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The Heart of America Athletic Conference has recognized 32 Graceland University athletes as All-Conference Scholar-Athletes for 2004-05.

The Yellowjacket softball, women’s track and football teams led the way with four scholars each, followed by the women’s volleyball, men’s track, men’s cross country and men’s soccer teams with three scholar-athletes apiece.

The following is a list of Graceland’s 2004-05 HAAC Scholar-Athletes:

Athlete -- GPA -- Sport -- Major
Aida Bytyci -- 3.48 -- Tennis -- Biology/Psychology
Hannah Salter -- 4.00 -- Tennis -- Biology: Pre Medicine

The Graceland men’s tennis team defeated William Jewell College 9-0 Tuesday afternoon in Lamoni, Iowa. The Jackets are now 4-4 overall and 1-0 in the conference.

Simon Ouellet started the day off right with a 6-4, 6-4 win in the first singles match, followed by Izo Zunic winning 6-0, 6-1 in the second. Ricardo Lau took the third match 6-0, 6-0 and Jose Alaniz won 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth. Mario Paz and Andres Romero each won their matches, 6-3, 6-4 and 6-1, 6-1 respectively.

In doubles, Ouellet and Zunic won 8-2 in the top match. Paz and Lau also won 8-2 and Alaniz and Alvaro Dominguez took the third doubles match 8-1.

The men host conference rival Lindenwood University on Saturday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m. on the McKain Tennis Courts.
Results

Vanessa Flores won the number one singles match 6-2, 7-5 against William Jewell College Tuesday in Lamoni, Iowa.

Regina Huet played a close match in the second position, but came up short by scores of 3-6, 4-6. Hannah Salter played 1-6, 1-6 in the fifth spot, and Pam Gerteisen, Aida Bytyci and Kasey Johnson all dropped their matches 0-6, 0-6.

In doubles, Flores and Huet played to 5-8 and Johnson and Salter 3-8, but both were on the losing end of the battle. Bytyci and Gerteisen lost 0-8 in the number two doubles spot.

The women host conference rival Lindenwood University on Saturday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m. on the McKain Tennis Courts.
Results

Graceland tennis seniors Simon Ouellet and Izudin Zunic placed 5th at the 2004 ITA National Small College Championships presented by the USTA in Ft. Myers, Fla.

Ouellet and Zunic started the tournament with a 2-6, 2-6 loss to the top ranked doubles team Azusa Pacific, but regained their spirit to beat the Indiana-Southeast team 6-7, 6-1 10-7. In the consolation match, the Yellowjackets outplayed the third ranked Azusa Pacific team 6-4, 7-5 to take fifth place in the national tournament.

Senior tennis players Izudin Zunic and Simon Ouellet are off to represent themselves and Graceland University at the National ITA Tournament in Ft. Meyers, Fla.

Zunic and Ouellet will face the top seeded team in the nation in the first round of the tournament.

The men won the Central Regional ITA tournament on September 24-25 in a thriller of a championship game. Graceland defeated Benedictine College in the finals 9-8, 11-9.

Yellowjacket seniors Izo Zunic and Simon Ouellet won the Western Illinois University Men’s Doubles Invitational Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Alvaro Dominguez Bermejo and junior Jose Alaniz placed third in the tournament.

“We really did very well in the tournament,” said Coach Jerry Hampton. Hampton also said the other two Graceland teams were knocked out by Yellowjacket teammates on their way to the championship round.

The Graceland tennis teams cleaned the moss from Founders’ Lake on Wednesday, in preparation for Homecoming weekend.

Coach Jerry Hampton, with no shoes and pants rolled to his knees, used rakes to pull the moss off of the water along the edges of the lake. A few players were daring enough to take off their shoes and jump in the lake with Hampton to help rake.

The tennis teams are near the conclusion of their short fall season, and are looking forward to success this spring.

The Graceland men’s tennis team beat Northwest Missouri State University 6-3 Tuesday afternoon in Lamoni, Iowa. The Jackets were lead by number one player Simon Ouellet’s 6-4, 7-5 win over Hernique Thomas. Other singles winners for Graceland include Andres Romero, Guillermo Ripoll and Mario Paz.

The Yellowjackets head to Kansas City this weekend for the Central ITA Championships.

Scores for the tennis match were as follows:

Singles
Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Hernique Thomas 6-4, 7-5
Paosla Acebedo (NW) Def. Izo Zunic 6-2, 6-3
Chris Smith (NW) Def. Jose Alaniz 6-3, 6-3
Andres Romero (GU) Def. Jake Salisbury 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Guillermo Ripoll (GU) Def. Jon Eric Meyer 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Mario Paz (GU) Def. Clint Keith 3-6, 7-6, 6-3

Doubles
Acebedo / Smith (NW) Def. Ouellet / Zunic 8-5
Romero / Ripoll (GU) Def. Thomas / Meyer 8-5
Jose Alaniz / Alvaro Dominguez (GU) Def. Salisbury / Keith 9-7

Graceland Wins 6-3

The NAIA recognized Graceland University’s Pablo Gimenez as a 2004 Second Team Men’s Tennis All-American and both Gimenez and Miguel Gonzalez as 2004 Daktronics-NAIA Men's Tennis All-America Scholar-Athletes. This is Pablo’s second year receiving both All-American and All-America Scholar-Athlete awards and Miguel’s second year to receive All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition.

Gimenez, a senior from Sucre, Bolivia, is majoring in international business and advertising. The past two years Pablo was the ITA Regional Tennis Champion and ITA Regional Doubles Tennis Champion, along with All-American, All-Conference and All-Region Scholar-Athlete accolades. As of April 19, 2004 Gimenez was ranked #13 in the nation in singles and #15 in doubles. As a junior, Pablo was ranked 7th in the nation in singles and ranked 8th in the nation in doubles.

