Webster University Athletics

The men’s tennis program is consistently one of the best in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The men’s tennis team had record setting seasons in 2010 and 2011, finishing 12-4 and 13-6, respectively. Some other recent achievements that the men’s tennis team include:

     1. First ever back to back winning seasons in school history
     2. Broke school record for wins in 2010
     3. Broke school record for wins in 2011
     4. 25-10 record that last 2 seasons
     5. School record 7 all conference players in 2011
     6. In 2011 6 players were ITA/Scholar athlete with a gpa above a 3.5
     7. Have broken all six school records, which include most wins in school history(12), most consecutive wins(12),
         most singles and doubles wins in a year and career

The Gorloks will return 6 of its top 9 players for next season and have added a number of key recruits to help bolster the line-up. The roster includes talented players from the St. Louis area, but also features players from across the country and 2 players from Ecuador.

Webster looks to capture its first ever conference championship in 2012 and is playing another tough schedule which includes matches against D2 Maryville University, NAIA foes Lindenwood Belleville, Missouri Baptist, and other local and regional programs.

“I’m very pleased with the hard work and dedication of my players to help make Webster Tennis a conference contender every year. This year should again be another great year with the talent that is returning and newcomers that have been added to this year’s roster.”

All Matches are held at Webster Groves Recreational Center. This state of the art facility features 8 courts and plays host to many ITA regional tournaments and local tournaments. The courts are operated by Webster University’s coaching staff and players.

Returning and new players include:

JR. Diego Alarcon (Quito, Ecuador)
2011: Started at the #2(12-3) and #1(1-0) Singles positions and finished with a 13-3 record
Started at the #1(8-10) Doubles position and finished with a 8-10 record
2nd Team All-Conference at #2 Singles
Honorable Mention All-Conference at #1 Doubles

2010: Started at the #1(4-5) and #2(6-0) Singles positions and finished with a 10-5 record
Started at the #1(4-7) and #2(3-1) Doubles positions and finished with a 7-8 record
1st Team All-Conference at #2 Singles

Career: 23-8 record in Singles
15-18 record in Doubles
Ranks #2 in the record books for number of singles wins in a year(13) and ranks #7 in the record books for doubles wins(8) in 2011.
Ranks #3 in career record for wins (23) in singles and #6 in doubles wins with (15)

JR. Agustine Villalba(Quito, Ecuador)
2011: Started at the #1(11-6) singles position and finished with a 11-6 record
Started at the #2(11-7) doubles position and finished with a 11-7 record
2nd team All-Conference at the #2 doubles position

2010: Started at the #1(3-3), and #2(5-2) Singles position and finished with a 8-5 record
Started at the #1(3-7), #2(0-1), and #3(1-0) Doubles positions and finished with an 4-8 record

Career: 19-11 record in singles
15-15 record in doubles
Ranks #5 in singles wins in one year (11) and ranks#2 in the record books for doubles wins(11) in 2011.
Ranks #7 in career singles wins(19) and #6 in doubles wins

JR. Ricky Eaves (Florissant, MO)
2011: Started at the #2(2-0) and #3(9-5) and #4(0-1) singles positions and finished with a 11-6 record
Started at the #1(8-8) doubles position and finished with a 8-8 record
Honorable Mention All-Conference at #3 Singles and #1 Doubles position

2010: Started at the #2(1-1) and #3(11-2 Singles position and finished with a 12-3 record
Started at #2(4-0), #1(4-2), and #3(4-1) Doubles position and finished with a 12-3 record
Honorable Mention All-Conference at #3 Singles

Career: 23-9 record in singles
20-11 record in doubles
Ranks #4 in the record books for number of singles wins in a year(12) in 2010 and ranks #1 in the record books for doubles wins in one year(12).
Ranks #3 in career record for wins (23) in singles and ranks #2 in career record for wins(20) in doubles

JR. Josh Sellemeyer (St. Louis, MO)
2011: Started at the #6(3-0) Singles position and finished with a 3-0 record
Started at the #1(1-0), and #3(9-5) Doubles positions and finished with a 10-5 record
2nd Team All-Conference at #3 Doubles position

2010: Started at the #6(1-0) Singles position and finished with a 1-0 record

Career: 4-0 record in singles
10-5 record in doubles
Ranks #6 in the record books with number of doubles wins in a year(10) in 2011 and ranks #10
Doubles wins in a career(10)

JR. Wakeel Rahman (St. Louis, MO)
2011: Started at the #6(1-1) singles position and finished with a 1-1 record
Started at the #1(1-0) and #3(3-2) doubles positions and finished with a 4-2 record

2010: Started at the #6(1-0) Singles position and finished with a 1-0 record
Started at the #3(0-1) Doubles position and finished with a 0-1 record

Career: 2-1 record in singles
4-3 record in doubles

JR. Dustin Thode (Crystal City, MO)
2011: Started at the #6(1-0) Singles position and finished with a 1-0 record
Started at the #2(1-0) and #3(2-1) Doubles positions and finished with a 3-1 record

2010: Started at the #3(0-2) doubles position and finished with a 0-2 record

Newcomers to this year’s roster include:

FR Josh Papes (Florissant, MO)
FR Carlton Poindexter (Florissant, MO)
FR Zach Selby (Reddings, CA)
FR Zach Green (Booneville, IN)