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2009-07-22 Author: Derek Smolik
St. Mary´s University senior men´s tennis player Vitas Van Dijk was named College Sports Information Directors of America/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District for his work in the classroom and on the tennis court.2009-05-04 Author: Derek Smolik
St. Mary´s University men´s tennis players, Marcin Marczewski and Marcos Villarreal were both named All-Heartland Conference, while Marczewski earned Freshman of the Year honors.2009-05-04 Author: Derek Smolik
St. Mary´s University women´s tennis player Vanessa Sholles was named All-Heartland Conference for the first time in a vote of league coaches.2009-04-25 Author: Derek Smolik
Marcin Marczewski and Marcos Villarreal each picked up singles and doubles victories, but Dallas Baptist won two of three doubles matches and defeated St. Mary´s University, 5-3, in the first round of the Heartland Conference men´s tennis tournament Friday afternoon at the University of the Incarnate Word Tennis Courts.2009-04-18 Author: Derek Smolik
Marcin Marczewski picked up the lone individual victory as St. Mary´s University fell to Trinity University in non-conference men´s tennis action Saturday afternoon at the Trinity University Tennis Courts.2009-03-21 Author: Derek Smolik
The St. Mary´s University men´s tennis team won five of the six singles matches and rolled to a 6-3 win over the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in non-conference tennis action Saturday morning at the St. Mary´s Tennis Courts. MHB defeated the St. Mary´s women, 5-2 on Saturday.2009-03-06 Author: Derek Smolik
St. Mary´s University continued its hot play recently, rolling to its third straight win, 6-1, against Texas Lutheran in non-conference men´s tennis action Thursday afternoon at the Texas Lutheran Tennis Courts.2009-02-28 Author: Derek Smolik
St. Mary´s University picked up its second straight win, rolling to an easy win against Our Lady of the Lake University in men´s tennis action Friday afternoon at the St. Mary’s University Tennis Courts.2009-02-17 Author: Derek Smolik
Marcin Marczewski and Drew Zemanek both won their first tournament titles as St. Mary´s University players, leading the way for the Rattlers at the Mary Hardin-Baylor Spring Tennis Classic last Saturday at the Yvonne Le Tennis Center.2008-02-28 Author: Derek Smolik
The St. Mary’s University tennis teams each rolled to their second wins of the season, defeating Texas Lutheran University in tennis action Wednesday afternoon at TLU Tennis Courts.2008-02-06 Author: Derek Smolik
St. Mary´s University opened the spring tennis season in impressive fashion, rolling to 9-0 wins in both men´s and women´s tennis against Schreiner University on Wednesday at the St. Mary´s Tennis Courts.2007-04-13 Author: Derek Smolik
St. Mary´s University swept the three doubles matches and picked up wins in four of the six singles matches to roll to their third win of the season, 7-2, over Southwestern University in men´s tennis action Friday afternoon at the St. Mary´s University Tennis Courts.2007-02-16 Author: Derek Smolik
St. Mary´s University was defeated by the University of Incarnate Word, 8-1 in men´s tennis action and 9-0 in women´s tennis Friday afternoon at the UIW Tennis Courts.2006-02-22 Author: Chad Peters
The St. Mary´s men´s tennis match scheduled against Bates College on Wednesday was rained out. The match will not be rescheduled. The Rattlers resume play Friday at Incarnate Word, weather permitting.2005-08-10 Author: O. Villegas
The St. Mary´s men´s and women´s tennis teams have garnered All-Academic Honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The men´s team was one of ten Division II programs honored while the women were one of twenty-eight recognized by the ITA.Coach
Tennis Head Coach Ian Ward
Ian Ward is in his third season as the head coach for the Rattler men's and women's tennis programs. He also serves as the assistant men's basketball coach.
Ward, a graduate of St. Mary's, took over the reins of the program for the 2007-2008 season and led the Rattlers to increases in the win total of both the men's and women's squads.
Last season the Rattler men posted their highest win total since the 2001-2002 season at 7-9, while the women won six matches for the second straight season and again advanced ot the Heartland Conference Tournament semifinals. Three Rattlers were named All-Heartland Conference.