Gonzalez, from Caracas, Venezuela, is majoring in Computer Science Information Technology and Business Administration. As a Yellowjacket, Miguel was a Heart of America Conference Tennis Champion, a Regional Tennis Champion, a national tennis qualifier, an NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete and is a member of ALPHA CHI--National College Honor Scholarship Society. In 2001-02 Gonzalez was a Conference and Regional Champion and a national qualifier.

Graceland finished the season ranked #20 in the nation, and 1st in the Region. The Jackets were crowned both Heart of America and Region V Champions for the 2004 spring season.

The Graceland University men’s tennis team was defeated 6-3 by Lee University from Tennessee in the opening-round match at the 2004 NAIA Men’s Tennis National Championship being held at the Mobile Tennis Center in Alabama.

Lee (Tenn.) (16-4) def. Graceland (Iowa) (17-7), 6-3

Monday, May 17, 2004

Singles
#1 - Manuel Cornejo (LU) def. Pablo Gimenez (GU), 6-3; 6-3
#2 - Max Nudman (LU) def. Simon Ouellet (GU), 6-1; 6-2
#3 - Roberto Sanchez (LU) def. Izudin Zunic (GU), 6-2; 6-3
#4 - Alexandre Figueiredo (LU) def. Miguel Gonzalez (GU), 6-3; 6-7; 8-6
#5 - Jose Alaniz (GU) def. Chris Campbell (LU) , 6-1; 6-3
#6 - Andres Romero (GU) def. Karan Sharma (LU), 6-1; 6-0

Doubles
#1 - Nudman/Sanchez (LU) def. Gimenez/Ouellet (GU), 8-6
#2 - Cornejo/Campbell (LU) def. Zunic/Gonzalez (GU), 8-6
#3 - Alaniz/Kabinga Pande (GU) def. Figueiredo/Sharma (LU), 8-4

Graceland finished the season ranked #20 in the nation, and 1st in the Region. The Jackets were crowned both Heart of America and Region V Champions for the 2004 spring season.

The Graceland men’s tennis team beat Baker University 5-0 to win the Region V Tennis Championship held in St. Joseph, Mo. The Yellowjackets beat McKendree College 5-1 and the University of Springfield in Illinois 5-0 in the first two games of the tournament.

Next week, the men plan to play Northwest Missouri State University on May 5 in Maryville, Mo. The Jackets travel to Mobile, Ala. on May 15 to play in the National Tournament, which is on May 17-21.

Championship Game
Graceland 5, Baker University 0
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Def. #43 John Henderson (BU) 6-1, 6-4
#34 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Jose Mota (BU) 6-4, 6-4
Izudin Zunic (GU) Unfinished #46 Anthony Nguyen (BU) 5-5
Miguel Gonzalez (GU) Unfinished Blake Glover 6-2, 2-1 (BU)
Jose Alaniz (GU) Unfinished John Richey (BU) 5-5
Andres Romero (GU) Unfinished Joe Ahmadian 6-5 (BU)
#17 Pablo Gimenez / #17 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Anthony Nguyen / John Henderson 8-4
Miguel Gonzalez / Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. Joe Ahmadian / Jose Mota 8-5
Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Blake Glover / John Richey 8-5

Semifinal Game
Graceland 5, McKendree College 1
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Unfinished Chadley James DNF
#34 Simon Ouellet (GU) Unfinished Alex Henne DNF
Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. Brett Zaron 7-6, 6-1
Miguel Gonzalez (GU) Unfinished Jace Keaster 6-4, 5-3 (GU) DNF
Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Greg Mennerick 6-3, 6-3
Andres Romero (GU) Def. Dustin David 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
#17 Pablo Gimenez / #17 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Alex Henne / Chadley James 8-1
Miguel Gonzalez / Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. Dustin David / Jace Keaster 8-1
Brett Zaron / Greg Mennerick (MC) Def. Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz (GU) 8-5

Quarterfinal Game
Graceland 5, University of Springfield-Illinois 0
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Unfinished Alim Manbetov DNF
#34 Simon Ouellet (GU) Unfinished Jason Woody DNF
Izudin Zunic (GU) Unfinished Estaban Czwan DNF
Miguel Gonzalez (GU) Unfinished Mauricio Lora 6-1, 3-1 (GU)DNF
Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Steve Vandekerckhove 6-0, 6-0
Andres Romero (GU) Def. Andreas Barcenas 6-0, 6-1
#17 Pablo Gimenez / #17 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Alim Manbetov / Jason Woody 9-8
Miguel Gonzalez / Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. Estaban Czwan / Mauricio Lora 8-6
Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Andreas Barcenas / Steve Vandekerckhove 8-0

The Graceland women’s tennis team concluded the 2003-04 season with a loss in the first round of the Regional Tournament to McKendree College 2-7 on April 23. The ladies also dropped the last regular season match to William Jewell College 0-9 on April 17. The Jackets ended the year 1-11.

Regional Tournament
McKendree 7, Graceland 2
Vanessa Flores (GU) Def. Rebecca Wendel 6-3, 6-1
Heather Brinkmeyer (MC) Def. Regina Huet 6-7, 6-1, 10-12
Christine Betz (MC) Def. Kerbi Everett 7-5, 6-1
Lori Autenrieb (MC) Def. Kozue Matsumura 6-0, 6-2
Emily Guest (MC) Def. Sabine Schwittay 6-1, 6-1
Maria Prieto (GU) Def. Devan Roosevelt 6-3, 7-5
Rebecca Wendel / Heather Brinkmeyer (MC) Def. Kerbi Everett / Vanessa Flores 9-8
Emily Guest / Christine Betz (MC) Def. Kerbi Everett / Regina Huet 8-3
Amber Raymond / Timanye Hackney (MC) Def. Aida Bytyci / Pam Gerteisen 8-4

