0
#1S: Kyle Stickler won over Anthony Hallam 7-6 (4), 6-4
#2S: Joe Hawkes won over Sam Murphy 7-5, 6-2
#3S: Nathan Stachowski won over Taylor Powless 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
#4S: Cordell Powless won over Eric Smith 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
#5S: Buddy Hippen won over Kaleb Bone 7-5, 6-2
#6S: Kirk Tass won over Tyler Knox 6-1, 6-3

#1D: Stickler/Stachowski won over Murphy/Powless 6-2, 6-0
#2D: Hawkes/Tass won over Smith/Bone 6-3, 6-2
#3D: Hippen/Powless won over Hallam/Knox 6-4, 7-5

2011 Match #9 vs. Lindenwood-Belleville

In their last home match of the season, the Blazers pulled off a great 5-4 win over Lindenwood-Belleville. Just as in the first match with Lindenwood, LCCC won two out of three doubles setting up a singles showdown. Lindenwood's top three again proved difficult to beat. Kyle at #1 and Joe at #2 gave good efforts, but fell in two sets. At #3 Nathan came back from a contentious first set tiebreaker loss to dominate the next set 6-0, but couldn't keep the magic going in the third set tiebreaker losing 10-4. That meant that the Blazers had to win #4, #5, and #6 to win the match. Cordell Powless steamrolled his opponent at #4. Buddy Hippen won the first set easily and then won a gritty second set tiebreaker to win #5. While Buddy was finishing his match, Kirk Tass was trying to hold on in the second set after losing the first. Playing from behind the entire set, Kirk managed to break his opponent three times when he was serving for the match. Kirk was getting a lot of first serves in - many of them aces or forcing errors. In the second set tiebreaker and third set tiebreakers it got even better. He also got almost every return back in play and forced his opponent to hit a lot of balls on his serve. With everyone watching and knowing that the match was in the balance, Kirk fought off match points to get to a second set tiebreak, got ahead early and won that tiebreak, and then did the same in deciding third set tiebreak winning 10-8. It was a thrilling way to finish the last home match of the season.

LCCC 5, Lindenwood-Belleville 4
#1D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Ludgate/Woo 8-5
#2D: Hawkes/Tass won over Nguyen/Jordan 8-5
#3D: Hippen/Powless won over Downey/Bennett 8-4
#1S: Kyle Stickler lost to Michael Ludgate 6-2, 6-2
#2S: Joe Hawkes lost to Shaun Jordan 6-3, 6-3
#3S: Nathan Stachowski lost to Rodney Atwaters 7-6, 0-6, 1-0 (4)
#4S: Cordell Powless won over Eric Downey 6-2, 6-2
#5S: Buddy Hippen won over David Woo 6-4, 7-6 (4)
#6S: Kirk Tass won over Steven Nguyen 3-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (8)

2011 Match #8 vs. Westminster

The Trailblazers travelled to Fulton, MO to take on the SLIAC Champion Westminster team. Westminster proved why they are always at the top of their conference with strong consistent play, blanking the Blazers 9-0. Buddy Hippen provided some excitement with a third set tiebreaker, but fell 10-6.

LCCC 0, Westminster 9
#1D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Claypool/Becker 8-5
#2D: Hawkes/Tass lost to Stephenson/Belden 8-3
#3D: Hippen/Powless lost to Tolbert/Berry 8-4
#1S: Kyle Stickler lost to Tony Stephenson 6-1, 6-3
#2S: Joe Hawkes lost to Chris Claypool 6-3, 6-2
#3S: Nathan Stachowski lost to Anthony Becker 6-1, 6-3
#4S: Cordell Powless lost to Alec Belden 6-2, 6-0
#5S: Buddy Hippen lost to Kyle Tolbert 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (6)
#6S: Kirk Tass lost to David Berry 6-1, 6-3

2011 Match #7 vs. Kaskaskia

The LCCC Men's Tennis team swept Kaskaskia today in the last showdown before the Region 24 Championship on April 26th. Against arguably Kaskaskia's best doubles team, Buddy Hippen and Cordell Powless completed the doubles sweep with a 9-8 tiebreaker win. Joe Hawkes was ill but still played, rallying from losing the first set to winning the next 6-2 and the third set tiebreaker 10-7. All five other singles matches were exceptional performances from each Blazer. At #1 Kyle Stickler matched up well with his opponent Anthony Hallam - each possessing excellent defense paired with the ability to come to the net. As Kyle got warmed up, he began to pull away from Anthony who couldn't match Kyle's consistency or net attack. Kyle won the first set 6-4, and then put on a show in the second set hitting beautiful angled volleys and spectacular passing shots when pressed at the baseline. At #3 Nathan Stachowski smothered his opponent Taylor Powless, keeping the ball in play until he got an opportunity to come to the net or force Taylor into an error with solid forehands. At #4 Cordell Powless used a combination of offense and defense to dominate Eric Smith. Cordell used his big serve and forehand to control points on his serve. Cordell used defensive slices to nullify Eric's big serve, breaking him often. At #5 Buddy Hippen found last year's form using his powerful serve and consistent baseline game to overwhelm Kaleb Bone. Buddy found a perfect mixture of offense and defense on the baseline - handling Caleb's huge forehands and then using his own heavy topspin forehands and mixture of slice and two-handed backhands to win points. At #6 Kirk Tass only dropped one game to the same opponent who had taken him to a third set in the previous match. Kirk's forehand and backhand consistency were excellent - especially the forehand where Kirk was using topspin extremely effectively.

