Thomas and Lester Walk Away With MIAC Men's Tennis Postseason Awards.
ST. PAUL-- Concordia senior Jake Thomas (Indian Hills, Colo./Conifer HS) and head coach Dave Lester earned MIAC postseason honors as announced by the league office on Tuesday.

Thomas was named to the All-Conference team and Lester was named the MIAC Coach of the Year. It is the first postseason award for both Thomas and Lester and caps a breakhrough season for Concordia men's tennis.

Thomas, the lone senior on the Cobber squad, was the team's #1 singles player and finished the year with a 10-7 overall record. He finishes his three seasons with the Cobbers with 25 overall wins.

Lester was the architect behind the resurgence of the men's program in 2005. The Cobbers finished the year with a 12-6 overall record and a 6-3 mark in conference play. The 12 victories during the season is the most for a Cobber men's team since the 1992 season. It is also the first time since 1992 that Concordia has cracked the 10-win barrier. During the year Concordia won seven straight matches, which was the longest winning streak since the 1991 campaign.
 

Player Of The Year (Athur Ashe Award): Mark Leeder, SR, Saint Mary's
Coach Of The Year:Dave Lester (Concordia)

2004 MIAC MEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE 

Name              School      Year  Hometown
#1 Singles
Ben Lundell       Gustavus    SR    Dubuque, Iowa
Tut Fuller        St. Thomas  SR    Dubuque, Iowa
William Holmes    Carleton    JR    Edinburgh, Scotland
Tyler Stevenson   St. Mary’s  JR    Neenah, Wis.
Jake Thomas       Concordia   SR    Indian Hills, Colo.

#2 Singles
Adam Morgan       Gustavus    JR    Barrington, Ill.
Brian Thomas      St. Thomas  SR    Winona, Minn.
Trevor Beach      St. John’s  FY    Grand Rapids, Mich.

#3 Singles
Jesse Brauer      Gustavus    SO    Mankato, Minn.
Kartheek Koneru   Carleton    FY    Naperville, Ill.
Tom Loper         St. Thomas  SR    Eden Prairie, Minn. 

#4 Singles
Andy Bryan       Gustavus     FY    Edina, Minn. 
Blair Madsen     St. Thomas   SR    St. Paul, Minn.

#5 Singles
Roy Bryan        Gustavus     JR    Edina, Minn.
Drew Piston      Carleton     SR    Spokane, Wash.

#6 Singles
Pete Schwingler  Gustavus     SR    Rochester, Minn.
Jake Hoppe       Carleton     SR    Lincoln, Neb.

#1 Doubles
Adam Morgan      Gustavus     JR    Barrington, Ill.
Brett Morze-Karzen Gustavus   JR    Wilmette, Ill.
Andrew Tulloch   Carleton     JR    Vadnais Heights, Minn.
William Holmes   Carleton     JR    Edinburgh, Scotland
Steve Tacl       St. John’s   JR    St. Cloud, Minn.
Curtis Horton    St. John’s   JR    Elk River, Minn.
Mark Leeder      St. Mary’s   JR    Neenah, Wis.
Tyler Steveson   St. Mary’s   SR    Greenfield, Wis.

#2 Doubles
Ben Lundell      Gustavus     SR    Dubuque, Iowa
Jesse Brauer     Gustavus     SO    Mankato, Minn.
Tom Loper        St. Thomas   SR    Eden Prairie, Minn.
Ben Herding      St. Thomas   FY    Hastings, Minn.
jake Hoppe       Carleton     SR    Lincoln, Neb.
Drew Piston      Carleton     SR    Spokane, Wash.

#3 Doubles
Roy Bryan        Gustavus     JR    Edina, Minn.
Andy Bryan       Gustavus     FY    Edina, Minn.
Peter Varnum     Carleton     FY    Lake Quivira, Kan.
Kartheek Koneru  Carleton     FY    Naperville, Ill.