William Jewell College 9, Graceland 0
#21 Laura Curry (WJC) Def. Vanessa Flores 6-4, 7-6
Ashley Walker (WJC) Def. Regina Huet 6-4, 6-3
Jessica Williams (WJC) Def. Kerbi Everett 6-0, 6-0
Stephanie Kowal (WJC) Def. Kozue Matsumura 6-2, 6-1
Tiffany Keller (WJC) Def. Sabine Schwittay 6-0, 6-4
Stephanie Bock (WJC) Def. Maria Prieto 6-1, 6-2
#15 Ashley Walker / #15 Laura Curry (WJC) Def. Kerbi Everett / Vanessa Flores 8-1
Stephanie Kowal / Jessica Williams (WJC) Def. Kerbi Everett / Regina Huet 8-4
Kayla Barr / Ashley Fann (WJC) Def. Pam Gerteisen / Rebecca Passman 8-1

The Graceland men’s tennis team beat William Jewell College 9-0 to secure the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship for the third year in a row. The Jackets are also undefeated in the Heart of America Athletic Conference for the past three years.

Graceland is now preparing for the Regional Tennis Match in St. Joseph, Mo. on April 23-24.

Graceland University vs William Jewell College

#7 Pablo Gimenez Def. Ryan Jones 6-3, 7-5
#34 Simon Ouellet Def. Pat Stamos 6-1, 6-1
Izudin Zunic Def. Jeff Johnson 6-0, 6-1
Miguel Gonzalez Def. Andrew Newell 6-1, 6-0
Jose Alaniz Def. Tim Skalland 6-0, 6-1
Andres Romero Def. Matt Fine 6-2, 6-1
#17 Pablo Gimenez / #17 Simon Ouellet Def. Ryan Jones / Jeff Johnson 8-5
Miguel Gonzalez / Izudin Zunic Def. Andrew Newell / Pat Stamos 8-2
Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz Def. Matt Fine / Ben Fischer 8-0

The Graceland University men’s tennis team beat Baker University 7-2 and the women’s tennis team lost 4-5 to the Wildcats on Tuesday afternoon in Lamoni, Iowa.

Prior to the matches, seniors Pablo Gimenez and Kabinga Pande were recognized for their four year careers with the Yellowjacket team.

Men’s Results
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Def. #43 John Henderson 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
#34 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Jose Mota 6-7, 6-2, 6-2
Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. #46 Anthony Nguyen 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
Blake Glover(BU) Def. Miguel Gonzalez 6-1, 3-6, 10-7
Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. John Richey 6-1, 6-3
Andres Romero (GU) Def. Joe Ahmadian 7-5, 6-4
#17 Pablo Gimenez / #17 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Anthony Nguyen / John Henderson 8-2
Joe Ahmadian / Jose Mota (BU) Def. Miguel Gonzalez / Izudin Zunic 9-7
Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Blake Glover / John Richey 9-7

Women’s Results
Vanessa Flores (GU) Def. Marti Eidson 6-3, 7-6
Regina Huet (GU) Def. Virginia Brown 6-4, 6-2
Kerbi Everett (GU) Def. Taylor McKinley 7-6, 6-4
Ashley Hutchison (BU) Def. Pam Gerteisen 6-1, 6-2
Megan Lamb (BU) Def. Sabine Schwittay 6-0, 6-0
Kozue Matsumura (GU) Def. Libby Helmann 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Virginia Brown / Marti Eidson (BU) Def. Vanessa Flores / Regina Huet 8-2
Megan Lamb / Ashley Hutchison (BU) Def. Kerbi Everett / Kozue Matsumura 8-3
Libby Helmann / Taylor McKinley (BU) Def. Aida Bytyci / Maria Prieto 8-1

The Graceland University men’s tennis team won three and lost three matches during spring break last week. The Jackets beat Truman State University 8-1, Washburn University 6-3 and Benedictine College 7-2.

Two of the three losses were to NCAA Division II nationally ranked schools, including #10 Drury University and #13 Southwest Baptist. The other loss was to Rockhurst University, which is also an NCAA D-II school.

Graceland is now 12-4 on the season and ranked #18 in the NAIA.

Graceland 8, Truman State 1
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Def. Tyler Wood 6-2, 6-2
#34 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Ben Smith 6-2, 6-3
Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. Brad Martin 6-7, 7-5, 10-7
Miguel Gonzalez (GU) Def. Sean Cooper 6-3, 6-0
Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Ryan Cope 6-1, 6-0
Andres Romero (GU) Def. Niklas Stubbendorff 5-7, 6-0, 10-4
#17 Pablo Gimenez / #17 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Tyler Wood / Ryan Cope 8-5
Miguel Gonzalez / Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. Ben Smith / Sean Cooper 8-4
Steve Jones / Brad Martin (TSU) Def. Kabinga Pande / Alvaro Dominguez 9-8

Graceland 6, Washburn 3
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Def. #48 John Johnson 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Rafeal Valdez (WU) Def. Izudin Zunic 6-3, 6-0
Miguel Gonzalez (GU) Def. Brett Coleman 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Tyler Kinder 2-6, 7-6, 6-2
Alvaro Dominguez (GU) Def. Cole McKinney 7-6, 7-6
Andres Romero (GU) Def. Blake Edwards 6-0, 6-0
#17 Pablo Gimenez / #17 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. #23 Rafeal Valdez / #23 John Johnson 9-7
Brett Coleman / Tyler Kinder (WU) Def. Miguel Gonzalez / Izudin Zunic 9-8
Blake Edwards / Cole McKinney (WU) Def. Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz 8-6

Southwest Baptist 6, Graceland 3
#6 Dante Cipulli (SBU) Def. #7 Pablo Gimenez 7-5, 6-0
#36 Mark Eori (SBU) Def. #34 Simon Ouellet 6-1, 6-0
#9 Andras Bori (SBU) Def. Izudin Zunic 6-2, 6-2
Johan Nortje (SBU) Def. Miguel Gonzalez 6-3, 6-1
Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Brian Harrelson 6-0, 6-1
Alvaro Dominguez (GU) Def. John Paden 6-4, 6-0
#7 Mark Eori / #7 Andras Bori (SBU) Def. #17 Pablo Gimenez / #17 Simon Ouellet 8-5
#16 Johan Nortje / #16 Dante Cipulli (SBU) Def. Miguel Gonzalez / Izudin Zunic 8-4
Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Brian Harrelson / Peter Joos 8-6