LCCC 9, Kaskaskia 0
#1D: Stickler/Stachowski won over Murphy/Powless 8-4
#2D: Hawkes/Tass won over Smith/Bone 8-6
#3D: Hippen/Powless won over Hallam/Knox 9-8 (4)
#1S: Kyle Stickler won over Anthony Hallam 6-4, 6-1
#2S: Joe Hawkes won over Sam Murphy 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (7)
#3S: Nathan Stachowski won over Taylor Powless 6-0, 6-2
#4S: Cordell Powless won over Eric Smith 6-0, 6-2
#5S: Buddy Hippen won over Kaleb Bone 6-2, 6-1
#6S: Kirk Tass won over Tyler Knox 6-1, 6-0

2011 Match #6 vs. Missouri Baptist

Seeking to do better against Missouri Baptist, the Blazers promoted the doubles team of Hawkes and Tass and singles players Nathan Stachowsk and Cordell Powless. However, Missouri Baptist brought yet one more additional player and thwarted LCCC's attempt at a better outcome winning 7-2. Kirk Tass put on quite a show at #6 singles, beating his opponent 6-0, 6-0 using his speed and big forehand. Cordell Powless did well at the #4 position, surviving a late push from his opponent to hang on and win 7-5 in the second set. At exhibition singles, Zack Funk continued his progress coming back from injury-forced absence winning 6-3, 6-4 over the same player who had played #6 for Missouri Baptist in the prior week.

LCCC 2, Missouri Baptist 7
#1D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Rubinelli/Jannett 8-2
#2D: Hawkes/Tass lost to Ownes/Schlafly 8-4
#3D: Hippen/Powless lost to Deaton/Pennigond 8-2
#1S: Joe Hawkes lost to Mike Rubinelli 6-2, 6-2
#2S: Kyle Stickler lost to Nick Jannett 7-6, 6-4
#3S: Nathan Stachowski lost to Penshand Owens 6-1, 6-3
#4S: Cordell Powless won over Geoffrey Schlafly 6-3, 7-5
#5S: Buddy Hippen lost to Desmond Pennigond 6-4, 6-4
#6S: Kirk Tass won over Mark Antiafiche 6-0, 6-0
#7S: Zack Funk won over Tyler Gerlen 6-3, 6-4

2011 Blazer Classic Tourney (#5)

The Trailblazers hosted a tournament with Vincennes University (Indiana) and Johnson County Community College (Kansas). These two tennis programs are typically ranked among the top ten in the NJCAA. We played each team in a complete lineup of three doubles matches and six singles matches.

LCCC 0, Vincennes 9
#1S: Kyle Stickler lost to Benjamin Renac 6-0, 6-1
#2S: Joe Hawkes lost to Adem Mumcy 6-0, 6-0
#3S: Buddy Hippen lost to Adrien Berkowicz 6-1, 6-0
#4S: Nathan Stachowski lost to David White 6-0, 6-0
#5S: Cordell Powless lost to Jose Zaatini 6-0, 6-0
#6S: Kirk Tass lost to Jami Clark 6-1, 6-1
#1D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Mumcy/Zaatini 8-0
#2D: Hippen/Powless lost to Clynes/Berkowicz 8-3
#3D: Hawkes/Tass lost to Renac/Clark 8-3

LCCC 0, Johnson Co. 9
#1S: Kyle Stickler lost to Kane Olsen 6-2, 6-1
#2S: Joe Hawkes lost to Deheren Ramdin 6-2, 6-0
#3S: Buddy Hippen lost to Niklas Sparr 6-0, 6-0
#4S: Nathan Stachowski lost to Maksim Fil 6-0, 6-0
#5S: Cordell Powless lost to Harry Lee 6-1, 6-1
#6S: Kirk Tass lost to Matt Edwards 6-1, 6-1
#1D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Sparr/Fil 8-2
#2D: Powless/Hippen lost to Olsen/Ramdin 8-2
#3D: Hawkes/Tass lost to Lee/Edwards 8-5

2011 Match #4 vs. Missouri Baptist

The Lewis & Clark Men's Tennis Team lost their first match of the season to Missouri Baptist in a close contest by a score of 5-4. The match-ups were very good, but two losses in doubles was too much of a hole to dig out of for the Blazers. Joe Hawkes played an exceptional match at #2 singles, winning the first set using his speed and improved serve. His opponent upped his game at a pivotal point in the second set - leveling the match and then winning the third as well. Nathan Stachowski provided the first singles win at #4 beating a very tough left-handed opponent with consistency and effective approaches. Nathan closed the match out in a second set tiebreaker winning on a overhead smash.

