The men's tennis hosted their annual 2010 Team Appreciation & Awards Dinner at the Regatta Grill last evening. The Beavers finished their season last week on a positive note. I am pleased that we finished one spot better than last season, we improved our standings in the IIAC Singles and Doubles Tournament with Keifer Nevius getting 3rd place, and we have a promising freshman class starting this fall.  Keifer Nevius, sophmore from Osceola, Ia., received the team's Most Valuable Player Award as well as Marcus Rihner (sophmore from Denison, Ia.) recieved our Sportsmanship Award & Dan Bell (freshman from Champlin, Mn.) recieved our Most Improved Player Award. Ben Stone (junior from Bloomington, Ill.) was recognized as our Team Captain for his leadership.

The men's tennis team will close out their schedule season with a home match vs. Briar Cliff this Saturday at 1pm. The Beavers are looking to finish on a positive note before heading to our Individual Conference Tournament on May 7 & 8 in Cedar Rapids. We have lost some very close matches the last few weeks that easily have gone in our favor. We have had some nice wins from freshman Christian Price and sophmore Marcus Rihner from our bottom half of our lineup. Dan Bell & Keifer Nevius keep improving as a solid doubles team. Ben Stone and Remy Nshuti have both been competing well in singles and doubles. Aaron Brewer and Marcus Rihner have had some key wins for us lately as they both have steadily improved.

The Beavers will be on springbreak this next week and start our outdoor play on Wed., April 14 at Simpson. The men are looking to improve upon our second half of the season in positive territory. Our young team keeps improving in all of our match play as our scores indicate how much closer we are getting to win as a team.

The Beavers will host Loras this Sunday, Feb. 28th @9am in a Iowa Conference showdown. The men have steadily improve with each match and look to get back on track this weekend. Remy Nshuti is coming off 2 strong wins this past weekend over Dominician(Ill) and Wartburg at #1 singles as well as Marcus Rihner has got a nice win also over Dominician. Loras will be a good test for us as we see to match up well in our lineups. We are focusing on playing more consistent, less unforced errors and to "finish" out the point when needed.

Loras will also play Morningside @1pm at BV.

 Next match for BV will be Central and Univ. of Wisconsin(Eau Claire) on March 6 at Pella.

 GO BEAVERS!!!

The 2010 Men's Team will open this weekend with a dual match between Coe College and Bethany Lutheran College. The Beavers are looking to improve their standing in our IIAC Conference. Returning this season will be Team Captain Ben Stone, Keifer Nevius, Aaron Brewer and Marcus Rihner. Also adding depth within our lineup will be some new talent with Remi Nshuti, Dan Bell, Eric Rodine, Austin Rushford & Robert Masunza. Our match schedule for this Saturday, Feb. 6 will be as followed:

 BVU vs. Coe @ 9am

Coe vs. Bethany Lutheran @Noon

BVU vs. Bethany Lutheran @ 3pm

 GO BEAVERS!!!

The 4th Annual Holiday Tennis Drill & Play Clinic will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 22nd & Wednesday, Dec. 23rd at the Lamberti Recreation Center from 1-4:30pm. 3 1/2 hours of singles and doubles drills, skills and tactics in match Play situations. There will also be a Fastest Serve Contest for both boys and girls. Directed by BVU Head Men's & Women's Tennis Coach McCadams. The high school clinic is for Varsity Level boys and girls. Cost will be $35 per person/per day and includes a T-Shirt. Deadine for signup will be Friday, Dec. 18th. For more information and to signup Online go to www.bvu.edu under "Athletics" for "Camps and Clinics."

The Men's Tennis Team will be looking to pick up their 2nd win for the fall season vs. Morningside College this Saturday at 1pm.  The men won last weekend  7-2 vs. Univ. of South Dakota(club team). Team Captain, Ben Stone is looking  undefeated in singles and doubles as does Aaron Brewer. Our veteran players, led by Keifer Nevius, Aaron Brewer, Ben Stone and  Marcus Rihner are returning to give us the leadership and needed depth in our lineup.We have shown some impressive play with some of our talented freshman in Dan Bell, Tanner Hathaway, Christian Price, Austin Rushford and Eric Rodine. Tranfer, Remi Nshuti will also give us some strength in the top half of our lineup.

 GO BEAVERS!!!

The BVU Men's and Women's Tennis Team will be hosting a  Visit Day for any high school varsity boy's and girl's tennis player on Saturday, Oct. 3rd. We invite you to come watch our team in action that day as we host the Univ. of South Dakota men's and women's (club) tennis team. Come visit our campus and meet some of our teammates as well as myself! The ladies will play their match at 1pm followed by the men playing at 3pm. Please RSVP by Sept. 26 to me at mccadamsk@bvu.edu.