Men's Tennis

SAN DIEGO, CA 4/16/12 Head Coach Michael Hootner won his fourth consecutive Coach-of-the-Year award. Coach Hootner's 2012 squad finished the year 12-7 overall and 8-0 in PCAC play.

Coach Hootner's squads dating back to 2008 have won 35 consecutive PCAC matches. "This award wouldn't be possible without having such amazing Assistant Coaches like Coach Andrews and Coach Roblas along with amazing, hard-working and dedicated student-athletes," said Coach Hootner.

SAN DIEGO, CA 4/21/12 The Olympians finished the 2012 PCAC post-season in terrific fashion. The doubles final was Mesa vs Mesa. Ben Ward and Alex Richards faced off against Gleb Bilyalov and Lorenzo Baca. Bilyalov and Baca, the #1 seed in the tourney won, 6-2; 6-2.

In singles, Baca beat Bilyalov in one semi-finals and Mesa's Alex Richards lost to the #1 seed from Palomar, Tracy Beblie. Baca lost to Beblie 6-0, 6-1 in the finals. "After 9 matches in 3 days, I simply ran out of gas in the finals," said Baca/

Next up for the Olympians is the 111th Annual Ojai Tournament in Ojai, California. Playing singles will be Bilyalov, Ward, and Richards. Ward will team up with Baca in doubles while Giordano Valdez will play with Richards. The tourney will begin on April 26 and go through the 29th.

SAN DIEGO, CA 4/20/12 Entering the PCAC Tournaments second day, Mesa had already qualified 5 singles and 2 doubles teams for the Southern California Regionals. By the end of the second day heading into the final days matches, Mesa had positioned itself for an all-Mesa doubles final and 3 of the 4 remaining singles players were from Mesa.

The team of Ben Ward and Alex Richards won both doubles matches today as did Mesa's Lorenzo Baca and Gleb Bilyalov. The two teams will face eachother in the Finals on Saturday at 12 noon.

In singles play, Lorenzo Baca who beat fellow teammate Giordano Valdez in the quarter finals, will face teammate Gleb Bilyalov in one singles semi-final tomorrow at 9AM while Mesa's Alex Richards will face the #1 seed, Tracy Beblie from Palomar College.

"I'm extremely proud of our team's effort at the PCAC Tourney," said Head Coach Michael Hootner. "No one was satisfied to simply qualify for the SoCal Regionals (earned by reaching the quarter-finals). They wanted to go as far as they could and this kept them all hungry. And that's what they've done," concluded Coach Hootner.

Palm Desert, CA 4/18/12 Mesa lost to the #1 team in the State, College of the Desert in the first round of the State Dual Playoffs today, 5-2. "We played a great match," said Olympian Head Coach Michael Hootner. "We had a chance to win at #1 and #3 doubles which would have made the final score potentially 5-4. I'm very proud of these young men for coming into a tough environment and playing some great tennis. It's a great building block for the program and was a good tuneup for this weekends conference tournament," concluded Coach Hootner.

The PCAC Tournament at Balboa Tennis Center will be held this Thursday-Saturday (April 19-21) beginning at noon on Thursday and Friday and 9AM on Saturday.

Ojai will be played in Ojai April 26-29. The SoCal Regionals will be held May 3-5 at Irvine Valley College while the State Championships will be held here in San Diego at the Balboa Tennis Center on May 11-12.

Mesa finishes the year 12-7 overall and 8-0 in PCAC play. To see the latest team and individual rankings, click here.

SAN DIEGO, CA 3/29/12 Mesa won it's 35th consecutive PCAC match dating back to 2008 after a 7-2 win over San Diego City College. Mesa was victorious at #2, #3, #4, and #5 singles while sweeping all three doubles matches.

Mesa lost to Riverside College the next day, 6-3. The match was square at 3-3 going into doubles before the Olympians got swept. Mesa was without #3 singles and #1 doubles player, Lorenzo Baca who was resting a sore shoulder.