LCCC 4, Missouri Baptist 5
#1D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Rubinelli/Jannett 8-2
#2D: Hippen/Powless lost to Ownes/Schlafly 8-4
#3D: Hawkes/Tass won over Denton/Genler 8-1
#1S: Kyle Stickler lost to Mike Rubinelli 6-1, 6-2
#2S: Joe Hawkes lost to Nick Jannett 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
#3S: Buddy Hippen lost to Penshand Owens 6-2, 6-2
#4S: Nathan Stachowski won over Geoffrey Schlafly 6-1, 7-6 (5)
#5S: Cordell Powless won over Nick Denton 6-2, 6-3
#6S: Kirk Tass won over Tyler Genler 7-5, 6-2

2011 Match #3 vs. Lindenwood - Belleville

In winds gusting up to 40 MPH, the LCCC Men's tennis team showed great determination in a 5-4 win over the Lindenwood - Belleville Lynx. The Blazers continued their doubles dominance dropping #1, but winning #2 and #3 in convincing fashion. In singles, Buddy Hippen salvaged the upper half of the lineup by gutting out a tough win over a determined opponent. Buddy had won the first set behind his big serve and power mixed with defense, but fell behind 0-3 in the second before finding his stride again - patiently winning 6 of the next 7 games. Kirk Tass and Cordell Powless showed similar resolve in the wind, consistently outlasting surges from their opponents. Nathan Stachowski finished the match with an exciting comeback, winning the second set 6-2 with dominant net attacks, but then falling in a thrilling third set tiebreaker 14-12.

LCCC 5, Lindenwood - Belleville 4
#1D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Ludgate/Woo 8-0
#2D: Hippen/Powless won over Atwaters/Nguyen 8-3
#3D: Hawkes/Tass won over Downey/Bennett 8-3
#1S: Joe Hawkes lost to Michael Ludgate 6-3, 6-3
#2S: Kyle Stickler lost to Rodney Atwaters 6-3, 6-2
#3S: Buddy Hippen won over Doung Woo 6-3, 6-4
#4S: Nathan Stachowski lost to Eric Downey 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (12)
#5S: Cordell Powless won over Quoc Nguyen 6-2, 6-2
#6S: Kirk Tass won over Jacob Harrington 7-5, 6-1

2011 Match #2 vs. Kaskaskia

The Men's Tennis Team defeated Kaskaskia today 6-3 winning two of the three doubles lines and four of the six singles matches. Cordell Powless clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Kaleb Bone. Kirk Tass provided some late excitement by winning his match in a third set tiebreaker 10-7. In the scores below, you'll notice a Powless on Kaskaskia's team which is Cordell's brother, Taylor.

LCCC 6, Kaskaskia 3
#1D: Stickler/Stachowski won over Murphy/Powless 8-3
#2D: Hippen/Powless won over Smith/Bone 8-3
#3D: Hawkes/Funk lost to Hallam/Knox 8-3
#1S: Buddy Hippen lost to Anthony Hallam 6-3, 6-3
#2S: Kyle Stickler won over Sam Murphy 6-0, 6-0
#3S: Joe Hawkes won over Taylor Powless 6-4, 6-1
#4S: Nathan Stachowski lost to Eric Smith 6-1, 6-4
#5S: Cordell Powless won over Kaleb Bone 6-3, 6-3
#6S: Kirk Tass won over Tyler Knox 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (7)

2011 Match #1 vs Principia

The Trailblazers won 5-4 in a thriller over Principia. Tied at 4-4, Eric Kleinschnittger was playing for the team win in the last match of the night. Down 5-6 in the first set, Eric found the right way to play his opponent and won the tie break and the next six games to clinch the Blazers' win. Also of special note was the Blazers' sweep of doubles.

LCCC 5, Principia 4
#1D: Stickler/Stachowski won over Delaney/Kalgeridis 8-6
#2D: Hawkes/Tass won over Hagenlocher/Ross 8-3
#3D: Powless/Kleinschnittger won over Black/Wold 8-6
#1S: Kyle Stickler lost to Weston Kalgeridis 6-1, 6-0
#2S: Joe Hawkes lost to Kevin Hagenlocher 7-5, 6-3
#3S: Cordell Powless lost to Clayton Delaney 6-3, 6-1
#4S: Nathan Stachowski won over Scott Ross 6-7, 6-2, 1-0
#5S: Kirk Tass lost to Ben Black 2-6, 6-3, 1-0
#6S: Erick Kleinschnittger won over Brian Wold 7-6, 6-0

2010 Scrimmage #4 vs. Quincy

The Trailblazers played Quincy University at home on Thursday October 7th at 4:00pm. QU is an NCAA division II team that beat us 9-0 in April.

The results were pretty similar this time, where we had one match where we came close but fell again 9-0. We will play this team again in the Spring and should expect to improve our results. Cordell played exceptionally well, staying within his game perfectly. Buddy made his match debut with some impressive returns in doubles. Kirk made strides in his consistency and had some great points. Kyle showed off some serve and volley ability and big forehands.

LCCC 0, Quincy 9
#1S: Kyle Stickler lost to Rodrigo Marroquin 6-1, 6-2
#2S: Joe Hawkes lost to Martin Salkeld 6-1, 6-2
#3S: Nathan Stachowski lost to Alonso Marroquin 6-1, 6-0
#4S: Cordell Powless lost to Baxter Grace 6-2, 7-6(4)
#5S: Eric Kleinschnittger lost to Lane Luhring 6-1, 6-2
#6S: Kirk Tass lost to Dan Martin 6-3, 6-2

#1D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to R. Marroquin/Salkeld 8-1
#2D: Hippen/Powless lost to Grace/Luhring 8-4
#3D: Hawkes/Kleinschnittger lost to A. Marroquin/Martin 8-3

2010 Scrimmage #3 vs. Concordia

The Trailblazers played Concordia Seminary at home on Tuesday October 5th at 7:30pm - winning 8-1. Concordia is a four-year college located just south of Washington University in Clayton.

