MIAC RELEASE
 
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Bethel University's men's tennis team has had an unforgettable 2017 season thus far and Wednesday the conference office recognized the Royals with three All-Conference awards in singles play and four in doubles play, while also acknowledging Matt Schull as the team's representative on the MIAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
 
Kolin Kiekhoefer earned the most points of anyone across the conference, as he finished his senior season with a 19-1 record at No. 2 singles. Kiekhoefer, who's only loss this year was against Gustavus, is currently riding a 16-match win streak.  The Woodbury, Minn., native was also honored to the MIAC All-Conference doubles team, as he and his partner Noah Ridgway have gone 14-3 overall and 8-1 in conference play at No. 2 doubles.
 
Hunter Fernelius was also selected to the MIAC All-Conference list in both singles and doubles play. Heading into today's MIAC semifinal at Gustavus, Fernlius is 19-2 overall and 7-2 against MIAC opponents at No. 3 singles. He's currently riding a 14-match win streak.
 
Fernelius and his doubles partner Matt Schull were voted to the MIAC All-Conference doubles team after finishing the regular season 13-3 overall and 7-2 against conference foes at No. 1 doubles. Together they've won 11 straight with two wins over Saint John's and head-to-head wins over UW-La Crosse, St. Thomas, Saint Mary's, and Hamline. Schull, who earned his fourth straight MIAC All-Conference doubles award, was also honored to represent Bethel on the MIAC All-Sportsmanship Team. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.
 
Also earning All-Conference singles accolades was junior Jakob Bartels. Bartels finished the regular season 12-8, but managed to go 5-4 at No. 4 singles. He completed the regular season 8-2 in his last 10 matches played.
 

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2017 MIAC MEN'S TENNIS AWARDS

Arthur Ashe Award: Patton McClelland, Carleton (Sr., Rock Hill, S.C. / Charlotte Latin)
Steve Wilkinson Coach-of-the-Year: Stephan Zweifel, Carleton (19th season)

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2017 MIAC MEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE SINGLES TEAM

Name	School	Year	Hometown/Previous School
Mohanad Alhouni	Gustavus	Jr.	Tripoli, Libya / West Lutheran
Burke Anderson	St. Thomas	Sr.	Lino Lakes, Minn. / Centennial
Marty Beck	St. Thomas	Jr.	Minneapolis, Minn. / South
Jakob Bartels	Bethel	Jr.	Roseville, Minn. / Mounds View
Josh Doyle	Macalester	Jr.	Cologne, Germany / Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium
Zach Ekstein	Gustavus	Jr.	Eagan, Minn.
Luke Elifson	St. Thomas	Sr.	Minneapolis, Minn. / South
Hunter Fernelius	Bethel	So.	New Hope, Minn. / Armstrong
Aaron Goodman	Carleton	So.	Minneapolis, Minn. / St. Louis Park
Kolin Kiekhoefer	Bethel	Sr.	Woodbury, Minn. / New Life Academy
Chase Johnson	Gustavus	So.	Golden Valley, Minn. / Hopkins
Tim Larson	Saint John's	Jr.	Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson
Patton McClelland	Carleton	Sr.	Rock Hill, S.C. / Charlotte Latin
Ryan Meger	Saint John's	So.	Stillwater, Minn. / Mahtomedi
Jordon O'Kelly	Carleton	So.	Lake Forest, Ill.
Tom Runde	St. Thomas	Sr.	Dubuque, Iowa / Wahlert
Aidan Tirpack	Macalester	Jr.	Mill Valley, Calif. / Tamalpais
Isaac Toivonen	Concordia	Jr.	Red Wing, Minn.
Scott Wall	St. Thomas	Sr.	De Pere, Wis. / Notre Dame Academy

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2017 MIAC MEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE DOUBLES TEAM

Name	School	Year	Hometown/Previous School
Mohanad Alhouni	Gustavus	Jr.	Tripoli, Libya / West Lutheran
Burke Anderson	St. Thomas	Sr.	Lino Lakes, Minn. / Centennial
Christian Beck	St. Olaf	So.	Los Altos, Calif.
Marty Beck	St. Thomas	Jr.	Minneapolis, Minn. / South
Luke Elifson	St. Thomas	Sr.	Minneapolis, Minn. / South
Tommy Entwistle	Gustavus	Jr.	Sioux Falls, S.D. / O'Gorman
Hunter Fernelius	Bethel	So.	New Hope, Minn. / Armstrong
Ezra Frankel	Carleton	Sr.	Lincoln, Mass. / Belmont Hill
Aaron Goodman	Carleton	So.	Minneapolis, Minn. / St. Louis Park
Danny Hogan	St. Olaf	Jr.	Edina, Minn. / Beinilde-St. Margaret's
Kevin Hurley	Carleton	Jr.	Novi, Mich. / Univ. of Detroit Jesuit
Chase Johnson	Gustavus	So.	Golden Valley, Minn. / Hopkins
Kolin Kiekhoefer	Bethel	Sr.	Woodbury, Minn. / New Life Academy
Jordon O'Kelly	Carleton	So.	Lake Forest, Ill.
Noah Ridgway	Bethel	Fr.	Des Moines, Iowa / West Des Moines
Matt Schull	Bethel	Sr.	Eagan, Minn. / Henry Sibley
Isaac Toivonen	Concordia	Jr.	Red Wing, Minn.
Patrick Whaling	Gustavus	So.	Manikob Sabot, Va. / Victoria Christian Academy
David Youngs	Concordia	Fr.	Fargo, N.D. / Fargo South

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2017 MEN'S TENNIS ALL-MIAC SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM

Bethel - Matt Schull (Sr., Eagan, Minn. / Henry Sibley)
Carleton - Ezra Frankel (Sr., Lincoln, Mass. / Belmont Hill)
Concordia - Isaac Toivonen (Jr., Red Wing, Minn.)
Gustavus - Gabe Steinwand (Jr., Moorhead, Minn.)
Hamline - Gabe Guarin (Jr., Bogota, Columbia / Holy Angels)
Macalester - Ben Wilson (Jr., Oakland, Calif. / College Preparatory School)
Saint John's - Tim Larson (Jr., Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson)
Saint Mary's - Alex Zuzek (Jr., Hastings, Minn.)
St. Olaf - Corey Loken (So., Minneapolis, Minn. / Robbinsdale Cooper)
St. Thomas - Burke Anderson (Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn. / Centennial)