OCT. 11-13 — Squad Ends Year With 5th Place Conference Finish
Goshen ties Bethel in Indianapolis-held tournament; seniors compete for last time

Senior Luke Jordan Senior Dan Lanctot

Indianapolis, IN — Goshen took home a team fifth place conference tournament finish this weekend, tying with Bethel College. Taylor University took home the team championship in what was one of the most exciting conference championships in recent memory — eight of the nine championship matches went three sets. The Leafs were paced by sophomore Shaurav Ojha in singles play (number six position) and all the number two and three doubles teams, made up of seniors Luke Jordan and Dan Lanctot, junior Matt Miller and freshman Thushan Hemachandra. All of these players won their first match at the event. “This was an exciting tournament with quality play and lots of close matches,” said Stan King, Goshen head coach. “As a team we set our sights on a bit higher finish, figuring our chances were good for more wins at number two, four and six singles and at number three doubles. Nevertheless, I was pleased with the effort made by each of our players, without which we would not have fared as well as we did in this final event of the year.” King said he would look forward to again working with the returning players next season, but would miss the squad’s two seniors in Luke Jordan and Dan Lanctot. “Both (seniors) are smart players who maximize their abilities on the court,” King said. “Luke has played an important role in both singles and doubles during my three years coaching, and Dan’s hard work during the off season paid off in our having a strong number three doubles team this season. They will be missed.” Singles: #1 Humberto Rodriguez (Taylor, and eventual champion) def Aaron Wieand 6-0, 6-0. #2 Eric Bowers (Bethel) def Andrew Lanctot 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. #3 Thushan Hemachandra def Jamal Henry (Bethel) 6-2, 6-4, then lost to Gabe Tudor (Wesleyan) 6-1, 6-3. #4 Ben Eggleston (Huntington, and eventual champion) def Luke Jordan 6-2, 7-6(4). #5 Justin Taylor (Taylor, and eventual champion) def Matt Miller 1-6, 6-4, 6-0. #6 Shaurav Ojha def Matt Loshe (Huntington) 7-6(2), 6-3, then lost to Randy Styles (Bethel) 6-4, 6-1 Doubles: #1 Joel Helm/Michal Stanczyk (Wesleyan) def Aaron Wieand/Andrew Lanctot 6-4, 6-3. #2 Thushan Hemachandra/Luke Jordan def Jamal Henry/Andrew Rodhe (Bethel) 6-1, 6-2, then lost to Michael Christner/Ben Eggleston (Huntington) 6-3, 6-2. #3 Matt Miller/Dan Lanctot def Josh Polkow/Phil Wagler (Bethel) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, then lost to Kyle Funkhouser/T J McAtee (Marian) 6-2, 7-5.

OCT. 8 — St. Joeseph's Not Close
The Leafs pummel St. Joe's in last regular-season match

Senior Luke Jordan

Rensselaer, IN — In what would become a clean-up win prior to the MCC Tournament, the Goshen College Maple Leafs drilled St. Joeseph’s by an 8-1 score Monday night. All three doubles teams won by at least doubling their counterparts' score, while all winning singles players did so in straight sets. Senior Luke Jordan blanked St. Joe’s Greg Gulvas, 6-0, 6-0 at number three singles. “I liked the way our guys stayed focused and played good tennis even when some of the match-ups were decidedly in our favor,” said Stan King, Goshen head coach. “This was a good win in preparation for the MCC tourney.” After this rollover, the Leafs (7-5, 1-5) have a few days to prepare before heading to Indianapolis for the weekend to participate in the MCC Tournament. The tournament will be held at the RCA Tennis Complex . Singles: #1 Tom Ruth (SJ) def Aaron Wieand 6-1, 6-3 #2 Thushan Hemachandra (G) def Lance Crow 6-1, 6-1 #3 Luke Jordan (G) def Greg Gulvas 6-0, 6-0 #4 Matt Miller (G) def Mike Cronkhite 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 #5 Shaurav Ojha (G) def Russ Regan 6-2, 6-1 #6 Dan Lanctot (G) def Mike Parrish 6-1, 6-1 Doubles: #1 Wieand/Ojha (G) def Ruth/Crow 8-4 #2 Hemachandra/Jordan (G) def Gulvas/Cronkhite 8-2 #3 Miller/Lanctot (G) def Parrish/Regan 8-3

OCT. 2 — Leafs Knock Out Grace. . .Again
Another close match ensues after face-off a little over a week ago