LCCC 8, Concordia 1
#1S: Kyle Stickler lost to Caleb Adams 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(3)
#2S: Joe Hawkes won over Justin Spenangle 6-4, 6-0
#3S: Nathan Stachowski won over Coach Rick Marrs 6-3, 6-2
#4S: Cordell Powless won over Wil Stelzer 6-0, 6-0
#5S: Eric Kleinschnittger won over Sol Grosskopf 6-1, 6-1
#6S: Kirk Tass won over T. J. Weinang 6-1, 6-0

#1D: Stickler/Stachowski won over Adams/Spenangle 8-4
#2D: Kleinschnittger/Powless won over Grosskopf/Weinang 8-3
#3D: Hawkes/Tass won over Marrs/Stelzer 8-1

2010 Scrimmage #2 vs. UMSL

The Trailblazers played UMSL at home on Tuesday September 21st at 2:30pm. UMSL is an NCAA division II team that beat Quincy college 9-0 in April. We played Quincy in April and lost to them 9-0. We were also missing Buddy and Eric for this match.

LCCC 0, UMSL 9
#1S: Kyle Stickler lost to Daniel Anthony 6-0, 6-2
#2S: Joe Hawkes lost to Andreas Hammar 6-0, 6-0
#3S: Nathan Stachowski lost to Felipe Naranjo 6-1, 6-0
#4S: Cordell Powless lost to Tim Gorter 6-2, 6-3
#5S: Kirk Tass lost to Alex Cherman 6-0, 6-0
#6S: Zack Funk lost to Karl Antwi Adjai 6-1, 6-1

#1D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Anthony/Hammar 8-0
#2D: Funk/Hawkes lost to Bryant/Garter 8-3
#3D: Powless/Tass lost to Cherman/Naranjo 8-6

2010 Scrimmage #1 vs. Missouri Baptist

The Trailblazers played Missouri Baptist University at home on Thursday September 16th at 2:30pm. Missing their #1 and #2 from this Spring, Mo Bap was outgunned in this meeting.

LCCC 5, Missouri Baptist 2
#1S: Kyle Stickler won over Desmond Pennigond 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (2)
#2S: Joe Hawkes lost to Nick Jannett 6-4, 6-1
#3S: Nathan Stachowski won over Nick Deaton 6-0, 6-1
#4S: Cordell Powless won over Mark Gatalick 6-2, 6-2
#5S: Eric Kleinschnittger won over Geoffrey Schalfly 6-4, 6-0

#1D: Stickler/Stachowski won over Pennigond/Schalfly 8-5
#2D: Funk/Hawkes lost to Deaton/Jannett 8-6

Exhibition Doubles:
Tass/Powless won over Gatalick/Coach Graham 8-5

When we played MoBap this Spring, Pennigond played Nate at #5 and won in 3 sets, Jannett played Kyle at #3 and won, and Deaton played #6 and won.

2010 Nationals Day 4

On Day 4, the only match we had was Ray and Zack's consolation bracket championship match. They were competing against Meridian - a team we had faced many times in the main and back draw. The match started with Ray and Zack coming close to breaking the first opponent's serve - which didn't have much on it, but a few unforced errors on our part and he held. That turned out to be the theme of the match. We made a few more unforced errors than we usually would (double faults, missed returns, volleys in the net) and the other team - while not being flashy - was hitting most of their shots including a few winners and retrievals of our good shots. So, before we knew it, we had lost the first set 6-0. We started to get into more of the games in the second set, but it was too late at that point and the second set ended at 6-1. While it was a disappointing end to that match, Ray and Zack had to remember to be proud of how they played to make the finals.

You can't win them all, but when you lose you can use it as motivation to practice more so you can win next time. For some guys, like Ray, Joe, Brian, and Kyle W., it was the last time they will compete as a Trailblazer. However, tennis is a lifetime sport. Cherish the memories of the victories you scored, take lessons from your defeats, and keep playing and giving back to the game.

Day 4 Results:
Henderson/Landry d. Burns/Funk 6-0; 6-1

Tournament Summary:
7 wins - 18 losses

Laericio Lobo d. Kyle Watson 6-0; 6-2
Kyle Watson d. Justin Marquardt 6-4; 6-4
Robert Martin d. Kyle Watson 6-0; 6-3

Luis Rovira d. Brian Munie 6-0; 6-1
Daniel Little d. Brian Munie 6-1; 6-0

David Tellez d. Kyle Stickler 7-6(4); 6-3
Colt Kelley d. Kyle Stickler 6-1; 7-5

Jeremy Purdum d. Nathan Stachowski 6-2; 6-2
Austin Miller d. Nathan Stachowski 6-3; 7-6(3)

Rene Martinez d. Ray Burns 6-4; 6-2
Wesley Raines d. Ray Burns 6-2; 6-3

Kyle Dew d. Joe Moffett 6-0; 6-1
Joe Moffett d. Romeo Pahati Def (ns)
Jeremy Falls d. Joe Moffett 6-3; 6-1