This concludes Mesa's dual match schedule until the Team Playoffs begin On April 17th. The opponent and location are TBD.

The PCAC Individual Championships will be held at the Balboa Tennis club April 19-21. Admission is free.

SAN DIEGO, CA 3/27/12 Mesa ran it's PCAC winning streak to 34 straight this afternoon after disposing of a fiesty Imperial Valley squad, 7-2.

Mesa won at #1, #3, #4, and #5 singles and then swept the doubles, including a default at #3.

Mesa will go for it's fourth straight perfect PCAC season on Thursday, when they travel to San Diego City College for a 2pm match. The match will be broadcast live at, www.justin.tv/mhootner.

SAN DIEGO, CA 3/22/12 Mesa won it's 4th straight PCAC Title on Thursday, beating Grossmont 9-0. With the win, Mesa has now won 33 consecutive PCAC matches dating back to 2008.

The Olympians are now 10-4 overall and 6-0 in the PCAC.

Mesa lost to the #1 ranked NCAA D3 team in the country on Saturday, 9-0. "It was a great opportunity for our young men to see what it takes to play for one of the top teams in the country," said Olympian Head Coach, Michael Hootner. "It was a great experience for our players," concluded Coach Hootner.

SAN MARCOS, CA 3/20/12 Mesa won another incredible PCAC match against a pesky Palomar squad on Tuesday afternoon, 6-3, to run it's PCAC winning streak to 32, dating back to 2008.

Mesa, without two of it's regulars in the lineup today, had to dig deep to outlast the Comets. The score was tied at 3-3, after singles before the team swept Palomar in doubles.

"I'm very proud of our young men today," said Head Coach, Michael Hootner. "We won 4 different tie-breakers today and really stepped it up in doubles. This is the best doubles teams we've had in my 5 years of coaching at Mesa," concluded Coach Hootner.

COSTA MESA, CA 3/15/12 Mesa showed why Head Coach Michael Hootner believes that this year has the best combination of doubles teams during his five year tenure.

Tied 3-3 after the singles matches, Mesa won at #2 and #3 doubles, 8-4 and 8-4, respectively while dropping an 8-3 decision at #1.

Mesa improves to 8-3 overall and 4-0 in PCAC play.

SAN DIEGO, CA 3/13/12 Mesa improved to 7-3 overall and 4-0 in the PCAC after a 9-0 win over Victor Valley. Mesa dropped a 9-0 decision last Friday, to #4 ranked Santa Barbara College. Mesa is currently ranked #7.

The Olympians travel to Orange Coast College on Thursday for a 2PM tilt before returning home on Friday, to play host to Saddleback College, currently ranked #6 in SoCal.

SAN DIEGO, CA 3/6/12 Mesa won it's 31st consecutive PCAC match, 8-1 on Tuesday over cross-town rival, San Diego City College. City was coming off of a 5-4 win last Thursday over Grossmont College and had some momentum coming into today's match. But the Olympians proved to be too strong for the Knights. Mesa won #2-#6 singles while sweeping the doubles to account for the final score.

Mesa is now 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the PCAC.

EL CENTRO, CA 3/1/12 San Diego Mesa made it 30 consecutive PCAC victories dating back to 2008 after it's 8-1 win over Imperial Valley College on Thursday.

Mesa won 5 of the 6 singles and then swept all 3 doubles matches.

Mesa is now 5-2 overall and 3-0 in PCAC play.

EL CAJON, CA 2/28/12 Mesa won it's 29th straight PCAC match, 8-1 over Grossmont College. Mesa won 1,3,4,5, and 6 singles while sweeping all three doubles.

Mesa is now 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the PCAC.

Pictured is #5 singles and #2 doubles player, Alex Richards (London, England) who won his match.

SAN DIEGO, CA 2/23/12 The Mesa Men's Tennis team made it 28 straight PCAC wins on Tuesday, after it's 7-2 win over Palomar College.

