Lake Forest College Sports Information
April 30, 2006
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Lake Forest Places Ninth at Midwest Conference Tournament
Hiemenz wins consolation bracket at number five singles
  

Nick Sandner was 16-7 in
singles play this season.
MADISON, WI - The Forester men’s tennis team placed ninth at the 2006 Midwest Conference Tournament over the weekend (April 29-30). Lake Forest scored 18 points, just seven fewer than fifth-place Carroll College. Knox College placed sixth, Beloit College seventh, Lawrence University eighth, and Illinois College 10th. The top four spots were decided by Friday’s team tournament, where Grinnell College defeated St. Norbert College in the semifinals and Ripon College in the championship match. Monmouth College knocked off St. Norbert for third place.

The six positional singles tournaments were played on Saturday. Senior Nick Sandner (Lake Bluff, IL/Lake Forest) prevailed 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals at number three before falling in the semifinals. Freshman Will Hiemenz (St. Louis, MO/Chaminade) lost his first match of the day before rattling off three straight victories to win the consolation bracket at number five. Fellow freshman Andrew Fretter (Bloomfield, MI/Cranbrook Kingswood) triumphed in the consolation quarterfinals at number four but was ousted in the semifinals.

The three doubles positions were contested on Sunday. Fretter and sophomore Tim Tierney (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) posted a 6-2, 7-5 first round victory at number two but were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Seniors Rob Burda (Meridian, ID/Meridian) and Sebastian Bienia (Lemont, IL/Lemont) followed a similar path at number three. They won 6-4, 6-2 in round one before falling in a third-set tiebreak in the quarterfinals.

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