Radulovic/Sanna d. Munie/Watson 6-1; 6-0
Munie/Watson d. Emmanouil/Wollenberg 7-5; 3-6; 10-5
Munie/Watson d. Kindiakov/Meerovich 6-7(4); 7-6(5); 13-11
Bruce-Burgess/Valls d. Munie/Watson 6-0; 6-2

Gohman/Regus d. Stachowski/Stickler 1-6; 7-6(4); 6-4
Nicotra/Purdum d. Stachowski/Stickler 6-1; 6-1

Soni/Souza d. Burns/Funk 6-2; 6-4
Burns/Funk d. Howard/Rhette 6-1; 6-1
Burns/Funk d. Svitak/Ta 6-1; 7-5
Burns/Funk d. Bryson/Justice 6-4; 7-5
Henderson/Landry d. Burns/Funk 6-0; 6-1

2010 Nationals Day 3

Day 3 was our most exciting of the tournament. In the morning we started with #1 singles, #6 singles and all three doubles teams alive in the backdraw. First up were #1 and #3 doubles at a remote site (Plano East High School). At #3 Ray and Zack took care of business quickly against Hinds College. At #1 Kyle and Brian faced a tough team from Waubonsee made up of a very tall, talented and moody player and his good - but erratic - partner. The erratic player was too much of a weakness for that team and Kyle and Brian took the first set 7-5, but got broken at the end of the second set to force a deciding tiebreaker for the match. Kyle and Brian got up early in the tiebreak and were leading 9-5 when the erratic player was up to serve. He missed his first serve and when he served his second, the official called a foot fault - on match point for LCCC! The other player yelled a profanity and was penalized another point, so I guess we won that match 11-5 in the tiebreak :)

Back at Collin College, Joe Mofett faced an opponent from Itawamba College who was committed to hitting everything back softly no matter how ugly it looked. This proved to be too much for Joe, and despite putting some good points together, lost the match in two sets. Returning from his doubles victory, Kyle was treated to a very tough opponent from Seminole State who obviously hailed from Australia. Kyle did manage to get him talking to himself, but his groundstrokes were just too dominant to overcome and Kyle lost in two sets. Nate and Kyle then started their #2 doubles first round consolation match against Meridian. Nate was already familiar with the tall member of this team having lost to him in singles previously. The Meridian team just had too much firepower, and being fairly tall, neutralized Nate and Kyle's lobs.

In their second doubles match of the day, Ray and Zack played a team from Waubonsee. Despite being heckled by Waubonsee team members, they managed to keep their focus and again win convincingly in two sets. Across the sidewalk, Kyle and Brian were playing their second doubles match of the day against Oakton. The Oakton team had no glaring weakness, and many points lasted a long time as every player could keep a cross court rally going. The first set went to a tiebreak which we lost. The second set went to a tiebreak which we won. So, Kyle and Brian were in their second deciding tiebreaker of the day. One of the players on the other team did crack a little in the tiebreak, so we were up 9-6. Somehow, the other team got it back to 9-9 and even had a match point themselves. But, Kyle and Brian stayed strong and won the match 13-11 in that tiebreak.

In the last matches of the day (Kyle's 4th!), #1 and #3 doubles played their semi-finals. Kyle and Brian faced a ridiculously hard-hitting team from Cowley College. Hard returns off of second and even first serves convinced Kyle and Brian to pull the net man back to the baseline and to go for more on their first serves. The result was some interesting and unusual points, and in the second set, we managed to get a few games and worry the team a little, but not too much as Kyle and Brian lost in two sets. Brian did manage to entertain the crowd with three aces in one game and finished with around six total. Ray and Zack faced a plucky team from Marion Military Institute who didn't have the prettiest of games, but were in the semi-finals for a reason - consistency. This made for a tense match, where Ray and Zack knew that they just needed to hit "good enough" shots to win. Winning the first set was a relief, but we fell behind a break early in the second. Ray and Zack kept it together enough to get the break back quickly, though and when the opposing player had to serve to stay in the match, he double faulted twice including on match point. RAY AND ZACK ARE IN THE FINALS OF CONSOLATION FLIGHT THREE DOUBLES!

Day 3 Results:
Robert Martin d. Kyle Watson 6-0; 6-3
Jeremy Falls d. Joe Moffett 6-3; 6-1
Munie/Watson d. Emmanouil/Wollenberg 7-5; 3-6; 10-5
Munie/Watson d. Kindiakov/Meerovich 6-7(4); 7-6(5); 13-11
Bruce-Burgess/Valls d. Munie/Watson 6-0; 6-2
Nicotra/Purdum d. Stachowski/Stickler 6-1; 6-1
Burns/Funk d. Howard/Rhette 6-1; 6-1
Burns/Funk d. Svitak/Ta 6-1; 7-5
Burns/Funk d. Bryson/Justice 6-4; 7-5

