Men's Tennis | 2/6/2015 12:29:00 PM

ON TAP
Macalester kicks off its 2015 season this weekend with home matches versus Martin Luther College and North Central University. The Scots face the Knights of MLC tonight, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Leonard Center Fieldhouse, while they are slated to take on Rams of NCA at 1 p.m.

2014 USTA/ITA MIDWEST REGIONAL
Macalester enjoyed some modest success at the 2014 USTA/ITA Midwest Regiona, Sept. 26-28, at Gustavus Adolphus.
 
Both Brian Utz and Josh Doyle won a pair of matches, advancing to the round of 16 before being eliminated. Aidan Tirpack was eliminated in the first round.
 
In doubles competition, Utz and Tirpack were eliminated, 8-6, in the first round while Doyle and Travis Beach were also eliminated in the first round.
 
The event was an invitational which featured the top 128 singles players in the Midwest Regional and the top 64 doubles teams.
 
HE'S THE BOSS
Jason Muhl is in his 11th year as the head men's and women's tennis coach at Macalester College.

In 2008, Muhl was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's tennis coach of the year after guiding the Scots to their best season in school history, and, in 2010, was picked as MIAC men's tennis coach of the year.

A former standout at St. Cloud State University, where he was team captain, Muhl previously coached at Burnsville High School, the Blake School and Eastview High School.

Muhl holds undergraduate degrees in recreation administration from St. Cloud State University, from where he graduated in 1997, elementary education from Bemidji State University, and a master's degree in educational leadership from Concordia University.  He currently teaches elementary school in the New Prague School District.
 
Up Next
Macalester will head to Sartell, Minn., for a pair of matches Sunday, Feb. 15, hosted by St. Cloud State. The Scots will take on Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 12 p.m. at the Fitness Revolution Tennis Center, followed by a 4 p.m. match with the host Huskies.

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