Drury 8, Graceland 1
#19 Javier Llanes Def. #7 Pablo Gimenez 6-3, 6-4
#24 Mattias Oddone Def. #34 Simon Ouellet 6-2, 6-2
Akos Tajta Def. Izudin Zunic 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
Dante Bottini Def. Miguel Gonzalez 6-1, 6-0
Jose Alaniz Def. Krisztian Kaplan 6-2, 6-7 (2), 11-9
Tony Kiruki Def. Alvaro Dominguez 6-2, 6-3
Akos Tajta / Mattias Oddone Def. #17 Pablo Gimenez / #17 Simon Ouellet 8-2
Krisztian Kaplan / Tony Kiruki Def. Miguel Gonzalez / Izudin Zunic 8-2
Javier Llanes / Dante Bottini Def. Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz 9-8 (3)

Graceland 7, Benedictine 2
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Def. Roman Goeke 7-5, 6-4
#34 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Denzic Pieters 6-3, 7-6
Eric Thacker (BC) Def. Izudin Zunic 2-6, 7-5, 12-10
Miguel Gonzalez (GU) Def. Robert Hikel 6-4, 7-6
Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Sherman Brown 6-1, 6-1
Alvaro Dominguez (GU) Def. Matt Carey 7-5, 6-4
#17 Pablo Gimenez / #17 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Roman Goeke / Robert Hikel 8-5
Sherman Brown / Denzic Pieters (BC) Def. Miguel Gonzalez / Izudin Zunic 9-7
Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Matt Carey / Eric Thacker 8-2

The Graceland University women’s tennis team picked up their first win of the season on Tuesday, March 23 with a 9-0 win over Missouri Valley College. The women lost three matches in the St. Louis, Mo. area the past weekend, losing 3-6 to Lindenwood, 2-7 to the University of Illinois-Springfield and 0-5 to Washington University in St. Louis.

The women play at Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo. on April 4 and host Baker University on April 6.

Graceland AT Lindenwood University

Singles:
Vanessa Flores (GU) Def. Carolina Correa 6-2, 6-3
Lyndsay Rowan (LU) Def. Regina Huet 6-2, 6-3
Emily Barks (LU) Def. Kerbi Everett 7-6
Livia Rojas (LU) Def. Aida Bytyci 6-0, 6-1
Tessa Crosland (LU) Def. Maria Prieto 6-2, 6-4
Sabine Schwittay (GU) Def. Lindsay Weiss 6-1, 6-3

Doubles:
Everett / Flores (GU) Def. Rowan / Barks 8-2
Correa / Rojas (LU) Def. Bytyci / Huet 8-0
Crosland / Weiss (LU) Def. Prieto / Schwittay 8-2

Graceland AT University of Illinois-Springfield

Singles:
Vanessa Flores (GU) Def. Georgena Wulfers 6-2, 7-5
Chris Tabayoyoug (UIS) Def. Regina Huet 6-4, 6-1
Jennifer Poss (UIS) Def. Kerbi Everett 6-0, 6-1
Erin Sibley (UIS) Def. Pam Gerteisen 6-1, 6-3
Katie Popp (UIS) Def. Maria Prieto 6-2, 6-0
Nicole Frkol (UIS) Def. Sabine Schwittay 6-0, 6-1

Doubles:
Everett / Flores (GU) Def. Wulfers / Sibley 8-6
Poss / Tabayoyoug (UIS) Def. Aida Bytyci / Huet 8-2
Frkol / Popp (UIS) Def. Prieto / Schwittay 8-3

Graceland AT Washington University in St. Louis

Singles:
Kacie Cook (WU) Def. Vanessa Flores 6-0,4-6,(10-7)
Laura Greenberg (WU) Def. Regina Huet 6-0,6-0
Erin Fleming (WU) Def. Kerbi Everett 6-0,6-1
Erica Greenberg (WU) Def. Pam Gerteisen 6-0,6-0

Doubles:
#13 Rathi Mani / #13 Lauren Zwick (WU) Def. Maria Prieto / Sabine Schwittay 6-0,6-1

Graceland VS Missouri Valley College

Singles:
Vanessa Flores (GU) Def. Beatriz De La Vega 6-0, 6-1
Regina Huet (GU) Def. Bobbie Zawislak 6-3, 6-1
Kerbi Everett (GU) Def. Kristis Sandwith 6-4, 6-2
Pam Gerteisen (GU) Def. Leesa Morton 6-0, 6-2
Aida Bytyci (GU) Def. Anita Timpani 6-3, 6-2
Sabine Schwittay (GU) Def. Jennifer Davis 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:
Everett / Flores (GU) Def. De La Vega / Zawislak 8-6
Bytyci / Huet (GU) Def. Morton / Sandwith 8-5
Gerteisen / Maria Prieto (GU) Def. Davis / Timpani 8-3

The Graceland University men’s tennis team is now 9-1 for the 2004 spring season, with the only loss coming from the 7th ranked team in NCAA Division III. Most recently Graceland was ranked 16 in the NAIA national polls.

In the past week, Graceland beat Missouri Valley College in Lamoni, the University of Illinois-Springfield and Lindenwood University on the road, but lost to Washington University in St. Louis.

