San Antonio – Trinity tennis players Max
Frey and Mackenzie Knoop, and Assistant Coach Jacob McMindes, all
earned regional honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis
Association.
McMindes was named the ITA West Region Women's Assistant
Coach of the Year, while Knoop was the West Region's
Women's Rookie of the Year. Frey earned the honor of
ITA West Region Men's Senior Player of the Year.
In his first season as the women's assistant coach,
McMindes helped Trinity to an 18-8 overall record, and its first
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship since
2006. He also led the Tigers to their first NCAA Playoff
appearance since 2008, though Trinity lost to Pomona-Pitzer in the
second round.
Knoop won the ITA Regional Singles and Doubles Championship last
fall, and was Trinity's top line player in both singles and
doubles throughout the spring season. She sported a record of
16-6 in singles and 15-8 in doubles this season. Knoop was
selected to compete in the NCAA Championships in both singles and
doubles, and was the SCAC Women's Tennis Player of the
Year.
Frey earned his third SCAC Men's Tennis Player of the Year
award in his career, leading Trinity to a record of 21-8 this
spring. He paced the Tigers to a third consecutive SCAC
Championship, and a third straight appearance in the NCAA Playoffs
– though Trinity lost in the NCAA Third Round at
Bowdoin. Frey also won the ITA Regional Singles and Doubles
Championships last fall, teaming with Erick DelaFuente to finish
fifth overall. Frey and DelaFuente have been selected
to compete in the NCAA Championships in doubles, and Frey will also
compete in the Singles Tournament.
Trinity's men's and women's tennis teams are
led by Head Coach Russell McMindes. McMindes is in his third
season coaching the Tiger men, and 2011-12 was his first as both
the men's and women's head coach. He has secured
three men's and one women's SCAC Championship, and has
led his teams to the NCAA Playoffs each season. Last fall, he
was named the United States Professional Tennis Assocation Texas
Division College Coach of the Year.
The Tiger individuals will compete May 24-26 in Cary, North
Carolina.