2010 Nationals Day 2

Our second day at Nationals was our first round of matches in the back draw. No one drew any easy assignments, but we played exceptionally well. Ray Burns and Zack Funk at #3 doubles actually had a bye on day one, so they were playing their first match vs. Seward County - a team that had beaten their first round opponent 6-0, 6-0. They played extremely smart tennis, staying patient and taking advantage of opportunities. They lost the first set 6-2, and were up in the second set - making the other coach nervous, but fell 6-4 in the second. Both guys played great in all phases of the game - especially returning and at the net - good doubles. Kyle Watson recorded a win for the Trailblazers, in a very close match with Moraine Valley. His opponent had a very similar style of play, but you could tell Kyle had a little more desire and gas in the tank especially on a crucial point where he barely caught a ball before the second bounce which had to be confirmed by the referee; Kyle won 6-4, 6-4 and aftewards the official commented on what a good player and a class act Kyle is. Nate Stachowski, Brian Munie, and Kyle Stickler all had opponents from Gadsden College in their matches - no easy team to face. Nate lost the first set 6-3, but managed - as he has all season - to get into his opponent's head and get the second set to a tiebreaker. He couldn't quite convert that opportunity, but played well. Brian couldn't get started and lost 6-1, 6-0. Kyle Stickler played a very hard-hitting opponent, but found a rhythm to handling that power effectively. He got up 5-4 in the second set, but couldn't quite serve it out losing 6-1, 7-5. Joe Moffett scored a win for Lewis and Clark by showing up and waiting, and waiting, and waiting until his opponent was defaulted for being a now show (over 1.5 hours late). Thanks to Coach Thomas and Buddy Hippen for pushing for the rules to be applied. At the same site, Ray played his backdraw match and was starting to feel the affects of the heat and humidity, but soldiered through the match. He lost 6-2, 6-3 to the Itawamba player.

Day 2 Results:
Kyle Watson d. Justin Marquardt 6-4; 6-4
Daniel Little d. Brian Munie 6-1; 6-0
Colt Kelley d. Kyle Stickler 6-1; 7-5
Austin Miller d. Nathan Stachowski 6-3; 7-6(3)
Wesley Raines d. Ray Burns 6-2; 6-3
Joe Moffett d. Romeo Pahati Def (ns)

Soni/Souza d. Burns/Funk 6-2; 6-4

P.S. Nate's eye is doing well. He'll tell all his friends he got in a fight at Chuy's in Plano over the Celtics/Lakers game.

2010 Nationals Day 1

Well, we had a tough first day at Nationals with no wins. However, Kyle and Ray had close singles matches; both were playing well and were up early in the first set. Both of their opponents switched to a more consistent style of play and just starting playing better tennis. We have to have an answer for that style change in the future. The most exciting match was Kyle and Nate's doubles match where they were up a set (6-1) and a break in the second set. They nearly pulled it off in a second set tiebreaker. In the third set, they couldn't find an answer for the aggressive net play of one opponent. However, they fought off at least six match points before falling 6-4. As a team we learned to NOT get happy too early because every opponent is dangerous and that some opponents feed off of boisterous cheering against them.

Day 1 Results
Laericio Lobo d. Kyle Watson 6-0; 6-2
Luis Rovira d. Brian Munie 6-0; 6-1
David Tellez d. Kyle Stickler 7-6(4); 6-3
Jeremy Purdum d. Nathan Stachowski 6-2; 6-2
Rene Martinez d. Ray Burns 6-4; 6-2
Kyle Dew d. Joe Moffett 6-0; 6-1

Radulovic/Sanna d. Munie/Watson 6-1; 6-0
Gohman/Regus d. Stachowski/Stickler 1-6; 7-6(4); 6-4

P.S. Nate showed a ton of toughness in his doubles match. He got hit in the eye by an errant shot and continued to play and fight to win!

Nate's eye was checked out by the trainer and seemed alright. We'll monitor it today.

2010 Region 24 Championship Match

The Trailblazers ended their season by winning the NJCAA Region 24 Championship match vs. Kaskaskia College on Saturday April 24th. Play was suspended by rain, with the final score LCCC 5, Kaskaskia 2. Play started with exciting finishes to all three doubles matches, with the Trailblazers coming out on top of each one. Then Ray Burns and Kyle Stickler made quick work of their opponents to clinch the match. With this win, the Trailblazers have earned a berth in the NJCAA National Championships to be held in Plano, TX May 10-14.

LCCC 5, Kaskaskia 2
#1S: Kyle Watson lost to Chris Devall 6-2, 6-2
#2S: Brian Munie lost to Corey Arnold 7-5, 6-1
#3S: Kyle Stickler won over Sam Murphy 6-0, 6-1
#4S: Nate Stachowski was leading Tyler Knox 7-5, 1-1 (serving Ad In)
#5S: Ray Burns won over Jeremy Pender 6-0, 6-1
#6S: Joe Moffett was leading Kaleb Bone 6-3, 3-3
#1D: Watson/Munie won over Devall/Arnold 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
#2D: Stickler/Stachowski won over Murphy/Knox 6-3, 7-6 (5)
#3D: Burns/Zack Funk won over Pender/Bone 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

2010 Match #11 vs. Kaskaskia

The Trailblazers and the Kaskaskia Blue Devils faced off for the third time this season in preparation for the final showdown this coming Saturday in the NJCAA Region 24 championship match. The Kaskaskia courts proved to be immediately to the Trailblazers' liking as they jumped out to early leads in doubles that were never relinquished. They then won all of the singles matches to complete the sweep including three three setters.