Mesa won 5 of the 6 singles matches and 2 of the 3 doubles matches to account for the scoring. "We came out aggressive and played really well against a good Palomar team," said Olympian Head Coach, Michael Hootner.

The Olympians will go for #29 in a row at Grossmont on Tuesday, 2/29, at 2PM. The game will be broadcast live on the internet at, www.justin.tv/mhootner.

SAN DIEGO, CA 2/16/12 The Olympians won their second straight, 7-2 over Cerritos College. Mesa won at #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 singles as well as #1 and #2 doubles.

Mesa moves to 2-1 overall while Cerritos falls to 2-3.

To view the full boxscore, go to the "Schedule/Results" page on the left and click the score.

SAN DIEGO, CA 2/13/2012 The 2012 Mesa College full-color Men's Tennis Media Guide is now available! Click here to view it. If you'd like a hard copy, please send a check for $10 made payable to: San Diego Mesa College Men's Tennis and mail it to:

Michael Hootner

Head Men's Tennis Coach

San Diego Mesa College

7250 Mesa College Drive

San Diego, CA 92111

SAN DIEGO, CA 2/9/12 The Mesa Olympians won it's home opener on Thursday, 8-1, over Mt. San Antonio College (SAC). Mesa won all six singles matches and then won two of the three doubles matches.

Mesa next plays a week from today at home on Thursday and Friday, 2/16 and 2/17, against Cerritos and L.A. Pierce, respectively. "These two matches will definitely be good tests for us. We are excited for the challenge," concluded Coach Hootner.

SAN DIEGO, CA 1/23/12 Olympian Head Coach, Michael Hootner has announced that the team can now be followed on Google+. The email address associated with Google+ is, coachhootner@gmail.com.

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11-11-11 SAN DIEGO, CA Head Coach, Michael Hootner has announced the 2012 Men's Tennis schedule.

Click here for details. The schedule is highlighted by a March 24, 2:30 PM tilt against the defending NCAA D3 National Champions, Amherst College (MA) at Mesa.

The Olympians have won three (3) consecutive Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (PCAC) Championships and 27 consecutive PCAC matches dating back to 2008.

The MatchPoint Booster Club started in 2008, helps pay for team meals, new equipment, uniforms, shoes, and travel costs. 

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Practice will begin on January 16, 2012, at 12PM noon on the tennis courts. You will need a physical to be able to practice.

Click Here to print out the form that you will need to take to your Dr. or to a clinic to have the Dr. fill it out.

There will be a free physical for those planning on attempting to make the team. Please check back for the exact date and time.

Thanks for visiting the San Diego Mesa College Men's Tennis Website! For those of you who are interested in attempting to play for the 2012 season, please contact Head Coach, Michael Hootner, at coachhootner@gmail.com for additional details. Also, please fill out this online questionnaire.

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9/20/11 SAN DIEGO, CA The Fall ITA Regional Southern California Brackets have been announced. Click here for more information including all the brackets! The regionals will be held at Cerritos College (men) and Cypress College (women).

The men will have six players in the main draw and four players in the "A" draw along with three doubles teams in the main draw and two doubles teams in the "A" draw.

The main draw will begin at 11:30 AM at Cerritos and the "A" draw will begin at 6PM at Cerritos.

5/24/11 SAN DIEGO, CA Sophomore, Stanislav Magarchenko (Kazakhstan) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for St. Thomas Aquinas in Sparkill, New York (click here for more info). Magarchenko will have two years of eligibility remaining and will play for Coach Phil Baboulis. "We are very proud of Stanislav", said Olympian Head Coach Michael Hootner. "Stas is one of the hardest working student-athletes I've coached in my 19 years of coaching. We look forward to watching him at the next level. We will miss him a great deal." concluded Coach Hootner. Magarchenko will earn his AA in Business this summer.