Graceland University #16 in NAIA vs Missouri Valley College

Singles
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Def. Ignacio DiCarlo 6-1, 6-1
#34 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Juan Balda 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. Carlos Guillen 6-1, 6-2
Miguel Gonzalez (GU) Def. Adam Fish 6-1, 6-0
Andres Romero (GU) Def. Josep Ponset 6-0, 6-0
Alvaro Dominguez (GU) Def. Felix Garcia 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
#17 Gimenez / #17 Ouellet (GU) Def. Fish / Balda 8-2
Gonzalez / Zunic (GU) Def. DiCarlo / Ponset 8-4
Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Garcia / Guillen 8-2

Graceland University #16 in NAIA at #7 in NCAA D-III

Singles
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Def. #7 Brian Alvo 6-1,6-2
#22 Ari Rosenthal (WU) Def. #34 Simon Ouellet 6-1,6-2
Zack Fayne (WU) Def. Izudin Zunic 6-4,5-7, 7-6(1)
William McMahan (WU) Def. Miguel Gonzalez 6-3,6-4
Andres Romero (GU) Def. Eric Borden 7-5,6-4
Alvaro Dominguez (GU) Def. Chee Lee 6-7,6-3,6-1

Doubles
Tim Fisher / Chris Kuppler (WU) Def. Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz 6-3,4-6,7-5

Graceland University #16 in NAIA at University of Illinois-Springfield

Singles
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Def. Alim Manbetov 6-3, 6-4
Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. Estaban Czwan 6-2, 7-6
Miguel Gonzalez (GU) Def. Jason Woody 6-0, 6-1
Alvaro Dominguez (GU) Def. Mauricio Lora 6-0, 7-5
Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Andreas Barcenas 6-0, 6-0
Andres Romero (GU) Def. Steve Vandekerckhove 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
#17 Pablo Gimenez / #17 Ouellet (GU) Def. Manbetov / Woody 8-3
Gonzalez / Zunic (GU) Def. Czwan / Lora 8-3
Kabinga Pande / Guillermo Ripoll (GU) Def. Barcenas / Vandekerckhove 8-0

Graceland University #16 in NAIA at Lindenwood University

Singles
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Def. Neal Hopson 6-0, 6-0
Pedro Lunarelli (LU) Def. #34 Simon Ouellet 2-6, 7-6, 4-1
Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. Nikita Skorokmorov 6-0, 7-5
Mehdi Bensouda (LU) Def. Miguel Gonzalez 6-2, 7-5
Alvaro Dominguez (GU) Def. Johan Perez 5-7, 7-6, 6-3
Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Nathan Hopson 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
#17Gimenez / Ouellet (GU) Def. Hopson / Hopson 8-3
Lunarelli / Skorokmorov (LU) Def. Gonzalez / Zunic 8-5
Bensouda / Perez (LU) Def. Kabinga Pande / Andres Romero 8-3

The Yellowjackets men’s tennis team wins in convincing fashion 9-0 against Grinnell College on March 13, 2004 in Grinnell, Iowa.

Singles:
#7 Pablo Gimenez Def. Jim Finnessy 6-2, 6-3
Izudin Zunic Def. Eli Best 6-2, 6-1
Miguel Gonzalez Def. Kushal Shah 6-3, 6-2
Andres Romero Def. Julian West 6-3, 7-5
Jose Alaniz Def. Eric Ohrn 6-2, 6-3
Alvaro Dominguez Def. Paul Brown 6-0, 6-1

Doubles:
Gimenez / Dominguez Def. Finnessy /  Rick Fenbert 8-5
Gonzalez / Zunic Def. Shihan Abeygunawardana / Brij Patnaik 8-5
Guillermo Ripoll / Romero Def. Shah / Ohrn 9-8

The Graceland University men’s tennis team defeated Augustana College 9-0 on March 13, 2004 in Grinnell, Iowa.

Match Details
Graceland University (Iowa) Augustana College (Illinois)

SIngles:
#7 Pablo Gimenez Def. John Feehan 6-1, 6-3
Izudin Zunic Def. Dan Rooney 6-1, 6-2
Miguel Gonzalez Def. Dan Martinez 6-1, 6-2
Andres Romero Def. Nate Olson 6-1, 6-4
Jose Alaniz Def. Pete Sakash 6-0, 6-0
Guillermo Ripoll Def. Brian Burghoff 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:
Gimenez/Pande Def John Feehan/Dan Rooney 8-6 .
Gonzalez/Zunic Def. Dan Martinez/Nate Olson 8-3
Alaniz/Dominguez Def. Pete Sakash/Brian Burghoff 8-1

The Graceland University men’s tennis team is currently ranked 16th in the nation, after winning the fourth straight match of the season on Wednesday, March 10 at Central College in Pella, Iowa.

Singles:
#7 Pablo Gimenez (GU) Def. Nicholas Cochrane 6-2, 6-4
#34 Simon Ouellet (GU) Def. Aaron Enderlin 6-2, 6-3
Andres Romero (GU) Def. Jason Ford 6-3, 6-3
Miguel Gonzalez (GU) Def. Ryan Dierks 6-3, 5-7, 10-7
Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Kris Walters 6-2, 6-1
Adam Ruggle (CC) Def. Kabinga Pande 0-6, 7-6, 10-4
Exhibition: Kenneth Michaud (GU) Def. Tim Schindlebeck

Doubles:
#17 Gimenez / Ouellet (GU) Def. Enderlin / Cochrane 8-2
Gonzalez / Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. Dierks / Walters 8-4
Pande / Alaniz (GU) Def. Ford / David Brondyke 8-4

The Jackets play Grinnell College in St. Louis, Mo. on Saturday, March 13 at 10:30 a.m. March 23 the Yellowjackets return to play in Lamoni against Missouri Valley College, with matches beginning at 3:00 p.m.

The Graceland men’s tennis team beat Johnson County Community College 5-4 Tuesday in Overland Park, Kan. even though Graceland’s top doubles team and top three singles players lost.

To start the day, Pablo Gimenez and Simon Ouellet (#17 in the nation) lost their doubles match 6-8, but the second and third doubles teams both picked up wins for the Jackets.