LCCC 9, Kaskaskia 0
#1S: Kyle Watson won over Chris Devall 7-6 (4), 6-3
#2S: Brian Munie won over Corey Arnold 6-2, 6-2
#3S: Kyle Stickler won over Sam Murphy 6-0, 5-7, 6-1
#4S: Nate Stachowski won over Tyler Knox 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
#5S: Ray Burns won over Jeremy Pender 6-0, 6-0
#6S: Joe Moffett won over Kaleb Bone 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
#1D: Watson/Munie won over Devall/Arnold 8-5
#2D: Stickler/Stachowski won over Murphy/Knox 8-4
#3D: Burns/Zack Funk won over Pender/Bone 8-3

2010 Match #10 vs Missouri Baptist

The Trailblazers played Missouri Baptist University at home on Tuesday April 13th. There were many competitive matches but all seemed to go MoBap's way until the last match of the day when "Stick and Stack" won at #2 doubles in a tiebreaker.

LCCC 1, Missouri Baptist 8
#1S: Kyle Watson lost to David Corley 6-2, 6-2
#2S: Brian Munie lost to Fran Cortez 7-6, 6-3
#3S: Kyle Stickler lost to Nick Jannett 0-6, 7-5, 1-0 (3)
#4S: Ray Burns lost to Pershad Owens 6-4, 7-5
#5S: Nate Stachowski lost to Desmod Pennigond 7-5, 6-1
#6S: Joe Moffett lost to Nick Deaton 6-2, 6-1
#1D: Watson/Munie lost to Owens/Cortez 8-3
#2D: Stickler/Stachowski won over Corley/Tyler Genter 9-8 (6)
#3D: Burns/Zack Funk lost to Jannett/Deaton 9-7

2010 Match #9 vs. Quincy College

The Trailblazers played Quincy College in Quincy on Tuesday April 6th. Ray Burns and Nate Stachowski went to late tiebreakers but couldn't quite help the team avoid a sweep.

LCCC 0, Quincy 9
#1S: Kyle Watson lost to Rodnjo Marraquin 6-2, 6-1
#2S: Kyle Stickler lost to Baxter Grace 6-2, 6-0
#3S: Brian Munie lost to Alonso Marraquin 6-1, 6-3
#4S: Nate Stachowski lost to John Irish 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (8)
#5S: Ray Burns lost to Jeff Terry 6-4, 7-6 (5)
#6S: Joe Moffett lost to Jake Lord 6-2, 6-2
#1D: Watson/Munie lost to Marraquin/Marraquin 8-0
#2D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Grace/Terry 8-5
#3D: Burns/Moffett lost to Irish/Lord 8-3

2010 Blazer Classic Tourney (#8)

The Trailblazers hosted a tournament with Vincennes University (Indiana) and Johnson County Community College (Kansas). These two tennis programs are typically ranked among the top ten in the NJCAA. We played each team in a complete lineup of three doubles matches and six singles matches.

LCCC 0, Vincennes 9
#1S: Kyle Watson lost to Simon Honegger 6-0, 6-0
#2S: Brian Munie lost to Imhoff 6-1, 6-3
#3S: Kyle Stickler lost to Christian Valencia 6-0, 6-0
#4S: Ray Burns lost to Jami Clark 6-0, 6-0
#5S: Nate Stachowski lost to Lucas Rakotozafiarison 6-0, 6-0
#6S: Joe Moffett lost to Daniel Hall 6-4, 6-4
#1D: Watson/Munie lost to Leskovar/Honegger 8-3
#2D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Smith/Clark 8-3
#3D: Burns/Moffett lost to Valendia/Drew 8-3

LCCC 0, Johnson Co. 9
#1S: Kyle Watson lost to Niklas Sparr 6-1, 1-0 (ret)
#2S: Brian Munie lost to Luka Radulovic 6-2, 6-1
#3S: Kyle Stickler lost to Nelson Ginape 6-0, 6-1
#4S: Ray Burns lost to Tim Ahkmedon 6-0, 6-1
#5S: Nate Stachowski lost to John Buband 6-1, 6-0
#6S: Joe Moffett lost to Chris Copenhaver 6-0, 6-2
#1D: Watson/Munie lost to Radulovic/Ahkmedon 8-4
#2D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Sparr/Ginape 8-0
#3D: Burns/Moffett lost to Burband/Copenhaver 8-2

2010 UIS Tourney (#7)

We don't yet have official results from the UI Springfield tourney held on March 26-27, but we came in 3rd ahead of Kaskaskia. Against Kaskaskia we only lost #1 doubles and defaulted #1 singles. Against Greenville, Buddy and Ray won at #3 doubles, Ray Burns won at #6, Kyle Stickler won at #5, Nate Stachowski lost in a tiebreaker at #4, Brian Munie lost in a tiebreaker at #3, Buddy Hippen had to retire with a foot injury at #2 and we defaulted #1 as Kyle Watson had injured his knee on Friday. We lost all of our matches against UI Springfield, but Ray Burns did go to a third set tiebreaker at #6.

2010 Match #6 vs. Kaskaskia

The Trailblazers Men's Tennis Team defeated Kaskaskia College 6-3 on Tuesday March 23 at home. This included winning three of four 3rd set super tiebreakers to clinch the victory. Kaskaskia is LCCC's sole Region 24 opponent in Men's Tennis and will be played at the end of the season for a chance to attend the NJCAA Nationals.