"I want to thank Mesa, Coach Hootner, and the tennis program for helping me get this amazing opportunity. I will never forget my time here and I cannot wait to go to New York and play for St. Thomas Aquinas," said Magarchenko.

4/16/11 SAN DIEGO, CA The Olympians continued it's three-year dominance of the PCAC by adding to it's already impressive 2011 campaign. Four of Mesa's six singles players (Alex Nichols, Stanislav Magarchenko, Rodrigo Santibanez, and Seans Moazezi) qualified for the Southern California Regionals (SoCals) to be held at the JW Marriott in Palm Desert, 5/5-7. Mesa also had all three doubles teams qualify for SoCals.

Sophomore, Alex Nichols (Bakersfield, CA), earned his second straight Player-of-the-Year honors. Nichols finished the season 20-4 in singles and 17-4 in doubles. Santibanez (Hermosillo, Mexico) also finished 17-4 in doubles. Nichols won the singles title by defeating teammate, Stanislav Magarchenko, 6-2; 6-1. Nichols then teamed up with Santibanez to win the doubles crown in three sets (5-7; 7-6(5); 6-2) over Grossmont's team of Ben Roy and Eddie Corvera. Mesa saved two match points after being down 1-4 and 2-5 in the second set.

"I'm extremely proud of this team," said Olympian Head Coach, Michael Hootner. "We would like to especially thank the four sophomores on this year's squad for their two-year dedication and commitment; Nichols, Magarchenko, Ben Meyer and Kyle McDaniel. We would not have been where we are today had it not been for these four. We wish them the best of luck in all of their future endeavors," concluded Coach Hootner.

5/9/11 SAN DIEGO, CA Mesa College Men's Tennis Coach, Michael Hootner won his third straight Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (PCAC) Coach-of-the-Year award. It was also announced on Monday that Coach Hootner also was named the Male Coach-of-the-Year for the entire PCAC for all sports. "I'm very humbled," said a suprised Coach Hootner. Without the support of the administration, Dean Evans, the Trainers, our departmental staff including Anita, Ida, and Simone, and most importantly the student-athletes themselves, none of this would be possible. It's an honor to be coaching such committed and dedicated student-athletes," concluded Coach Hootner.

The Olympians were also named the team with the highest grade point average at the recent STAR Awards banquet. "This is the most important reason why these young men are here and of all the things we've accomplished, this makes me the most proud. It's not an easy thing to balance intercollegiate athletics, academics, and in many instances, a job. But to do so at such a high level is an amazing collective accomplishment," added Coach Hootner.

Click Here to view the 2011 Men's Tennis Media Guide

2/8/11 SAN DIEGO, CA The Olympians made it two straight in 2011 after it's 7-2 win over Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC). The Olympians won all 6 singles matches and then Sean Meyer and Connor Waite accounted for the last point at three doubles. For the official boxscore, click here.

2/3/11 SAN DIEGO, CA The Olympians opened the 2011 season avenging their 7-2 loss from 2010 with a 5-4 victory today over Santa Barbara City College. "It was a great win for our program," said Olympian Head Coach Michael Hootner. The match lasted 5 hours and 5 of the 9 matches went to 3 sets. "It's always great to win close matches," said Coach Hootner. "It builds your confidence and prepares you for the next time you are in this situation," concluded Coach Hootner. The Olympians are 1-0. For the official boxscore, click here.

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Video of the 2009 and 2010 Back-to-Back Championship seasons are now available for you to view online! To view these videos, go to: www.viddler.com. In the search box, type in either:

1) sdmcmt20091

2) sdmcmt20092 or

3) sdmcmt20093.

We will also use, www.veoh.com from now on. To view the 2010 team in action, in the search box in Veoh, type in:

1) sdmcmt20101.

Once the clip appears, place the mouse over the clip. You will then see a small italic "i" in the lower right-hand corner of the clip. Put your mouse over that and you'll see the times for each player. Enjoy!