“Our number one doubles team lost,” says Coach Jerry Hampton. “That just doesn’t happen very often.”

In singles, Gimenez (#7) lost his third set in a tie-break, Ouellet (#34) lost in his third set, and Andres Romero lost in two, but Jose Alaniz, Kabinga Pande and Alvaro Dominguez each picked up wins for Graceland to help the Jackets get the win over the nationally renowned JCCC junior college team.

“Our number one singles, number two singles and number one doubles teams all lost, but we still got the win,” says Coach Hampton. “The depth that we have on this team is what won it for us today.”

Singles:
Kyle Markham (JCCC) Def. #7 Pablo Gimenez 6-4, 3-6, 7-6
Mikhail Arkaev (JCCC) Def. #34 Simon Ouellet 2-6, 6-1, 10-7
Brett Taylor (JCCC) Def. Andres Romero 6-3, 6-3
Jose Alaniz (GU) Def. Drew Machholz 6-3, 7-6
Kabinga Pande (GU) Def. Vic Lima 6-1, 6-0
Alvaro Dominguez (GU) Def. David Scott 6-2, 6-2

Doubles:
Taylor/ Markham (JCCC) Def. #17 Gimenez / Ouellet 8-4
Miguel Gonzalez/ Izudin Zunic (GU) Def. Arkaev/ Machholz 8-6
Pande / Guillermo Ripoll (GU) Def. Scott / Martin Renteria 8-0

The Yellowjackets are now 3-0 on the season.

The Graceland University women’s tennis team lost 2-7 to Johnson County Community College Tuesday in Overland Park, Kan., but played the best tennis of the season, according to Coach Jerry Hampton.

“I’m excited that Kerbie (Everett) is on a two-game winning streak,” says Hampton. “Each of the girls, not just Kerbie, played better today than they have all season.”

Vanessa Flores also tallied a win for the Yellowjackets against JCCC.

Singles:
Vanessa Flores (GU) Def. Jessica deBlonk 6-1, 6-0
Lisa Coleman (JCCC) Def. Regina Huet 6-0, 6-2
Shelley Grifith (JCCC) Def. Kerbi Everett 4-6, 6-3, 7-6
Teresa Brekjern (JCCC) Def. Pam Gerteisen 6-0, 6-3
Betzy Timm (JCCC) Def. Aida Bytyci 6-2, 6-0
Ashleigh Dexter (JCCC) Def. Maria Prieto 6-3, 6-4

Doubles:
deBlonk / Coleman (JCCC) Def. Flores/ Huet 8-4
Grifith / Brekjern (JCCC) Def. Everett / Bytyci 8-1
Timm / Ashely Mayer Def. Prieto / Sabine Schwittay 8-3

The Graceland University men’s tennis team shut out the University of Sioux Falls 9-0 in Lamoni on Sunday, March 7.

The Yellowjackets are currently ranked #21 in the nation, lead by Pablo Gimenez, ranked 7th and Simon Ouellet, ranked #34 individually. Together, Gimenez and Ouellet are ranked #17 in the nation in doubles.

Match Details
#1 Singles: #7 Pablo Gimenez Defeated Jesse Young 6-1, 6-1
#2 Singles: #34 Simon Ouellet Defeated Dave Winegar 7-5, 6-3
#3 Singles: Andres Romero Defeated Ryan Wiese 6-3, 6-1
#4 Singles: Jose Alaniz Defeated Nate Larson 6-3 6-3
#5 Singles: Alvaro Dominguez Defeated Blake Bradfield 6-7, 7-5, 10-3
#6 Singles: Kabinga Pande Defeated Steve Bertsch 6-1, 6-0

#1 Doubles: #17 Gimenez/Ouellet Defeated Young/ Winegar 8-3
#2 Doubles: Gonzalez/ Izudin Zunic Defeated Wiese/Bradfield 8-5
#3 Doubles: Pande/Romero Defeated Larson/Williams 8-3

The men’s and women’s tennis teams travel to Overland Park, Kan. on Tuesday, March 9 to play Johnson County Community College at 3:00 p.m. The teams do not play at home again until March 23, when they host Missouri Valley College, with matches beginning at 3:00 p.m.

The Graceland University women’s tennis team lost 2-7 to the Evangel Crusaders on Saturday, March 6 in Springfield, Mo.

Match Details
Singles:
Jenna Pearsons (EU) Def. Vanessa Flores (GU) 6-4, 6-4
Melanie Kissler (EU) Def. Regina Huet (GU) 6-2, 6-3
Kerbi Everett (GU) Def. Brittany Morrison (EU) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
Laura Stephens (EU) Def. Pam Gerteisen (GU) 6-0, 6-2
Sara Schoonmaker (EU) Def. Aida Bytyci (GU) 6-0, 6-0
Kastle Arture (EU) Def. Maria Prieto (GU) 6-7, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles:
Flores / Huet (GU) Def. Kissler / Morrison (EU) 8-3
Pearsons / Schoonmaker (EU) Def. Everett / Bytyci (GU) 8-2
Stephens/ Roxanna Carpenter (EU) Def. Prieto / Sabine Schwittay (GU) 8-1

The women’s and men’s tennis teams travel to Overland Park, Kan. on Tuesday, March 9 to play Johnson County Community College at 3:00 p.m. The teams do not play at home again until March 23, when they host Missouri Valley College, with matches beginning at 3:00 p.m.

The Graceland University men’s tennis team opened the 2004 spring season with a 10-0 sweep of the Simpson College Storm on Tuesday, March 2.

The Yellowjackets are currently ranked #21 in the nation, lead by Pablo Gimenez, ranked 7th and Simon Ouellet, ranked #34 individually. Together, Gimenez and Ouellet are ranked #17 in the nation in doubles.