LCCC 6, Kaskaskia College 3

#1S: Kyle Watson lost to Chris Devall 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9)
#2S: Buddy Hippen won over Corey Arnold 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
#3S: Brian Munie won over Sam Murphy 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-1)
#4S: Nate Stachowski won over Tyler Knox 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-5)
#5S: Kyle Stickler won over Jeremy Pender 6-1, 6-1
#6S: Ray Burns won over Kaleb Bone 6-1, 6-1
Exhibition: Joe Moffett won over Dan Chambliss
#1D: Watson/Munie lost to Devall/Arnold 8-5
#2D: Hippen/Burns lost to Murphy/Knox 8-6
#3D: Stachowski/Stickler won over Pender/Bone 8-4

2010 Match #5 vs. Eureka

The Trailblazers Men's Tennis Team defeated Eureka College 7-0 on Thursday March 18 at home. The match was scheduled to be 9 lines but Eureka was short one player.

LCCC 7, Eureka College 0

#1S: Kyle Watson won over Gordon Borkley 6-0, 6-2
#2S: Buddy Hippen won over Jacob Etscheid 6-2, 6-3
#3S: Brian Munie won over Bryan Hyloki 6-0, 6-2
#4S: Nate Stachowski won over Aaron Phelan 6-4, 6-2
#5S: Ray Burns won over Justin Hayse 6-0, 6-0
#6S: Joe Moffett did not play (no opponent)
#1D: Watson/Munie won over Barkley/Phelan 8-1
#2D: Stachowski/Stickler won over Etscheid/Hyloki 8-2
#3D: Hippen/Burns did not play (no opponent)

2010 Match #4 vs Fontbonne

The Trailblazers Men's Tennis Team defeated Fontbonne University 7-0 on Tuesday March 16 at Shaw Park . The match was scheduled to be 9 lines but Fontbonne was short one player.

#1S: Kyle Watson won over Bryton Curtis 6-0, 6-3
#2S: Buddy Hippen won over Derek Reed 6-0, 6-2
#3S: Kyle Stickler won over Peter Papalis 6-2, 6-3
#4S: Brian Munie won over T.J. Eggleston 6-0, 6-1
#5S: Joe Moffett won over Kenny Beurgler 6-2, 6-2
#6S: Ray Burns did not play (no opponent)
#1D: Watson/Munie won over Curtis/Reed 8-0
#2D: Hippen/Burns won over Papalis/Eggleston 8-1
#3D: Stachowski/Moffett did not play (no opponent)

2010 Match #3 vs Westminster

The Trailblazers Men's Tennis Team faced another tough opponent on Sunday February 28th in Westminster college - the reigning SLIAC champions - and lost 8-1.

#1S: Kyle Watson lost to Chris Claypool 6-2, 6-3
#2S: Buddy Hippen lost to Cooper Payne 6-1, 6-2
#3S: Kyle Stickler lost to Tony Stephenson 6-2, 6-1
#4S: Brian Munie lost to Anthony Becker 6-2, 6-1
#5S: Ray Burns lost to Kyle Tolbert 6-3, 7-6
#6S: Joe Moffett lost to David Berry 7-6, 6-1
#1D: Watson/Munie lost to Claypool/Payne 8-5
#2D: Stickler/Stachowski lost to Stephenson/Becker 8-1
#3D: Hippen/Burns won over Josh Brown/Justin Arnold 9-8

Exhibition Singles: Nate Stachowski lost to Josh Brown 6-4, 6-3

2010 Match #2 vs Greenville

Match #2 vs. Greenville
Tuesday, Feb 23, 7pm, Principia College

Greenville 8, Lewis & Clark 1

#1S: Kyle Watson defeated by Ian Wolf, 6-1, 6-1
#2S: Buddy Hippen defeated by Joe Newlin, 6-1, 6-2
#3S: Kyle Stickler defeated by Taylor Dunnington, 6-0, 6-3
#4S: Brian Munie defeated by Jesse Shaw, 3-6, 6-0, 1-0 (11-9)
#5S: Nathan Stachowski defeated by Brent Wiedman, 6-4, 6-3
#6S: Ray Burns wins over Jonathan Allen, 6-1, 6-1

#1D: Watson/Hippen defeated by Wolf/Allen, 8-1
#2D: Stachowski/Stickler defeated by Shaw/Dunnington, 8-6
#3D: Munie/Joe Moffet defeated by Todd Ganten/Wiedman, 8-6

2010 Match #1 vs Prin Results

Trailblazers show real guts in close 5-4 loss to Principia, Saturday, Feb 6, 10am.

Watson/Hippen lost 8-4 to Sanderude/Delaney;
Moffett/Munie lost 8-2 to Huber/Hagenlocher;
Stickler/Stachowski won 8-6 over Black/Wold;
Kyle Watson lost 6-1, 6-2 to Paul Sanderude;
Buddy Hippen lost 6-1, 6-3 to Clayton Delaney;
Kyle Stickler lost 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (1) to Kevin Hagenlocher;
Nathan Stachowski won 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (5) over Cameron Huber;
Joe Moffett won 6-1, 6-3 over Ben Black;
Ray Burns won 6-1, 6-1 over Brian Wold