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SAN DIEGO, CA 6/17/10 Sophomore, Dane Thomson (San Diego, CA) earned All-American status for 2010 by finishing #4 in the final singles rankings.

Teammate, freshman, Alex Nichols (Bakersfield, CA) finished #9 in the final rankings. The two also finished #9 in the final state doubles rankings. "I'm very proud of these two young men," said Olympian Head Coach, Michael Hootner. "Both had an amazing year and were both tremendous ambassadors for the program," concluded Coach Hootner

2/3/11 SAN DIEGO, CA San Diego Mesa College Head Men's Tennis Coach, Michael Hootner has announced that during the 2011 season, the Olympians will broadcast a number of matches live on the internet! "We are very excited about this aspect of our program. It allows 4-year coaches, family, and friends to watch them if they cannot come in person. It is automatically archived and can be watched later if someone is unable to watch it live," concluded Coach Hootner. At match time, go to www.justin.tv/mhootner and you should see the live action! You can also chat with others watching it so this adds a neat dimension to your viewing pleasure!

For schedule information, go to the Men's Tennis Schedule page at: http://www.sdmesa.edu/athletics/tennis-men/schedule.cfm.

SAN DIEGO, CA 5/14/10 Sophomore, Dane Thomson (San Diego, CA) won the Mesa College Male-Athlete-of-the-year award this afternoon. Thomson finished the year 17-9 in singles and 10-7 in doubles while earning a trip to the State Championships in singles and doubles. "I'm surprised and humbled," said Thomson. "There are a lot of great male athletes at Mesa considering there are 10 male sports so to be the top vote getter is a great honor. I'd like to thank my coaches and teammates as well because without them, this wouldn't have been possible," concluded Thomson.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA 5/7/10 Sophomore Dane Thomson (University City High School, San Diego) and Freshman Alex Nichols (Bakersfield, CA) made it to the "Elite 8" in doubles while Dane Thomson made it to the "Elite 8" in singles. "It's an amazing accomplishment to be one of the eight best doubles teams and one of the best eight singles players in the entire state of California," said Olympian Head Coach Michael Hootner. "The team played it's best tennis at the end of the year and that's a real credit to their commitment in the classroom, their conditioning and mental preparation, and proper eating and drinking habits," concluded Coach Hootner.

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4/20/10 SAN DIEGO, CA By a vote of 3.5 to 1.5, Freshman Alex Nichols (Bakersfield, CA) was voted the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Player-Of-The-Year over teammate Dane Thomson (San Diego, CA). Nichols went 19-3 in singles play while winning the PCAC singles title last Saturday, 6-3, 6-0 over Thomson.

Nichols and teammate Dane Thomson both won two matches at the 110th annual Ojai Tennis Tournament earning berths into the "Sweet 16". Nichols then teamed with James Howard, earning a berth into the round of 16 before bowing out to the #1 seed.

Nichols, Thomson, and Howard will all now prepare for the Southern California Regionals on 4/28. Nichols and Thomson will play both singles and doubles while Howard will play doubles with teammate Kezien Keshavarzi who will be filling in for Hung Truong.

4/17/10 SAN DIEGO, CA The Olympians followed up their regular season Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Title with a post-season PCAC title today. It was the first title for the Olympians since 1991.

Freshman, Alex Nichols (Bakersfield, CA) won the PCAC singles title 6-3, 6-0 over teammate Dane Thomson. Both then teamed up in the doubles finals but lost to Palomar 6-0, 1-0 ret.

The Olympians now head up to Ojai from 4/21-24 and then to the SoCal Regional Championships 4/28-5/1.

SAN DIEGO, CA 4/15/10 #1 seed, sophomore, Dane Thomson (San Diego, CA), #2 seed, freshman, Alex Nichols (Bakersfield, CA), and freshman Yousef Benhamida (San Diego, CA) all qualified for the Southern California (Individual) Regional Championships in Los Angeles, 4/29-5/1 by making it to the quarter-finals of the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference today.