Position Graceland University Simpson College Score
#1 Singles: #7 Pablo Gimenez defeated Luke Mbenoun 6-2, 6-1
#2 Singles: #34 Simon Ouellet defeated Sam Skalland 6-1, 6-1
#3 Singles: Andres Romero defeated Garrett Piklapp 7-5, 6-1
#4 Singles: Jose Alaniz defeated Andy Nerrill 6-3, 6-0
#5 Singles: Alvaro Dominguez defeated Cory Veen 6-1, 6-1
#6 Singles: Kabinga Pande defeated Dave Venable 6-3, 6-1
#7 Singles: Kenneth Michaud defeated Patrick Calrson exhibition

#1 Doubles: #17 Gimenez / #17 Ouellet defeated Mbenoun / Piklapp 8-4
#2 Doubles: Pande / Gonzalez defeated Skalland / Nerrill 8-0
#3 Doubles: Ripoll / Dominguez defeated Venable / Veen 8-6

Graceland’s men’s team travels to Springfield, Mo. on Saturday, March 6 to play Evangel, then returns to Lamoni to host Sioux Falls on Sunday, March 7. Matches begin at 12:30 p.m. and will be played inside the Closson, if weather won’t allow outside play.

The Graceland University women’s tennis team opened the season with a 0-9 loss to the University of Nebraska-Omaha in Omaha on Friday, February 27.

Singles:
Sara Batchelor (UNO) Def. Vanessa Flores (GU) 6-4, 7-5
Sarah Huls (UNO) Def. Regina Huet (GU) 6-0, 6-1
Lindsay Henjum (UNO) Def. Kerbi Everett (GU) 6-3, 6-0
Maggie Russell (UNO) Def. Aida Bytyci (GU) 6-0, 6-0
Mikaila Spalding (UNO) Def. Pam Gerteisen (GU) 6-0, 6-0
Shannon Dinovo (UNO) Def. Maria Prieto (GU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:
Pam Le / Russell (UNO) Def. Flores / Huet (GU) 8-3
Huls / Henjum (UNO) Def. Everett / Bytyci (GU) 8-0
Spalding / Batchelor (UNO) Def. Gerteisen / Prieto (GU) 8-0

Senior Pablo Gimenez upheld his title of ITA Men’s NAIA Central Regional Tournament Champion for the third year in a row on Sunday, September 28 in Kansas City, Mo.

Gimenez was the top seed in the tournament, having a bye in the first round, then beating five players to win the championship 6-1, 6-2 over Alim Mambatou from the University of Illinois in Springfield.

Mambatou beat Graceland’s Izo Zunic in the third round and Simon Ouellet in the semi-finals to make his way to the championship game against Gimenez.

Gimenez and Ouellet also won the doubles championship 8-2 over Henderson / Richey from Baker University. Graceland’s Andres Romero and Alvaro Domingez lost to the Baker duo in the quarterfinals.

Brooke Johnson and Kerbi Everett won the consolation game in the women’s doubles tournament. Vanessa Flores lost in the quarterfinal round of the singles tournament.

The Graceland tennis teams lost to Northwest Missouri State University, a NCAA Division II school in Maryville, Mo., on September 24 in Lamoni, Iowa.

Men’s Doubles:
Pablo Gimenez / Simon Ouellet (GU) def. Allen Horvet / Cander Panera 9-8
Paublo Acebedo / J.J. Mulwanda (NW) def. Izo Zunic / Jose Alaniz 8-4
Zack Keith / Aaron Douglas (NW) def. Alvaro Bermejo / Andres Romero 8-2

Men’s Singles:
Gimenez (GU) def. Horvet 6-4, 6-1
Ouellet (GU) def. Panera 5-7, 2-5
Acebedo (NW) def. Zunic 6-1, 6-3
Bermejo (GU) def. Mulwanda 7-5, 6-3
Keith (NW) def. Kabinga Pande 6-3, 6-1
Douglas (NW) def. Ripoll 2-6, 7-5, 6-4

Women’s Doubles:
Gena Lindsey / Sara Lipira (NW) def. Vanessa Flores / Nora Bohumil 8-2
Daniel Cartier / Jan Pendrak (NW) def. Libby Angell / Kirby Everett 8-4
Brooke Johnson / Rebecca Passman (GU) won by forfeit

Women’s Singles:
Lindsey (NW) def. Flores 6-4, 6-4
Lipira (NW) def. Bohumil 6-0, 6-0
Cartier (NW) def. Angell 6-3, 6-2
Pendrak (NW) def. Everett 6-1, 6-1
Amanda Hardy (NW) def. Johnson 4-6, 7-5, (10-5)
Aida Bytyci (GU) won by forfeit

The Graceland University men’s tennis team beat William Jewell College 8-1 on September 17 in Lamoni, Iowa.

Men’s Doubles
Pablo Gimenez / Simon Ouellet (GU) def. Ryan Jones / Jeff Johnson 8-4
Miguel Gonzalez / Izo Zunic (GU) def. Andrew Newell / Matt Fine 8-2
Alvaro Bermejo / Andres Romero (GU) def. Joe Thompson / Tim Skalland 8-1

Men’s Singles
Gimenez (GU) def. Jones 6-3, 7-6, (7-5)
Bermejo (GU) def. Johnson 6-2, 6-3
Romero (GU) def. Newell 6-0, 6-3
Kabinga Pande (GU) def. Fine 6-2, 6-0
Guillermo Ripoll (GU) def. Thompson 6-0, 6-0
Skallard (WJC) def. Kenneth Michaud 6-0, 6-0

Final Score: 8-1

Women’s Doubles
Vanessa Flores / Nora Bohumil
Laura Curry / Ashley Walker
Pam Gerteisen / Aida Bytyci
Jessica Williams / Katherine Musick
Brooke Johnson / Pam Gerteisen won by forfeit

Women’s Singles
Curry (WJC) def. Flores 4-6, 6-7, (4-7)
Walker (WJC) def. Bohumil 1-6, 6-4, 7-10
Angell (GU) def. Williams 6-1, 6-3
Everett (GU) def. Musick 6-3, 6-2
Johnson (GU) def. Farrell Scott 6-0, 6-0
Bytyci (GU) won by forfeit

