Courtesy of GoCobbers.com, Release: April 27, 2007

Match Rewind:

2007 MIAC Tournament - First Round

Final Score:
Concordia-Moorhead 5, St. John's 4

Date: April 27, 2007
Location: St. Peter, Minn. - Gustavus Adolphus College

Individual Match Results:  

Doubles competition
1. Dan Ruehl/Trevor Beach (SJU) def.

Jordy Kamerling/Paul Tuchscherer (CC) 8-2
2. Ryan Smith/William Wischer (CC) def.

Kevin Goihl/Ted Lauer (SJU) 8-6
3. Luke Odegaard/Mark Steelman (SJU) def.

Kirby Johnson/David Nygaard (CC) 8-2

Singles competition
1. Jordy Kamerling (CC) def. Beach (SJU) 6-2, 6-1
2. William Wischer (CC) def. Ted Lauer (SJU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Paul Tuchscherer (CC) def. Mark Steelman (SJU)

6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)
4. Ryan Smith (CC) def. Kevin Goihl (SJU) 7-5, 6-3
5. L. Odegaard (SJU) def. Kirby Johnson (CC) 6-1, 6-0
6. E. Holmgren (SJU) def. David Nygaard (CC) 6-0, 6-2

Match Notes :  

- Concordia College 8-7
- St. John's Univ. 11-9
- 2007 MIAC Men's Tennis First Round
- Concordia beats St. John's for second straight season in MIAC Tournament
- Jordy Kamerling wins his 10th straight singles match and is 12-3 on the year
- Match was decided at No.3 singles with win by Paul Tuchscherer

Match Recap:
Recap courtesy of the Gustavus SID

ST. PETER, Minn. (4/27/07)-- In the first round of the MIAC Tournament held at Gustavus on Friday, fifth-seed Concordia overcame a 4-2 deficit midway through singles play to post a 5-4 come-from-behind win over fourth-seed Saint John's.

Down 2-1 following doubles, Concordia's Jordy Kamerling knotted the dual at 2-2 with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Trevor Beach at No. 1 singles. The Johnnies responded with wins at No. 5 and No. 6 to lead 4-2, but the Cobbers answered right back with victories at No. 2 and No. 4 to tie the match at 4-4 and put all eyes on the match at No. 3 singles between Saint John's sophomore Mark Steelman and Concordia senior Paul Tuchscherer.

After dropping the first set in a tie-breaker, Tuchscherer battled back to take the second set 6-3 and then prevailed 10-4 in the super-breaker to give the Cobbers a 5-4 victory and a date with top-seed Gustavus Adolphus in Saturday morning's other semifinal. Concordia was also able to avenge a 7-2 defeat at the hands of the Johnnies in Moorhead less than two weeks ago.