Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Coe tennis teams head to NCAA meets

The Coe College tennis teams are going to NCAA regional tournaments this week after winning Iowa Conference titles.

The Coe men are headed to Whitewater, Wis., and the Coe women are going to Greencastle, Ind.

The 36th-ranked Coe men (20-6) will face Grinnell (28-10) in the opening round Friday. Coe beat the Pioneers, 7-2, in early April. This will be the 11th appearance in the NCAA Tournament for the Kohawks and fourth straight.

The Coe women (21-6) will face Ohio Northern (20-3) in the first round Thursday. This is the sixth appearance in the NCAA's for the Kohawks and fourth in a row.

Coe softball team falls in semifinals

DECORAH - The Coe softball team was blanked by Luther, 1-0, in the semifinals of the Iowa Conference tournament in Decorah Saturday.

The Kohawks were held to only one hit by Luther pitcher Amanda Witzlib.

Arran Weeces was the hard-luck loser for Coe. She pitched a complete game and was touched for a home run by Anna Strien in the fourth inning for the only run.

Coe finished the season with a 24-16 record.

Coe      000 000 0 - 0 1 0
Luther   000 100 x - 1 7 1

W - Witzlib (18-3). L - Weeces (13-7).

Gunderson ties for 2nd at IIAC golf

PEOSTA - Coe senior Tyler Gunderson tied for second place at the Iowa Conference golf tournament at Thunder Hills Country Club Saturday and earned all-conference honors for the fourth straight year.

Desmond Still of Central won the 72-hole tournament with a score of 4-over-par 289. Gunderson finished in a three-way tie for second place at 297 with scores of 75, 76, 72 and 74.

Central won the team championship by 29 shots over Wartburg. Coe finished eighth and last in the tournament.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Central 1192, 2. Wartburg 1221, 3. Dubuque 1225, 4. Simpson 1228, 5. Luther 1239, 6. Loras 1262, 7. Buena Vista 1265, 8. Coe 1324.

COE: 2. (tie) Tyler Gunderson 75-76-72-74=297, 35. Seth Inman 86-82-83-81=332, 37. Anthony Worden 97-87-79-84=347, 38. Hunter Mulnix 96-85-81-90=352, 39. Alex Everhart 93-94-87-93=367.

Anderson helps Coe net NCAA berth

Brady Anderson enjoyed a productive day Saturday and helped the Coe men's tennis team earn an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III national tournament.

The Kohawks topped Luther, 5-1, in the Iowa Conference finals to clinch their spot in the NCAA meet. The Kohawks also defeated Wartburg, 5-0, in the semifinals.

Anderson, a freshman from Linn-Mar, won both of his matches at No. 3 singles in straight sets. He also teamed with Riley Galbraith, a Kennedy grad, to win both of their matches at No. 1 doubles.

The Kohawks will take a 20-6 record into the NCAA tournament. Their opponent and location will be announced Monday.

COE 5, LUTHER 1

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