Sophomore Andrew Lanctot Sophomore Aaron Wieand

Freshman Thuslan Hemachandra Sophomore Aaron Wieand

Winona Lake, IN — Goshen College used a strong effort in singles play to defeat conference rival Grace Tuesday. Freshman Thushan Hemachandra led the charge for the Leafs (5-5, 1-5) at number three singles, winning in straight sets. “It’s great to finally get a conference win,” said Stan King, Goshen head coach. “There were very close contests at all positions and we won all four matches that went three sets. I thought Andrew Lanctot (senior), Luke Jordan (senior), and Matt Miller (junior) played especially gutsy singles and Aaron Wieand (sophomre) and Thushan Hemachandra showed some of their best tennis of the year.” Singles: #1 Jon Metz (Gr) def Aaron Wieand 6-2, 7-6(9-7) #2 Andrew Lanctot (Go) def Jeremy Ellis 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 #3 Thushan Hemachandra (Go) def Ben Myers 6-4, 6-4 #4 Luke Jordan (Go) def Cory Monesmith 7-6(7-3), 3-6, 6-2 #5 Matt Miller (Go) def Corey Smith 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(7-5) #6 Shaurav Ojha (Go) def Paul Heaton 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Doubles: #1 Metz/Ellis (Gr) def Wieand/A Lanctot 7-5, 7-5 #2 Hemachandra/Jordan(Go) def Myers/Smith 6-4, 6-4 #3 Monesmith/Heaton (Gr) def Miller/Dan Lanctot 7-5, 6-4 Exhibition: John Blount (Go) def Lee Strappello 8-6 Aaron Lehman (Go) def Kondo Simfukwe 9-8(7-3) Strappello/Simfukwe (Gr) def Blount/Lehman 8-4

SEPT. 22 — Goshen Drops Tough Test At Taylor
King calls Trojans "toughest" this season

Return: Sophomore Aaron Wieand returns a shot against Taylor in number one singles Saturday. Wieand lost his match in straight sets.

SEPT. 20 — Manchester No Match Anywhere For Goshen
Leafs take all nine matches in straight sets

Sophomore Andrew Lanctot Sophomore Aaron Wieand

North Manchester, IN — The Maple Leafs were not courteous guests at Manchester College Thursday, winning all nine matches, all in straight sets. “We played good, aggressive tennis at every position up and down the lineup,” Goshen head coach Stan King said. The only minor drama of the day occurred at the number one doubles slot, where Goshen (4-4, 0-4) sophomores Aaron Wieand and Andrew Lanctot had to fight back from a 5-2 deficit in their match, which they eventually won 8-5. Singles: #1 Aaron Wieand (G) def Ryan Linstromberg 7-5, 6-3 #2 Andrew Lanctot (G) def Todd Hartsough 6-3, 6-0 #3 Thushan Hemachandra (G) def Michael Good 6-0, 6-1 #4 Luke Jordan (G) def Jay Jewell 6-0, 6-0 #5 Matt Miller (G) def Justin Cripe 6-0, 6-1 #6 Shaurav Ojha (G) def Bob Vanderkolk 6-1, 6-0 Doubles: #1 Wieand/A Lanctot (G) def Linstromberg/Hartsough 8-5 #2 Hemachandra/Jordan (G) def Good/Jewell 8-4 #3 Miller/Dan Lanctot (G) def Cripe/Vanderkolk 8-0

SEPT. 18 — Goshen Ends Skid By Hammering Anderson
Goshen breezes past Ravens in 8-1 route

Strong service : Sophomore Aaron Wieand hammers a serve against Anderson University Tuesday. At number one singles, Wieand was the only position to lose to the Ravens in Goshen’s team win.

SEPT. 15 — Slide Doesn't End For Goshen
Leafs improving, though still in slump after losing to Indiana Wesleyan

Cross-court smash : Sophomore Andrew Lanctot hits a cross-court forehand against Indiana Wesleyan Saturday. Lanctot is undefeated on the season in singles play.

SEPT. 8 — Leafs Close, But No Win
Goshen makes Huntington earn win on road

Groundstroke: Sophomore Aaron Wieand returns a shot against Huntington Saturday. Wieand and number one doubles partner Andrew Lanctot (sophomore) lost an extremely close match during the day.