The Graceland men’s tennis team beat Truman State University 8-1 Tuesday afternoon Sept. 16, 2003 in Lamoni, Iowa.
Men Doubles
Pablo Gimenez / Alvaro Bermejo (GU) def. Tyler Wood / Brad Martin 8-6
Izo Zunic / Miguel Gonzalez (GU) def. Ben Smith / Sean Cooper 9-8
Ryan Cope / Steve Jones (TSU) def. Kabinga Pande / Jose Alaniz 8-6

Men Singles
Gimenez (GU) def. Wood 6-4, 6-2
Zunic (GU) def. Smith 6-1, 7-6
Gonzalez (GU) def. Martin 4-6, 7-6, 10-8
Bermejo (GU) def. Cooper 6-2, 7-5
Pande (GU) def. Cope 3-6, 6-3, 10-7
Guillermo Ripoll (GU) def. Niklas Stubbendorff 6-1, 6-3 Graceland wins 8-1

The Graceland women’s tennis team lost 0-9 to Central College in Pella, Iowa, on September 13.

Match One
Women’s Doubles:
Emilie Larson / Lindsey Yuska (CC) def. Libby Angell / Kerbi Everett 8-4
Ellen Gallinger / Tracy Stussmo (CC) def. Brooke Johnson / Pam Gerteisen 9-7
Danielle Dowling / Maureen Khoerablah (CC) def. Emily Dunn / Flora Ferati 8-0

Women’s Singles:
Larson (CC) def. Angell 6-0, 6-1
Stussmo (CC) def. Everett 6-0, 6-0
Gallinger (CC) def. Johnson 7-5, 6-2
Yuska (CC) def. Gerteisen 6-0, 6-0
Dowley (CC) def. Dunn 6-1, 6-0
Khoerablah (CC) def. Ferati 6-0, 6-0

Match Two
Women’s Doubles:
Kristin Kovor / Michelle VanVark (CC) def. Libby Angell / Kerbi Everett 8-0
Brooke Johnson / Pam Gerteisen (GU) def. Heidi Cortum / Chantelle Sharp 8-5
Tegan Young / Cassie Drahl (CC) def. Emily Dunn / Flora Ferati 8-3

Women’s Singles:
Angell
VanVark (CC) def. Everett 6-0, 6-0
Brooke Johnson (GU) def. An Le 6-1, 6-3
Lisa Thiesen (CC) def. Gerteirsen 7-2, 6-3
Tying Barton (CC) def. Dunn 6-1, 7-5
Alicia Moore (CC) def. Ferati 6-0, 6-0

The Graceland women’s tennis team beat Johnson County Community College 5-4 Wednesday afternoon in Lamoni, Iowa. The Yellowjacket men fell to JCCC 3-6.

Women’s Doubles:
Vanessa Flores / Nora Bohumil (GU) def. Megan deBlonk / Lisa Coleman 8-5
Libby Angell / Kerbi Everett (GU) def. Melissa Goodman / Shelly Griffith 8-5
Brooke Johnson / Pam Gerteisen (GU) won by forfeit

Women’s Singles:
Bohumil (GU) def. deBlonk 7-6, 6-2
Coleman (JCCC) def. Angell 6-7, 1-6
Goodman (JCCC) def. Everett 6-3, 6-2
Griffith (JCCC) def. Johnson 7-6, 3-6, (7-10)
Tessa Brekjun (JCCC) def. Pam Gerteisen 6-0, 6-1
Aida Bytici (GU) won by forfeit

Final Score: 5-4
GU Season Record: 1-1
Men’s Doubles:
Kyle Markham / Brett Taylor (JCCC) def. Pablo Gimenez / Dominguez 8-5
Izo Zunic / Miguel Gonzalez (GU) def. Mikhail Arkaeu / Drew Machholz 8-5
David Scott / Evan Dease (JCCC) def. Guillermo Ripoll / Jose Alaniz 8-6

Men’s Singles:
Arkaeu (JCCC) def. Gimenez 5-7, 6-7 (5)
Markham (JCCC) def. Zunic 5-7, 3-6
Taylor (JCCC) def. Gonzalez 4-6, 6-7 (5)
Machholz (JCCC) def. Alaniz 1-6, 6-4, (10-6)
Rodriguez (GU) def. Scott 6-3, 6-4
Kabinga Pande (GU) def. Dease 6-1, 6-0

Final Score 3-6
GU Season Record: 0-1

Sept. 09, 2003 at Indianola, IA

Simpson College 7, Graceland Univ. 2

Singles competition:
1. Carrie Brannen (SIM) def. Vanessa Flores (GRA), by default
2. Nora Bohumil (GRA) def. Tracy Schiltz (SIM) 6-3, 6-1
3. Shelby Gierstorf (SIM) def. Kerbi Everett (GRA) 6-1, 6-1
4. Amanda Byas (SIM) def. Elizabeth Angell (GRA) 6-0, 6-2
5. Emily DeBolt (SIM) def. Brooke Johnson (GRA) 6-4, 6-0
6. Natalie Meier (SIM) def. Pam Gerteisen (GRA) 6-0, 6-0

Junior Varsity competition:
Lucy Wilson (SIM) def. Aida Bytici (GRA) 8-0
Aida Bytici (GRA) def. Heather Anderson (GRA) 6-4

Doubles competition:
1. Vanessa Flores/Nora Bohumil (GRA) def. Tracy Schiltz/Emily DeBolt (SIM) 8-4
2. Carrie Brannen/Amanda Byas (SIM) def. Elizabeth Angell/Kerbi Everett (GRA) 8-5
3. Shelby Gierstorf/Natalie Meier (SIM) def. Brooke Johnson/Pam Gerteisen (GRA) 8-0