Three Men's Tennis Members IIAC Honorable Mention
May 17, 2018
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Iowa Conference announced the All-Conference teams for the 2018 men’s tennis season on Thursday, naming three Spartans honorable mention.
Seniors Ranfer Hernandez and Matthew Sablay capped their careers grabbing Honorable Mention All-Iowa Conference with freshman Juan Quiroga rounded out the UD trio on the honorable mention list.
Ranfer Hernandez (Chia Cundinamarca, Colombia), went 9-6 this season in singles play with all but two matches coming at the number three slot. Hernandez ended the season on a five match win streak and six of seven overall. He also went 6-10 in doubles play, in all but two of those 16 matches he was paired up with Juan Quiroga.
Matthew Sablay (Rowland Heights, Calif.) played the number one spot for the Spartans all season, going 6-10. He won his final two matches at Nebraska Wesleyan and at Buena Vista. Sablay went 5-12 in doubles.
Juan Quiroga (Briceno, Columbia) had a solid freshman campaign, going 6-8 at number two for the Spartans, finishing the season on a four match win streak. He teamed up with Hernandez in doubles, going 5-10 overall in doubles and 5-9 with Hernandez.
Most Valuable Player — Brady Anderson, Coe College
Coaching Staff of the Year — Coe College
Singles School Year Hometown/High School
Brady Anderson Coe Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Linn-Mar
Nate Ackert Coe Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington
Jake Kudrick Coe Fr. Spring, Texas / Klein
Josh Pudlo Coe Jr. Lakewood, Ill. / Crystal Lake Central
Nate Greiner Coe So. Polk City, Iowa / North Polk
Jason Derby Loras Sr. Cuba City, Wis. / Cuba City
Cole Schneider Luther Fr. Iowa, City, Iowa / Iowa City West
Nate Parsons Luther Jr. St. Paul, Minn. / Saint Como Park
Anders Jensen Luther Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa / Valley
Brian Murman Luther Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa / Fort Dodge
Grant Morton Luther Fr. Port Elizabeth, South Africa / The Hill
Connor Barnard Wartburg Sr. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Columbus
Doubles School Year Hometown/High School
Garrett Taylor Central Sr. Creston, Iowa / Creston
Will Isiminger Central Fr. North Aurora, Ill. / West Aurora
Brady Anderson Coe Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Linn-Mar
Nate Ackert Coe Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington
Josh Pudlo Coe Jr. Lakewood, Ill. / Crystal Lake Central
Luke Ford Coe So. Otsego, Mich. / Otsego
Jason Derby Loras Sr. Cuba City, Wis. / Cuba City
Cole Schneider Luther Fr. Iowa, City, Iowa / Iowa City West
Nate Parsons Luther Jr. St. Paul, Minn. / Saint Como Park
Brian Murman Luther Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa / Fort Dodge
Anders Jensen Luther Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa / Valley
Connor Barnard Wartburg Sr. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Columbus
Honorable Mention School Year Hometown/High School
Jacob Logan Central Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa / Bettendorf
Evgeny Pakhomenko Coe Jr. Moscow, Russia
Tyler Nelson Coe So. Ankeny, Iowa / Centennial
Sean Baldwin Loras Jr. Davenport, Iowa / Assumption
Charlie Harris Loras Jr. Blaine, Minn. / Blaine
Riley Michel Loras Jr. Huntley, Ill. / Huntley
Ranfer Hernandez Dubuque Sr. Chia Cundinamarca, Colombia / Mayor de los Andes
Matthew Sablay Dubuque Sr. Rowland Heights, Calif. / Rowland
Juan Quiroga Dubuque Fr. Briceno, Columbia / Buckingham School
Jeremy Ellerby Wartburg Sr. Marion, Iowa / Marion
Sam Nettleton Wartburg Jr. Ames, Iowa / Ames
