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13 May
2008 Hope
International Men's Tennis Wins National
Championship The Hope
International Men's Tennis Team won the 2008 NCCAA
National Tournament with a 5-2 win over Dallas
Baptist in Marion, Indiana. Four Royals were
named NCCAA All-Americans - Rajko Mladenovic and
Marko Kustudija in singles along with Felix Haufe
and Johan Weich for their doubles play. Coach
Nelson Cook was also named the NCCAA Men's Tennis
Coach of the Year. The Royals,
making their first trip to the National Tennis
Tournament, drew Dallas Baptist, Indiana Wesleyan,
and Spring Arbor in pool play. On Tuesday morning
(at 6:00 am PST), the Royals opened with Dallas
Baptist and beat them 5-1 (tournament matches are
played as first to 5 points wins). They finished up
play on Tuesday by defeating Indiana Wesleyan
5-1. On Wednesday,
they defeated Spring Arbor 5-3 to finish pool play
3-0 and qualify for the Semi-Finals. Awaiting them
in the Semi-Finals was six time defending NCCAA
Champion North Greenville from South Carolina. The
Royals knocked off the Crusaders 5-2. In the other
Semi-Final, Dallas Baptist defeated Olivet Nazarene
5-1. That set up a second meeting at the tournament
and third of the year between the Royals and
Patriots for all the marbles. In the Finals,
the first for both teams, the Royals battled
through a few injuries but prevailed
5-2. The 2008 NCCAA
Men's Tennis National Champions finished their year
with a program high of 16 wins. Think you can
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