2004 Hack Kellner Men’s Tennis Tournament,
Springfield, Ill., April 9-10

The Illinois Wesleyan men's tennis team finished third in the 2004 Hack Kellner Men’s Tennis Tournament, hosted by the University of Illinois at Springfield.  The Titans' No. 1 doubles team of Mike Walz/Jason Love was 3-0 to win championship at that position.
McKendree College won seven of the nine championship matches, all except No. 2 singles and the No. 1 doubles, to win the tourney, while Lewis & Clark Community College finished the tournament in second place. St. Ambrose took fourth place, Illinois-Springfield was fifth, the University of St. Francis finished sixth, and Greenville was seventh.

SINGLES COMPETITION

No. 1 Singles - Mike Walz was 2-2
1st Round
Alim Mambetov (UIS) def. John Minter (StA) 4-3 (retired)
Mike Walz (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Warren SanLuis (StF) 6-0, 6-1
Dan Quinn (L&C) def. Jason Leong (Grvl)  6-1,7-5
Chatley James (McK) received a bye
Semi-Finals
James (McK) def. Mambetov (UIS)   6-4,6-2
Quinn (L&C) def. Mike Walz (Illinois Wesleyan), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Championship
James (McK) def. Quinn (L&C)   6-2,7-5
Consolation
SanLuis (StF) def. Leong (Grvl)   6-0,6-0
Mambetov (UIS) def. SanLuis (StF)   3-6,6-0,7-6(10-5)
Mike Walz (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Minter (StA), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
Mambetov (UIS) def. Mike Walz (Illinois Wesleyan), 6-7(7-4) ,6-3 (10-3)

No. 2 Singles - Matt Rineberg was 2-2
1st Round
Alec Menne (McK) def. Matt Rineberg (Illinois Wesleyan), 6-3, 6-1
Enrico Kastan (L&C) def. Cesar Morales (St F) 6-2,6-0
Esteban Czwan (UIS) def. Drew Walter (Grvl) 6-1,6-1
Chris Scholtz (StA) received a bye
Semi-Finals
Enrico Kastan (L&C) def. Alec Menne (McK) 1-6,6-2,6-1
Esteban Czwan (UIS) def. Chris Scholtz (StA) 6-1,7-5
Championship
Czwan (UIS) def. Kastan (L&C)   6-4,6-4
Consolation
Matt Rineberg (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Morales (StF), 6-1, 6-2
Matt Rineberg (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Scholtz (StA), 6-3, 6-0
Menne (McK) def. Walter (Grvl)   6-2,6-0
Menne (McK) def. Matt Rineberg (Illinois Wesleyan), 7-6,6-3

No. 3 Singles - Chauncey Staples was 0-2
1st Round
Brett Zaron (McK) def. Steve Etheridge (StA) 6-0,6-3
Eric Cromer (L&C) def. Scott Wiedman (Grvl) 7-5,6-3
Jason Garner (StF) def. Jason Woody (UIS)  6-4,7-6 (7-4)
Chauncey Staples (Illinois Wesleyan) received a bye
Semi-Finals
Garner (StF) def. Chauncey Staples (Illinois Wesleyan), 6-1, 6-0
Zaron (McK) def. Cromer (L&C)   6-1,6-2
Championship
Zaron (McK) def. Garner (StF)   6-0,6-1
Consolation
Etheridge (StA) def. Wiedman (Grvl)  6-0,6-3
Etheridge (StA) def. Chauncey Staples (Illinois Wesleyan), 6-0, 6-2
Cromer (L&C) def. Woody (UIS)   6-4,7-5
Cromer (L&C) def. Etheridge (StA)   6-4,6-7(7-5),7-6(11-9)

No. 4 Singles - Jason Love was 2-1
1st Round
Kyle Jobe (L&C) def. Tim Malinkern (Grvl)  6-0,7-5
Josh Zimmer (StF) def. Mauricio Lora (UIS)  6-3,4-6,7-6 (7-5)
Jace Kaasten (McK) def. Ryan Case (StA)  4-6,6-0,6-2
Jason Love (Illinois Wesleyan) received a bye
Semi-Finals
Jobe (L&C) def. Zimmer (StF)   4-6,6-4,6-3
Kaasten (McK) def. Jason Love (Illinois Wesleyan), 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
Championship
Kaasten (McK) def. Jobe (L&C)   6-0,6-1
Consolation
Lora (UIS) def. Malinkern (Grvl)   6-1,3-6,7-6
Jason Love (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Lora (UIS), 6-4, 6-3
Case (StA) def. Zimmer (StF)    6-3,6-1
Jason Love (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Case (StA), 6-1, 6-4