Sophomore James Howard (San Diego, CA) and freshman Hung Truong (San Diego, CA) also earned a trip to Los Angeles in two weeks along with the team of freshman Krishna Samperio (San Diego, CA) and freshman Royce Leon (San Diego, CA).

4/7/11 SAN DIEGO, CA Mesa finished the 2011 dual match regular season with an overall record of 14-2, 8-0 in PCAC play after a 6-3 win over Saddleback College. The Olympians won at 1, 2, 3, and 5 singles and 1 and 2 doubles to account for the final margin. The Olympians will now prepare for the PCAC Tournament which will run from 4/14-16 at the Balboa Tennis Center at Morley Field in Balboa Park.

4/12/10 SAN MARCOS, CA Olympian Head Coach Michael Hootner won his second straight Coach-of-the-Year award on Monday. "I want to share this honor with my players because without them, this wouldn't have been possible," said Coach Hootner.

The Olympians have won 19 straight Pacific Coast Athletic Conference matches dating back to 2008, including back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010. In his three years as Head Coach, Hootner has coached an All-American, a PCAC Player-of-the-Year, 12 players to the Southern California Regionals, two players to the State Championships,and a Mesa College Male-Athlete-of-the-Year recipient, while his 2009 and 2010 teams earned berths into the CCCAA Dual Team State Championships. The Olympians have also been ranked as high as #8 in Southern California.

For Coach Hootner's full bio, click here.

SAN DIEGO, CA 4/6/10 The Olympians beat second place Palomar College today, 6-3, giving the program it's 19th straight PCAC win, dating back to 2008. "It's an amazing accomplishment," said Olympian Head Coach Michael Hootner. "We only had two returners from last year's Championship team and for us to run the table again and go undefeated in conference play is something they should be very proud of," concluded Coach Hootner. With the win, the Olympians are now 10-4 overall and 8-0 in PCAC play.

3/31/11 SAN DIEGO, CA The Olympians won their 13th match of the year Thursday, 8-1 over Victor Valley College. Mesa won all the singles matches and #1 doubles but lost at #2 doubles to account for the final margin. Mesa is off until next Thursday, 4/7, where they will travel to Saddleback College to play a 2PM tilt before returning home the next day to finish the regular season against Los Angeles Pierce College at 2PM. Both matches can be watched at www.justin.tv/mhootner. For the boxscore, click here.

EL CAJON, CA 3/25/10 The Olympians had a bye today, but, as a result of Grossmont Colleges 7-2 thrashing of Palomar College, the Olympians win their second straight Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Championship (PCAC), outright. "I'm very proud of this group," said Olympian Head Coach, Michael Hootner whose team has won 18 straight PCAC matches dating back to 2008. "We are in better shape this year, are deeper, and have more experience. The conference was better overall and everyone was trying to knock us off. Last year we sorta surprised everyone but this year, the target was on our back and we did a great job of handling the pressure," concluded Coach Hootner.

SAN DIEGO, CA 3/19/10 The Olympians beat Los Angeles Pierce College 6-3 on Friday. With the win, the Olympians improve to 9-4 overall and 7-0 in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference.

3/29/11 SAN DIEGO, CA The Olympians won for the 27th consecutive time in Pacific Coast Athletic Conference play dating back to 2008 on Tuesday, with a 7-2 win over San Diego City College. With the win, Mesa goes to 12-2 overall and 8-0 in PCAC play. Mesa won all 6 singles matches and at #1 doubles to account for the final margin. For the official boxscore, click here.

SAN DIEGO, CA 3/18/10 The San Diego Mesa College Men's Tennis team won it's 18th straight match today dating back to 2008, 9-0 over cross-town rival, San Diego City College.

2/24/11 El Centro, CA Mesa captured it's 3rd straight Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Championship on Thursday after it's 9-0 win over Imperial Valley. The Olympians have won 26 PCAC matches in a row dating back to 2008. For the official boxscore, click here.