In just his first season with the Rattlers he took both teams to the semifinals of the Heartland Conference Tennis Tournament and the teams combined to win seven more matches than the previous season. Rodrigo Lacayo, Troy Neighbors and Hayley Harris were named All-Heartland Conference for their play last season.
On the basketball court he has helped the Rattlers post 64 wins, the Heartland Conference Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament during the 2007-2008 season.
Prior to returning to San Antonio, Ward was the varsity boy's basketball coach at Life Christian in LaMarque for four years.
Ward played for the Rattler men's basketball team from 1994 to 1996, seeing action in 84 games. He scored 472 points and pulled down 520 rebounds, an average of 6.2 per game for his career. During his three years with the team, the Rattlers had a combined 63-27 record and advanced twice to the NAIA National Tournament.
A native of LaMarque, he attended high school in Irving where he was coached by St. Mary's University Hall of Famer Bob "Snake" LeGrand.
Ward is married to the former Marissa Vick. He has two children, Alexis and Isiah.
2009-2010 Men's Tennis Roster
| NAME | YEAR | HOMETOWN |
| Mathew Carrion | So. | San Antonio, Texas |
| Shawn Cavazos | So. | San Antonio, Texas |
| Luis Delgado | So. | El Paso, Texas |
| Andrew Flores | Fr. | San Antonio, Texas |
| Marcin Marczewski | So. | Warsaw, Poland |
| Nestor Moreno | So. | Bogota, Columbia |
| Vitas Van Dijk | Sr. | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Marcos Villarreal | Sr. | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Head Coach: Ian Ward |
2009 Men's Tennis Schedule[click on score to see statistics for game when available] | |||
February | |||
| Fri, Feb 13 | at Mary Hardin-Baylor Quad Meet Belton, Texas | 10:00 am | |
| Fri, Feb 20 | vs. (#35) Incarnate Word Tennis Courts (outdoor) | L 1-8 | 0 -1 |
| Sat, Feb 21 | vs. Texas Lutheran Tennis Courts (outdoor) | PPD | 0 -1 |
| Sat, Feb 21 | vs. Dallas Baptist Tennis Courts (outdoor) | W 5-3 | 1 -1 |
| Fri, Feb 27 | vs. Our Lady of the Lake Tennis Courts (outdoor) | W 9-0 | 2 -1 |
March | |||
| Tue, Mar 03 | at Texas Lutheran Seguin, Texas | W 6-1 | 3 -1 |
| Fri, Mar 13 | vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State Tennis Courts (outdoor) | PPD Rain | 3 -1 |
| Sat, Mar 14 | vs. Austin College Tennis Courts (outdoor) | PPD Rain | 3 -1 |
| Fri, Mar 20 | at (#35) Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas | L 0-9 | 3 -2 |
| Sat, Mar 21 | vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor Tennis Courts (outdoor) | W 6-3 | 4 -2 |
| Tue, Mar 24 | at Laredo Junior College Laredo, Texas | L 0-9 | 4 -3 |
| Wed, Mar 25 | vs. Schreiner Tennis Courts (outdoor) | W 9-0 | 5 -3 |
| Sat, Mar 28 | vs. Collin County Community College Tennis Courts (outdoor) | L 2-7 | 5 -4 |
| Sat, Mar 28 | * at (#23) St. Edward's San Antonio, Texas | L 1-8 | 5 -5 |
| Tue, Mar 31 | vs. Our Lady of the Lake Tennis Courts (outdoor) | W 9-0 | 6 -5 |
April | |||
| Sat, Apr 04 | vs. McMurry Tennis Courts (outdoor) | L 3-6 | 6 -6 |
| Tue, Apr 07 | at Temple Junior College Temple, Texas | L 1-8 | 6 -7 |
| Wed, Apr 15 | at Schreiner Kerrville, Texas | W 9-0 | 7 -7 |
| Fri, Apr 17 | at Southwestern Georgetown, Texas | PPD Rain | 7 -7 |
| Sat, Apr 18 | at (#14) Trinity San Antonio, Texas | L 1-8 | 7 -8 |
| Fri, Apr 24 | vs. Dallas Baptist (Heartland Conference Championships) San Antonio, Texas | L 3-5 | 7 -9 |
| * signifies Heartland Confernce event | |||