No. 5 Singles - Pat Fischer was 0-2
1st Round
Greg Mannerick (McK) def. Ryan Bear (StA) 7-5,6-3
Travis Tillman (L&C) def. Pat Fischer (Illinois Wesleyan), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Brian Jackson (Grvl) def. Andres Barcenas (UIS) 3-6,6-3,6-0
Jeremy Launan (StF) received a bye
Semi-Finals
Mannerick (McK) def. Tillman (L&C)  6-1,6-0
Launan (StF) def. Jackson (Grvl)   6-,6-0
Championship
Mannerick (McK) def. Launan (StF)   6-1,6-0
Consolation
Bear (StA) def. Pat Fischer (Illinois Wesleyan), 6-2, 6-1
Bear (StA) def. Jackson (Grvl)   6-0,6-2
Tillman (L&C) def. Barcenas (UIS)   6-0,6-0
Bear (StA) def. Tillman (L&C)   6-4,6-4

No. 6 Singles - Ryan Stitt was 2-1
1st Round
JD Foree (L&C) def. Steve Vandekerchrove  6-0,6-0
Dustin David (McK) def. Patrick O’Hearn (StA) 6-2,7-5
Dan Lovell (Grvl) received a bye
Ryan Stitt (Illinois Wesleyan) received a bye
Semi-Finals
David (McK) def. Ryan Stitt (Illinois Wesleyan), 6-1,6-2
Foree (L&C) def. Lovell (Grvl)   6-2-6-4
Championship
David (McK) def. Foree (L&C), 6-0, 6-0
Consolation
O’Hearn (StA) def. Lovell (Grvl), 6-1, 6-1
Ryan Stitt (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Vandekerchrove (UIS)  6-1, 6-0
Ryan Stitt (Illinois Wesleyan) def. O’Hearn (StA), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(10-8)

DOUBLES COMPETITION

No. 1 Doubles - Mike Walz/Jason Love was 3-0 to win championship
1st Round
Chadley James/Alez Meune (McK) def. Ryan Bear/Ryan Case (StAm)   8-3
Enrico Kasjan/Dan Quinn (Lewis & Clark CC) def. Jason Leong/Drew Walter(Grvl) 8-3
Mike Walz/Jason Love (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Warren San Luis/Cesar Morales (St. F)  8-3
Alim Mambetov/Jason Woody (UIS) received bye
Semi-Finals
James/Meune (McK) def. Kasjan/Quinn (Lewis & Clark CC) 8-2
Mike Walz/Jason Love (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Mambetov/Woody (UIS)   8-3
Championship
Mike Walz/Jason Love (Illinois Wesleyan) def. James/Meune (McK)   9-8 (7-4 tiebreaker)
Consolation
Bear/ Case (StAm) def. . Leong/Walter(Grvl)     8-3
Kasjan/ Quinn (Lewis & Clark CC) def. Kasjan/ Quinn (Lewis & Clark CC)  8-6
Mambetov/Woody (UIS) def. Bear/ Case (StAm)     8-4
Mambetov/Woody (UIS) def. Kasjan/Quinn (Lewis & Clark CC)   8-4

No. 2 Doubles - Matt Rineberg/Chauncey Staples was 2-1 to finish second
1st Round
Matt Rineberg/Chauncey Staples (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Mauricio Lora/Esteban Czwan (UIS) 9-7
John Miniter/Chris Schultz (St. A) def. Jason Garner/Josh Zimmer (StF)   8-2
Jace Keasten/Brett Zaron (McK) def. Scott Wiedman/Tim Malinkern (Grvl)  8-1
Kyle Jobe/Eric Cromer (L&C) received bye
Semi-Finals
Matt Rineberg/Chauncey Staples (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Miniter/Schultz (St. A),  8-4
Keasten/Zaron (McK) def. Jobe/Cromer (L&C)   8-3
Championship
Keasten/Zaron (McK) def. Matt Rineberg/Chauncey Staples (Illinois Wesleyan), 9-7
Consolation
Lora/Czwan (UIS) def. Garner/Zimmer (StF)   8-5
Lora/Czwan (UIS) def. Jobe/Cromer (L&C)    8-5
Miniter/Schultz (St. A) def. Wiedman/Malinkern (Grvl)  8-1
Wiedman/Malinkern (Grvl) def. Lora/Czwan (UIS)   9-7

No. 3 Doubles - Pat Fischer/Mike O’Keefe was 2-1
1st Round
Brian Jackson/Dan Lovell (Grvl) def. Andres Barcenas/Steve Vanderkerchove  8-3
Patrick O’Hearn/Steve Etheridge (St A) def. Mitch Buscher/Mike Buscher (L&C)  8-3
Pat Fischer/Mike O’Keefe (Illinois Wesleyan) receives bye
Greg Mimmerick/Dustin David (McK) receives bye
Semi-Finals
Mimmerick/David (McK) def. Pat Fischer/Mike O’Keefe (Illinois Wesleyan), 9-8 (7-2)
O’Hearn/Etheridge (St A) def. Jackson/Lovell (Grvl)  8-1
Championship
Mimmerick/David (McK) def. O’Hearn/Etheridge (StA)  8-3
Consolation
Buscher/Buscher (L&C) def. Barcenas/Vanderkerchove (UIS) 8-2
Pat Fischer/Mike O’Keefe (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Buscher/Buscher (L&C), 8-2
Pat Fischer/Mike O’Keefe (Illinois Wesleyan) def. Jackson/Lovell (Grvl), 8-1