SAN DIEGO, CA 3/16/10 The Mesa College Olympians Men's Tennis team continued it's dominance of the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference by defeating Imperial Valley College, 9-0. The win gives the Olympians 17 straight PCAC wins dating back to 2008. Freshman, Adam, "Zac" Hlavaty, making his first start of 2010, won both of his matches in singles and doubles. "I was real nervous at first but after I started playing it was like riding a bike. I was glad I could help the team win because that's the most important thing," concluded Hlavaty.

3/11/10 SAN DIEGO, CA The Olympians extended their winning streak dating back to 2008 to 16 on Tuesday against cross-town rival Grossmont College, 5-4. "This was another great win", said Olympian Head Coach Michael Hootner. "Grossmont played really well today, especially in doubles, but fortunately for us we played really well in singles," concluded Coach Hootner.

SAN MARCOS, CA 3/4/10 The Olympians won a hard fought 1st place showdown with Palomar College on Tuesday, 5-4. The score was tied 3-3 after singles and the Olympians proved to be the better doubles team prevailing in three sets at #1 and #2 doubles; 10-7 and 14-12, respectively. "I believe our tougher non-conference schedule, conditioning, and mental toughness helped us today," concluded Olympian Head Coach Michael Hootner.

3/22/11 SAN DIEGO, CA The Olympians clinched at least a share of their third straight PCAC title after a hard-fought 5-4 win over Grossmont College. Mesa won 4 of the 6 singles and then won at #1 doubles to secure their 25th straight PCAC win dating back to 2008. For the official boxscore, click here.

To View the 2010 Men's Tennis Media Guide, click here

For a hard-copy of the 2009 Media Guide, please send $10 payable to Mesa College Men's Tennis to: Mesa College Men's Tennis, 7250 Mesa College Drive, San Diego, CA 92111. To view previous year's media guides, please click the "Archive" section on the left hand column of this page.

3/2/10 SAN DIEGO, CA The Olympians played a stingy Fullerton College team on Tuesday and eked out a 6-3 win. "We could have lost 5-4 but we were mentally tougher and were in better shape and that was the difference," said Olympian Head Coach Michael Hootner. The match was 3-0 in favor of the Olympians after #1, #2, and #3 singles all won (Thomson, Nichols, and Samperio) but then after #4 and #5 lost (Benhamida and Howard), Kezien Keshavarzi, playing at #6 in place of Royce Leon who was out ill, won a thrilling 3-setter 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. "I'm glad the monkey is finally off my back," said an exhausted but ecstatic Keshavarzi. "I'm glad I was able to help the team be in a better position going into doubles and more importantly win the match," concluded Keshavarzi.

3/17/11 SAN DIEGO, CA Mesa won it's 24th straight PCAC match, dating back to 2008 with a 9-0 win over Palomar College. Mesa improves to 9-2 overall and 5-0 in PCAC play. For the official boxscore, click here.

SAN DIEGO, CA 2/23/10 The first place Olympians improved to 3-0 in PCAC play after a 9-0 win against cross-town rival San Diego City College. "It's always fun to beat your cross town rival," said sophomore, James Howard (San Diego, CA). "But we have our toughest matches coming up so we have to continue to improve and not let up," concluded Howard.

3/15/11 SAN DIEGO, CA The Olympians beat Orange Coast, 5-4 on Tuesday to push their overall record to 8-2. The Olympians and Orange Coast were tied 3-3 after singles. Orange Coast won the #3 doubles match to put them up 4-3. The #2 doubles team of Stanislav Magarchenko (Kazakhstan) and Ben Ward (Torrey Pines, CA) brought the Olympians back to tie the match at 4-4 but not before losing the first set. They then went on to win the 2nd and 3rd sets (7-6(6), 10-8)) to push the match to 4-4 before the #1 doubles team of All-American, Alex Nichols (Bakersfield, CA), and Rodrigo Santibanez (Hermosillo, Mexico) won the decisive 5th point (6-3, 7-6(4)) to account for the final margin. For the boxscore, click here.