Sophomore Aaron Wieand Junior Matt Miller Freshman Thuslan Hemachandra

Mishawaka, IN — The entire Goshen College tennis team sat and watched their teammate compete to the final set at number four singles, the last match to finish Tuesday. The team’s collective record would rest on this match. Of course, Maple Leaf junior Matt Miller was not supposed to be in this situation. Normally playing at number five singles, Miller was bumped up to the fourth slot after freshman Thushan Hemachandra (normally number two singles) suffered a groin injury against Marian and could not play. After battling back from a 3-6 first set loss at number four singles, Miller beat Bethel’s Andrew Rodhe 6-3 in the second. The winner of the final set would determine which team would win the day. Miller eventually lost the third set, but not without a superior effort — he lost 6-4. “This was a very close contest,” Goshen (2-2, 0-2) head coach Stan King said. “There’s still much room for improvement in our doubles play, but we really gave a great effort today as a team.” Sophomore Andrew Lanctot remains undefeated in singles, dominating opponents 40-4 in games played this season. Senior Luke Jordan, also bumped up a spot as a result of Hemachandra’s absence, won at number three singles. Hemachandra began rehabilitation on his groin injury earlier this week. King said it’s hopeful he will be available against Huntington Saturday. Singles: #1 P J Perri (B) def Aaron Wieand 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 #2 Andrew Lanctot (G) def Eric Bowers 6-1, 6-1 #3 Luke Jordan (G) def Jamal Henry 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3 #4 Andrew Rodhe (B) def Matt Miller 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 #5 Shaurav Ojha (G) def Josh Polkow 6-7(0), 6-1, 6-1 #6 Randy Styles (B) def Dan Lanctot 6-1, 6-0 Doubles: #1 Perri/Bowers (B) def Wieand/A Lanctot 6-3,6-4 #2 Henry/Rohde (B) def Jordan/D Lanctot 6-3, 6-1 #3 Miller/Ojha (G) def Polkow/Wagler 6-3, 5-7, 7-5

SEPT. 1 — Leafs Lose To "Much Improved" Marian Squad
Hemachandra suffers injury in first conference match of the year

Stabbing It: Sophomore Aaron Wieand strokes a return shot against Marian. Wieand had a tough going in the team's first conference match of the season.

Freshman Thuslan Hemachandra Sophomore Andrew Lanctot

Goshen, IN — Signs of a promising season came to Goshen head coach Stan King after his squad opened its season with two victories in one day at the Goshen Three-Way Invitational Saturday. The Leafs (2-0) beat conference foe Grace by a 5-4 count and Hillsdale College in a 9-0 drubbing. “It’s always great to start off the season with a win, and we got two of them in one outing,” King said. The Grace match came down to the final doubles match to finish. Goshen’s Thushan Hemachandra (freshman) and Andrew Lanctot (sophomore) finally defeated Grace’s number two doubles team 8-2 to secure the win. Goshen vs Grace Singles: #1 Jon Metz (Gr) def Aaron Wieand 8 – 3 #2 Jeremy Ellis (Gr) def Thushan Hemachandra 8 – 5 #3 Andrew Lanctot (Go) def Ben Myers 8 – 1 #4 Matt Miller (Go) def Cory Monesmith 8- 1 #5 Shaurav Ojha (Go) def Corey Smith 8 – 4 #6 Dan Lanctot (Go) def Paul Heaton 9 – 7 Doubles: #1 Metz/Ellis (Gr) def Wieand/Luke Jordan 8 – 1 #2 Hemachandra/A Lanctot (Go) def Myers/Smith 8 – 6 #3 Monesmith/Heaton (Gr) def Ojha/Miller 8 – 5 Exhibition: Mikael Gerzon-Kessler (Go) def Kondo Simfukwe 8 – 4 Daniel Love (Go) def Lee Strappello 8 – 5 Gerzon-Kessler/D Lanctot (Go) def Simfukwe/Strappello 8 – 4 Goshen vs Hillsdale Singles: #1 Aaron Wieand (Go) def Mike Miller 8 – 3 #2 Thushan Hemachandra (Go) def Nate Kaczmarek 8 – 2 #3 Andrew Lanctot (Go) def Nate Lewis 8 – 1 #4 Matt Miller (Go) def Andy Dunn 8 – 1 #5 Shaurav Ojha (Go) won by forfeit #6 Dan Lanctot (Go) won by forfeit Doubles: #1 Wieand/Luke Jordan (Go) def Miller/Kaczmarek 8 – 1 #2 Hemachandra/ A Lanctot (Go) def Lewis/ Dunn 8 - 2 #3 Ojha/Miller (Go) won by forfeit