12/15/09 - SAN DIEGO, CA With the 2010 season only a month away, the Olympians are excited to build off their 2009 success. The 2009 Olympians went 10-0 in Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (PCAC) play and earned a trip to the southern California dual team championships. The Olympians finished the season ranked #15(click here) in the state according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). "We won't be sneaking up on anyone this season," said Olympian Head Coach, Michael Hootner. "The target will be on our back this year. We have a very competitive schedule and some great kids including four returners from our championship run," concluded Coach Hootner.

The Olympians are led by sophomore, Dane Thomson (photo) who finished the 2009 season ranked #42 in the state in singles. The Olympians open up against one of the top teams in the state, Mt. San Jacinto, away at 2 PM on 2/3. For a list of the complete 2010 schedule, click here.

3/3/11 SAN DIEGO, CA The Olympians won both matches this week, a 9-0 win over Imperial Valley on Tuesday and an 8-1 win today over cross-town rival, San Diego City College. "I'm very proud of how we played in the first round of PCAC play," said Head Coach Michael Hootner. "But, we still have a lot of work to do individually and collectively and need to keep improving and not get complacent," concluded Coach Hootner. The Olympians are now 7-1 overall and 4-0 in PCAC play. For the official boxscore, click here.

July 1, 2009 - SAN DIEGO, CA    Nissim Cohen (Bonita Vista/San Diego, CA), a member of the 2009 Mesa College Olympians Men's Tennis team, has verbally committed to Babson College in Babson Park, Massachusetts. 

Cohen, who played #2 and #3 singles and #1 doubles for the Olympians this season was an instrumental part of this year's historic success that enabled them to go a perfect 10-0 in conference play and capture it's first Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Championship since 1991.

Babson, an NCAA Division III institution boasts one of the top business schools in the country.  Babson is coached by Jim Berrigan, who will be beginning his 11th year at the helm for the Men's and Women's programs.  "We are very excited that Nissim has decided to come to Babson," said Berrigan.  "He will bring depth and experience to our team and make us much stronger overall," concluded Berrigan.  To visit the Babson Men's Tennis website, click here.

Cohen was 9-8 in singles and 7-9 in doubles play this season.  Cohen will have three years of eligibility remaining for the Beavers. To view his Babson profile, click here.

SAN DIEGO, CA 2/24/11 The Olympians won their 21st straight PCAC match on Thursday afternoon, 6-3 over Grossmont College. The Olympians won 5 of the 6 singles matches and then won at #1 doubles to account for the final margin. Mesa is 5-1 overall and 2-0 in PCAC play while Grossmont falls to 0-1 in PCAC play. For the official boxscore, click here.

2/15/11 FULLERTON, CA The Olympians improved to 3-1 after a 6-3 win over Fullerton College on Tuesday. The Olympians won all 6 singles matches and then lost all three doubles matches to account for the final score. For the official boxscore, click here.

APRIL 2, 2009 - SAN DIEGO, CA      The San Diego Mesa College Men's Tennis team won its first Pacific Coast Conference Championship since 1991.  The Olympians went 10-0 in conference play and finished 12-3 overall.  "I'm very proud of this team," said Olympian Head Coach, Michael Hootner.  "We improved physically a great deal throughout the season, but what allowed us to get to the next level was our mental toughness.  Everyone improved in this area and that is why I firmly believe we were able to withstand our opponent's best and win all of our conference matches, especially the close ones," concluded Coach Hootner.

The team will then be off for spring break before competing in the SoCal Team Championships on 4/14 (site and time TBA).

The Pacific Coast Conference individual championships will be held at The Balboa Tennis Club from 4/16-4/18 beginning with singles first at 12 noon on the first day.

Thanks for your support and way to go Olympians!